Patriarch Kirill
July 30 2022, 11:00 am
Head of Russian Orthodox Church Banned from Entering Lithuania
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has confirmed a ban on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Gundyaev (AKA ‘Patriarch …
Anna Neplii
June 16 2022, 4:24 pm
UK imposes sanctions on Russian Orthodox Church head Kirill
On Thursday, June 16, the UK announced a new wave of sanctions related to Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, in particular, the forced …
Interfax-Ukraine
May 4 2022, 2:21 pm
BREAKING
EU proposes sanctioning head of Russian Orthodox Church
The European Commission has proposed sanctioning the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, in the latest wave of economic measures …
AFP
Jan. 31 2019, 2:06 pm
UNIAN: Russian church leader hopes to visit Ukraine
Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Kirill hopes he will soon be able to visit the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and meet with members of the former …
UNIAN
Jan. 8 2019, 8:54 pm
Telegraph: Russian church leader says smartphones are paving way for the Antichrist
The Russian Orthodox patriarch has warned that the popularity of smartphones is paving the way for the coming of the Antichrist. Read more here.
The Telegraph
Dec. 31 2018, 5:07 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Russian Patriarch Kirill urges Constantinople to derail independence of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has called on Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to prevent the Ukrainian …
Denys Krasnikov
Dec. 14 2018, 12:19 pm
RFE/RL: Russian Orthodox Church asks UN, Western leaders for help in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has called on international leaders to “protect” its followers in Ukraine in the face of what it called official pressure …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Oct. 18 2018, 12:40 pm
RFE/RL: Belarusian priest defrocked for Facebook photos, amid Orthodox schism
A Minsk priest never thought that taking pictures of visiting Russian Orthodox head Patriarch Kirill and posting them on Facebook would get him …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aug. 29 2018, 9:20 pm
UNIAN: Russia to stage provocations during Patriarch Kirill’s Constantinople visit to tar Ukraine
In the view of the visit of the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church (headed either by Patriarch Kirill or Metropolitan Hilarion) to the …
UNIAN
March 5 2018, 10:52 am
Reuters: Russian Patriarch unhappy at Bulgarian view of Russia’s 1877-1878 war role
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill said he was aggrieved by what he called the Bulgarian government’s attempts to dilute his country’s role during the …
Reuters
Oct. 26 2017, 9:43 pm
Associated Press: Russian Orthodox patriarch in Romania, 1st visit in decades
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived October 26 in Bucharest on the first visit to Romania by a head of the Russian church since …
Associated Press
March 29 2017, 7:28 pm
RFE/RL: Patriarch blames intellectuals for Russia’s 20th-century ‘meat grinder’
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has blamed “the intelligentsia” for all of Russia’s misfortunes in the 20th-century. Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Oct. 15 2016, 9:34 am
RFE/RL: Patriarch Kirill visits Britain amid tense Russia-UK relations
The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church begins a four-day visit to Britain on October 15 that includes an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. Read more …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Oct. 14 2016, 6:04 pm
Associated Press: Russian Patriarch’s visit to queen stirs some complaints
LONDON – The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church begins a four-day visit to Britain on Oct. 15 that includes an audience with Queen Elizabeth II, but his …
Associated Press
Feb. 13 2016, 4:49 pm
Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis call on believers in Ukraine to stop conflict
“We deplore the hostility in Ukraine that has already caused many victims, inflicted innumerable wounds on peaceful inhabitants and thrown society …
Interfax-Ukraine
Feb. 13 2016, 9:40 am
New York Times: Pope and Russian Orthodox leader meet in historic step
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New York Times
Feb. 12 2016, 5:55 pm
USA Today: After nearly 1,000 years, leaders of Catholic, Russian Orthodox churches to meet
Read the story here.
USA Today
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