The Moscow Patriarchate has expressed concern over the seizing of Orthodox churches in Ukraine and criticized its law enforcement authorities for inaction.
Stations for working with believing servicemen were set up at the Donguz range missile testing ground in the Ulyanovsk Region for the duration of a large-scale training that attracted about six thousand military personnel, reported the press service and information administration of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The exhibition presents the archival documents, photographs which used to belong to Patriarchs Sergius and Alexy I. Many documents have not been published before.
Representatives of all the Christian communities of Palestine started a large-scale rally in the form of a joint procession of the cross in order to condemn the recent actions of the Israeli army.
The historic church reopened its doors after extensive renovations and has since been attracting numerous visitors and locals, who hasten to tie pieces of cloth to the branches of the myrtle tree to make their wishes to the Saint.