Senior Russian Orthodox churchman tells faithful not taking COVID vaccine is sinful ‘All your life, you have to make up for the sin you committed,’ advised Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev. News David McLoone • Jul 6, 2021Jul 30, 2021
‘Mutiny against God’: Surrogacy in Russia thrives thanks to lack of regulation The country has developed into 'a sort of reproductive paradise.' News Fr. Mark Hodges • Nov 28, 2017Jun 18, 2021
Russian Orthodox leader: ‘The problem of abortion … is our highest priority’ Patriarch Kirill says the fight against abortion must remain the Church’s most important social work. News Fr. Mark Hodges • Nov 2, 2017Jun 18, 2021
Orthodox leader: Gay marriage laws should be compared to Nazi laws His All-Holiness Kirill called homosexual unions a 'complete break with the moral nature of man.' News Fr. Mark Hodges • May 31, 2017Jun 18, 2021
Orthodox Church to Russian gov’t: ‘Abortion must be made equal to murder’ The Church urged the government to pass laws that would bring about a total ban. News Fr. Mark Hodges • May 19, 2017Jun 18, 2021
Orthodox leader condemns ‘the horror of abortion’ before March for Life The Russian Orthodox commemorated the sanctity of life at a liturgical celebration before the March for Life. News Fr. Mark Hodges • Feb 1, 2017Jun 18, 2021
Russian city bans abortion for one day to mark feast of the Holy Innocents 'The event is dedicated to the memory of Bethlehem children slaughtered by King Herod, who wanted to kill the newborn infant Christ.' Opinion Society for the Protection of Unborn Children • Jan 11, 2017Jun 18, 2021
Russian manufacturer scraps plan to produce condoms on holy site, will make diapers instead Faithful Christians protested and the company actually benefited from the attention with an increase in demand for its diapers, which will be made instead at the plant. News Fr. Mark Hodges • Dec 22, 2016Jun 18, 2021
Russian Patriarch: LGBT agenda poses ‘significant threat for the existence of the human race’ Patriarch Kirill condemned same-sex 'marriage,' transgender laws as against the 'moral nature of human beings.' News Fr. Mark Hodges • Nov 23, 2016Jun 18, 2021
Russian Patriarch joins hundreds of thousands in petition to ban all abortions in Russia There's a growing movement in the former Communist country to defend the sanctity of life. News Fr. Mark Hodges • Oct 3, 2016Jun 18, 2021