Russia, Christmas and Patriarch Kirill

Russia's Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia
The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civilised development".
Russian Patriarch Kirill bashes West during Orthodox Christmas celebrations
Moscow Patriarch Kirill accused the West of "hating" Russia because it represents "an alternative path of civilizational development." He made the comments during the celebration of the Christmas Mass on Jan.
Putin asks Russian Orthodox church patriarch to consecrate Christmas gifts for troops in Ukraine
Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox Church and has driven a split among believers in both Russia and Ukraine.Vi
Orthodox Christmas 2025: Why many Celebrate on January 7
Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7, following the Julian calendar. This highlights historical resistance to the Gregorian calendar, creating the distinction between "Old Christmas Day" and December 25.
In pictures: Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.
Tourists join Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world's oldest churches.
Tourists joined Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world's oldest churches on Tuesday. The rock-hewn monolithic church is one of 11 in the town of Lalibela, in the Amhara region,
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Georgian Patriarch Illia II Calls for Return to Eternal Values and Rejection of Egotism in Christmas Epistle
In his annual Christmas epistle, Georgian Patriarch Illia II emphasized the enduring significance of spiritual and eternal ...
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Patriarch of Jerusalem: Let us look to the future with hope, without hatred or violence
Our commitment this Christmas is to rebuild our trust and renew our hope for life here in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine, ...
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Putin engraves his initials on Orthodox religious items distributed to Russian military commanders
After attending a midnight Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow on Vladimir Putin asked Patriarch Kirill to bless a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends Orthodox Christmas service
Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the congregation for an Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow on Monday evening.
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The fall of Metropolitan Hilarion, Patriarch Kirill’s heir apparent in Moscow
Metropolitan Hilarion, once seen as Patriarch Kirill's successor, was dismissed by the Moscow Patriarchate amid allegations, ...
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Georgian Patriarch highlights importance of “peace” in New Year message
Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Christian Church, on Tuesday congratulated citizens on the New Year, ...
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Russian soldiers sent to die in Ukraine with crosses bearing Putin’s initials
Russian Orthodox Church forces parishioners to pray to ‘Saint Putin’ on giant screen - video Putin decided that Russian ...
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Video: LIVE: Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem arrives in Bethlehem for Eastern Christmas
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem arrives in Bethlehem for Eastern Christmas The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, ...