The restitution of property is coming to an end, with only 6% of the land remaining to be returned to church communities and citizens.
Olga Orlova
Hundreds of people were executed, including women and children. About a thousand of those killed were bishops, priests, monastics, and active laypeople of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral)
This year, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) is marking its centennial. His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of ROCOR, discusses what has been accomplished over the century and what challenges the Church faces today.
The clifftop palace with a view of the Dead Sea, where Princess Salome is said to have danced before Herod Antipas’ court and demanded John the Baptist’s head, is being reconstructed
“This is a matter of principle for us, these are holy people, these are people who have played a significant role in the spiritual life of our people and in the state, so the Church is not in a hurry,” the newly-appointed hierarch of Ekaterinburg said, adding that the Church will recognize the remains when “there is not an ounce of doubt.”