2020
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3 days ago · The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office said in a June 16 statement that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was being “sanctioned for his support and endorsement of Putin’s war.”
6 days ago · Kirill, who was elected patriarch in 2009, has been relatively discreet about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But he clearly supports the vision of the Russian power regarding the unity of...
4 days ago · (RNS) — The acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches met this week with Patriarch Kirill, the Russian Orthodox Church head who has drawn global criticism for lending spiritual support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
4 days ago · The newly elected Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel (formerly the Metropolitan of Vidin) is known for his piety, firm adherence to the sacred canons, and readiness to work sacrificially to strengthen the unity of the Orthodox Church, remarked His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Foma News reports.
20 hours ago · The more recent document from World Council of the Russian People confirms the decision of Kirill and the Moscow Patriarchate to justify the war in Ukraine and its goal of eliminating the...
Jun 28, 2024 · On August 25, 1954, Archimandrite Pimen (Izvekov) tonsured Ivan Pavlov into monasticism with the name Kirill, in honor of the St. Cyril of White Lake (commemorated on June 9/22). Thus, providentially, Fr. Kirill’s monastic name day fell on the day of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.
Jun 15, 2024 · Catholic bishops across Europe have appealed to Patriarch Kirill to speak out against the invasion of Ukraine, which has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 civilians since Feb. 24. They include Poland’s Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, Germany’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Luxembourg’s Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, and the Irish ...
