World Russian Council calls to remove abortions from the system of mandatory medical insurance

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World Russian Council calls to remove abortions from the system of mandatory medical insurance

“Termination of a human life can no longer be a collective sin of the Russian society, jointly paid for by all taxpayers. A person intending to commit such an act must not expect any material support from fellow citizens,” the statement of the World Russian People’s Council, received on Wednesday by Interfax-Religion, reads.

UNESCO's decision on the Kremlin monasteries not yet received, the Federal Protective Service of Russia says

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UNESCO's decision on the Kremlin monasteries not yet received, the Federal Protective Service of Russia says

In 2014 the Russian Federation’s President Vladimir Putin proposed to examine a possibility of restoration of the Chudov Monastery and the Ascension Convent that was blown up in 1929-1930.

A Memorial Service in the US Capital for the Cossacks Repatriated to the USSR

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A Memorial Service in the US Capital for the Cossacks Repatriated to the USSR

One of the most tragic pages in the history of the Russian diaspora was marked by a solemn panikhida held on Monday, June 1, 2015, at St John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC. The tens of thousands of Cossacks who were repatriated by the Western powers to the USSR in 1945 were honored.

The last priest of the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church reposes in Shanghai

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The last priest of the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church reposes in Shanghai

The cleric spent the final years of his life in Shanghai. By the 2010s he became the oldest clergyman and the only priest of the Chinese Orthodox Church—a Chinese by origin.

Jews attempted to prevent Orthodox Christians from performing a service in the Upper Room

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Jews attempted to prevent Orthodox Christians from performing a service in the Upper Room

Through police officers, the Jews demanded that incense not be burned nor candles lit, and that there be no crosses. Such demands are being made for the first time.