I believe in one God, Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; begotten of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, True God from True God, begotten, not made, of One Essence with the Father, through Whom all things were made: Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became Man: And was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried: And He rose on the third day according to the Scriptures: And ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father: And He is coming again with glory to judge the living and the dead; And His Kingdom will have no end: And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of the Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is equally worshipped and glorified, Who spoke by the Prophets: And in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the Resurrection of the Dead; And the life of the Age to come. Amen.
On November, 4 in all Orthodox churches the Festal Divine Services and ceremonial processions with the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God have passed. This church celebrations in honor of one of the icons most revered in Russia is established in memory of liberation of Moscow from the Polish interventionists in 1612 and consequently coincides with for the first time marked state holiday – the Day of National Unity. continue...
The Administration of the President of the Russian Federation addressed to the Government, Council of Federation, the State Duma, and also to representatives of other Russian state structures and public organizations with the request to put into operation on preparation for the All-Russia conference " The Appeal of Church: " Authority, business, a society against a drug addiction " ". continue...
The Russian fund of culture is an organizer of the action. "Realization of will of the Russian emigrants, desiring to be bury on the Native land, and creation of a memorial of national reconciliation we regard as the act of a repentance for civil war…", — Elena Chavchavadze, the head of Department of Presidential Programs of the Russian Fund of Culture has told to the correspondent of ITAR-TASS. Very symbolically, in her opinion, that in ceremony of re-burial the priests of Patriarchate of Moscow, of Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) and Exarchate of Russian parishes in the Western Europe (Church of Constantinople) take part. continue...
On blessing of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Aleksy II the secretary of the Synod of Bishops of Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia Bishop Gabriel of Manhattan, Vicar Bishop of the Eastern American and New York Diocese began pilgrimage across Russia. continue...
The brutal murder of two Serb young men and the wounding of two others on 27 August in southern Kosovo has highlighted the lack of progress in decentralizing the province, a process seen by Kosovo Serbs as key for their survival in the Albanian-dominated province. continue...
The other day my spiritual father Archimandrite Ioann (Krestiankin) of Pskov Pecherski(Cave) monastery called me and said: ‘I am going to die soon. So please do me a favour, write down what you remember and what you want to tell people about me. Because afterwards you all are going to write something anyway and may come up with stories as ridiculous as they did with poor Father Nikolai, who “resurrected cats” and other fables like that. So I want to check everything myself for my peace of mind.” continue...
One past unites us, and we must be worthy of the selfless exploits of our fathers and grandfathers in the years of the war. We must not forget what the cost of our Great Victory was, and that we won it fighting shoulder to shoulder, so that our children and grandchildren lived in peace and friendship. continue...
The heroic achievement of the navigator Albanov who crossed the distance of approximately 420 km, walking on drifting ice to Franz-Josef land, added a glorious page to the history of Russian polar research. This journey had a great scientific significance, and the story itself was well covered in specialized and popular scientific literature of the Soviet period. A famous Russian writer Veniamin Kaverin created the character of navigator Klimov in his novel «Two Captains» with Albanov as his prototype. However the heroic exploits of the navigator is not only the result of his personal courage, but also another evidence of St. Nicholas’ help to «those at sea and travelling». continue...
According to INTERFAX Agency, 407 people have been killed in Moscow in the past several years as a result of terrorist acts. The tragedy in Beslan took away between 338 and 450 lives, including children’s, casualties in Northern Osetia total 1221 people. Not to mention the number of lives wrecked by the tragedies , tears shed and hopes lost. One cannot measure all the pain in the souls of those who have lost their family and friends forever. Witnessing the events and meeting the participants we often hear: ‘Why?’ or ‘What did my nine-year-old do to deserve it? Why did I have to collect her body in pieces after the explosion of the metro car? I have never been interested in dirty political games, black market or oil wars. I love my job. I worshipped my wife and daughter who I have lost…Why?’ continue...
Hegumen Josaf (Peretiatko), a monk of the St. Trinity monastery in Kiev, spent seven months in the military conflict region in Iraq. In January 2005 Father Josaf took part in the 13th International Project of Christmas Educational Readings in Moscow and courteously agreed to meet our correspondent. continue...
Long ago the time when Russian dissidents and human rights activists had indulged in non-censored gratuitous “social” activities became a thing of the past. They used to follow the principle “I can not be silent!” (Leo Tolstoy). At that time they could be imprisoned for it; at the best they could be deported abroad. Now these activities yet traditionally called defense of human rights are not only non-punishable but even well-paid. continue...
On the threshold of the current Russian-Japanese Summit talks Russian society follows every word of the leaders of Russia on so-called territorial problem with strained attention. So it did on November 14-15, 2004, when at first S. V. Lavrov, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and then the President himself confirmed “Russia’s allegiance to the commitments, arising from the Soviet-Japanese Declaration of 1956”. Mass media hack writers rushed for comments to diplomats and politicians, deputies from the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the State Duma and leaders of political parties to clear up whether this recurrent declaration is an illustration of willingness “to hand over the administration” of Southern Kurils or “to return” them to Japan. continue...
In 1975 at the summit of the heads of European states, the USA and Canada in Helsinki, an accord which is well known as the Helsinki Agreement was signed. The states of Eastern Europe including the USSR were recognized as “legal”. In exchange for this “concession” from NATO, Soviet leaders agreed to include into this accord a regulation which imposed responsibility of all these states to observe human rights as prescribed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. continue...
In the 16th—18th centuries the Greek Church, even though limited in its contacts with the outer world to the borders of the Ottoman Empire, came under a great influence of Western Christianity—greater than did the Russian Church. Here Catholic propaganda worked more effectively, especially with the foundation in 1622 of the Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda of the Faith, for both Greek scholars and theologians had increasing contacts with the West and most of them studied there. continue...
