The Russian Orthodox congregation in South Yarra, Melbourne, is under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and celebrates services in Russian. There are some parishes of Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church which represent the tradition of Russian Old Believers .

May 20, 2022 · THE former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams has backed calls for the Russian Orthodox Church to be excluded from the World Council of Churches, as Patriarch Kirill of Moscow praised his country’s armed forces for acting in line with the gospel ... A new Anglican seminary for the formation of priests in the Diocese of Melbourne ...

May 16, 2022 · With the blessings of Archbishop Makarios of Australia and with the guidance of Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, the Archangels Parish in Parkdale hosted Father Athanasios Iviritis from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos to speak about His experiences as a priest-monk on the Holy mountain. Before Fr Athanasios spoke a…

May 27, 2022 · The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has declared independence as Moscow warns the schism could lead to its disappearance. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) voted on Friday to declare independence and autocephaly from the Moscow Patriarchate, citing disagreements with Patriarch Kirill's position on the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

Apr 11, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, has been a loyal ally of President Vladimir Putin for years. ... In-form Port Adelaide have inflicted more pain on an under-fire North Melbourne with a 69-point AFL win at Blundstone Arena in Hobart.Despite missing skipper Tom Jonas in defence due to health and safety ...

Apr 26, 2022 · The refusal of the representative of the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon, Fr. Makarios, to commemorate Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, obscured the festive atmosphere of the procession of the Axion Esti icon on Easter Monday in the Athonite State. The procession began on Monday morning from the Temple of the Protaton…

CAIRO, 13th May, 2022 (WAM) -- The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church mourned His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, who passed away today, after spending his life in the service of his country and was the best successor to the best predecessor. His ...

Greek Orthodoxy, encompasses a handful of different local church communities that are very nationalistic (such as the Greek and Russian Orthodox Church) and somewhat independent from each other. It is worth noting that variances in beliefs (such as the biblical canon) do occur within the Orthodox schism. In the same vein, Protestantism is not a ...

May 06, 2022 · In a statement last week, the Moscow Patriarchate’s external-relations department said that Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia had assured Patriarch Kirill in a “long fraternal talk” that the Serbian Orthodox Church shared Russian concerns, and would “do everything to support the Russian Orthodox Church and believers in Russia and Ukraine”.

As a Russian gay man born and bred in a God forgotten provincial Russian town, I can only say one thing: you’ve been brainwashed, guys. ... I happen to live in a society that is still pretty homophobic btw and where our church (the christian orthodox) is as well very homophobic. ... Stephen from Melbourne Great sounding song even if I don't ...