Kirill I. (Patriarch of Moscow) Newsletter
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Back to the Future in Russia
07 Feb 2026 14:22 GMT
… Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate for Relations with Society and … was the speech by Patriarch Kirill (Gundjaev) of Moscow at the plenary session of … in the army, Patriarch Kirill recalled ‘the entire history of the Russian armed forces,’ going …
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The Church Has Fallen: Chapnin Declares Moscow Patriarchate “No Longer Christian”
04 Feb 2026 04:05 GMT
… of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate, deputy chief editor of the … speech where he called Russian soldiers “saviors,” and Patriarch Kirill’s comments describing … a deeper change. “Modern Russian Orthodoxy under Patriarch Kirill and Putin is a …
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Russian Linguists Call for Protection of Curse Words
02 Feb 2026 12:44 GMT
… a recent plea by Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill to impose certain … , unbiased reporting on Russia.
We, the journalists of The Moscow Times, refuse to … significant impact.
By supporting The Moscow Times, you're defending …
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Russian Influence and the Russian Orthodox Church: A Connection to Think About
02 Feb 2026 08:37 GMT
… Modern Russia. Patriarch Kirill maintains the belief that Kyiv is part of Moscow, reminiscent … because Moscow was holy. And for the same reason, Patriarch Kirill spoke … The Russian Orthodox Church perpetuates this goal by disseminating Patriarch Kirill’s …
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Russian Orthodox Church Slams Finance Ministry’s $1.3B Online Casino Legalization Plans
27 Jan 2026 23:56 GMT
… the Deputy Head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Synodal Department for Relations … 30% annual rate.
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head … of the Russian Orthodox Church …
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Kirill claims Russia is ‘spiritual adversary’ of the West
10 Jan 2026 01:35 GMT
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow with the Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu in …
Russia is the “spiritual adversary of the Western civilisation”, the Patriarch of Moscow … destroying human morality,” said Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in a television interview on …
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Catholic leader in Moscow does not join churches condemning ‘oppression’ of Christians elsewhere
22 Jan 2026 19:44 GMT
… of churches linked to the Moscow Patriarchate, on the grounds that … Russia and Belarus, nor about China, Iran or Syria.
Fr Kirill … , according the Russian news agency RIA.
Russia’s small Catholic … midst of it all.”
Russia claims ‘antichrist’ Bartholomew plans …
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Russia: In Terms of Religious Practice, Islam Surpasses Christianity
22 Jan 2026 05:59 GMT
… statistical reality seems quite different. Patriarch Kirill asserts that the country is … increasingly characteristic of Muslims, Russian citizens of non-Russian ethnic origin. According … in the two capitals of Moscow and St. Petersburg, compared to …
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Russian Spies vs. Orthodox Church
20 Jan 2026 22:47 GMT
… Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has issued a communiqué framing Ecumenical Patriarch … changes as “satanic” influence, Moscow creates a pretext to intervene … EU democracies. The synchronization between Patriarch Kirill’s rhetoric and SVR press …
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New investigation reveals Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s ‘secret common-law wife’ of 50 years
02 Jan 2026 19:34 GMT
… Proekt investigation, Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill has had a … downtown Moscow.
It all began when the patriarch’s … explanation, identifying Leonova as Patriarch Kirill’s second cousin. … in his residence in Moscow’s Serebryany Bor neighborhood. …