On OCtober 20, 2015, toward the end of the Synod of Bishops, Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev of Moscow, shown here as participants were leaving the Synod Hall, delivered a powerful address (excerpts below) Excerpts of the address by Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion to the Catholic Synod of Bishops on the Family, October 20, 2015 [...]
A Personal Invitation from Dr. Robert Moynihan: Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, has asked to be received in audience by Pope Francis in two days, on Wednesday, June 10, and Pope Francis has agreed to the meeting. What is the purpose of this unexpected encounter? No information has yet been made public, but we know that it [...]
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia. Blood is again shed in Ukraine. The clashes in the Donetsk Region and tragic events in Odessa have led to the deaths of tens of people and further destabilization of the situation in the country. Many are in despair and fear for their lives and the lives [...]