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27.01.2009, 22:01
Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad has been elected the new head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
27.01.2009, 23:21
Newly elected patriarch Metropolitan Kirill will continue the church policies of his predecessor, Alexy II, says religious affairs expert Leonid Sevastyanov.
14.12.2008, 06:07
Patriarch Aleksy II’s successor will be chosen by the council of the Russian orthodox church in late January. The man who led the church for 18 years died at the age of 79 last Friday week. He was buried on Tuesday after an elaborate funeral service in Mo
15.10.2010, 19:57
Population expert, Vladimir Zorin, tells RT what to expect from the current Russian census, comments on whether Russians are dying out, and explains why the question about religion has been taken off the forms.
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13.07.2009, 08:56
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, known for their doomsday prophecies, are seen as an extremist cult by the Russian authorities. Banned in many countries, their activities could soon become illegal in Russia as well.
13.07.2009, 15:10
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There are at least tens of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia and, if banned, they will go into hiding and it will be a source of conflict, says Andrey Zolotov from magazine Russia Profile.
24.12.2009, 21:26
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A Russian Orthodox Church representative has proposed declaring January 7 the “Day of Napoleon’s Expulsion” from the country in 1812 and a national holiday.
26.01.2010, 08:41
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Russia is considering changing laws that would restrict missionary activity. Officials say the measure is to protect people from damaging cults, but there are serious fears over how it will impact on religious freedom.
21.04.2010, 17:11
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A court in Russia’s Urals has ruled that the materials by L. Ron Hubbard are to be banned as undermining the spiritual basis of life in Russia, says the Prosecutor-General’s official website.
31.07.2009, 08:00
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Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill expressed concern about the state of the environment, as well as mankind’s collective soul, saying the economic crisis has lessons to teach us.
Published: 30 January, 2009, 17:33
Russia's newly elected Patriarch Kirill has made a pilgrimage to one of the Orthodox Church’s most holy sites before he is to be officially enthroned on Sunday.
