29

Jun

Papal envoy to meet Patriarch Kirill in Moscow

MOSCOW, June 29 (Reuters) - Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, will meet in Moscow on Thursday, the RIA news agency…

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27

Apr

Czechs put Russian Patriarch Kirill on sanctions list over Ukraine

PRAGUE, April 26 (Reuters) - The Czech government has made the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, the first person on its national sanctions list due to his…

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30

Sep

Patriarch Kirill, head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, tests positive for COVID

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has tested positive for COVID-19, the Church's press service said on Friday. The Church said Kirill, 75, had cancelled…

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25

Aug

Pope and Russian Orthodox patriarch to avoid each other during Kazakh visit

Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox church, who backs the war in Ukraine, will not meet when both men attend a gathering of religious leaders in Kazakhstan…

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05

May

EU targets Russian Patriarch Kirill in new round of proposed sanctions

The European Commission has proposed freezing the assets of Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a diplomat said. The Patriarch has been added to a draft blacklist that…

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08

Apr

Russian Patriarch says Orthodox faithful are holding back the antichrist

The head of the Russian Orthodox faith was quoted as saying that his church and its faithful were holding back the antichrist. Patriarch Kirill was speaking six weeks into Russia's…

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19

Mar

Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch

Russian Patriarch Kirill's full-throated blessing for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has splintered the worldwide Orthodox Church and unleashed an internal rebellion that experts say is unprecedented. Kirill, 75, a close…

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17

Mar

Russian Orthodox Church leader discusses Ukraine war with Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY(Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church and Pope Francis discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, Kirill's office said, the first known contact between the two…

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