How Putin’s Brutal ‘Christian’ Nationalism Seduced the American Right
Since Kirill’s ascent to the patriarchal throne, the Russian state and church ... The arch-conservative social positions of ...
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Orthodox rabbis don’t enter churches. So why was Britain’s chief rabbi at St. Paul’s Cathedral?
where he attended a prayer service in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year anniversary on the throne? The answer dates back to a ruling from the 1970s by the London Beth Din, the Orthodox ...
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Cliffs inspiration for Game of Thrones
The UNESCO World Heritage site, in Greece, is home to a series of Eastern Orthodox monasteries balancing on top of cliffs, and served as inspiration for the Eyrie in "Game of Thrones." Story by ...
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Russian priest demoted after holding Navalny memorial service
Dmitry Safronov presided over a service by Mr Navalny's grave in Moscow on 26 March to mark 40 days since the politician's death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox Church tradition.
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Catherine the Great (1729 – 1796)
In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church, and changing her name to Catherine, she married Grand Duke Peter, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne.
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Western Australia's Father Emmanuel received the Title of Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne
Fr. Emmanuel, who was recently nominated by His Eminence, received the Title (Ofikion) of Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne. Source: Costas Demetriades / Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of ...