Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the conference “From Ancient Russia to the Russian Federation: History of Russian Statehood” at the Moscow State University Patriarch Kirill said the Orthodox Church did not intend to merge with the state but advised to stop copying western ways and values as this would mean ‘an eternal lagging behind’. Speaking to Moscow State University... 

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill sits alongside Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski during a meeting at the Belvedere Palace on August 16, 2012. During a visit to Warsaw by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski announced that his country intends to establish solid bilateral relations with Russia. “We are hoping it will turn over a new leaf in our bilateral... 

"But people's unity should not be limited only by times of trouble. It should become an indispensable part of our national identity and life" Russian Orthodox believers flocked to churches on Friday to attend Christmas service. At least 14,000 people attended Christmas service in Moscow alone, a police spokesman said. “So far, about 14,000 people attended the capital’s churches,... 

Reports being prepared for Patriarch Kirill are apparently showing that the American based Global retail giant, and World’s largest corporation, Wal-Mart has begun ushering in what Russian Church scholars have long stated would be the “Mark of the Beast” age prophesized to come about prior to ending of our present modern day one. According to the ancient prophecies the “Mark of the Beast”... 

Homosexuality protector but Jesus defiant Moscow, Russia – The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said Wednesday that although the church views homosexuality as a sin, gays should not face discrimination. Patriarch Kirill said “those who sin” must not be punished and therefore the church opposes any discrimination. Same-sex unions, however, should not be considered equal to heterosexual... 

The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church on Sunday called on authorities to give a “powerful reply” to the people behind a train bombing that killed 25 people, as police probed whether Islamist rebels were involved. A blast derailed a high-speed Russian train on Friday night on the main line between Moscow and Russia’s second city, St Petersburg, raising fears of a new wave of...