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Russian Orthodox Church head urges followers to adopt children

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:28 PM PST

Priest Innokenty Nilov cleans a portrait of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill during preparations to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at the Svyato-Uspensky Orthodox monastery in Russia's Siberian city of KrasnoyarskMOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's dominant church urged its citizens to adopt children, speaking in a Russian Orthodox Christmas address on Monday after President Vladimir Putin signed a controversial law barring Americans from adopting Russian children. Patriarch Kirill paid particular attention to the issue in a Christmas message, lending support to Putin's promises - issued along with a law that outraged liberals and child rights activists - that Russia will take care of its own. ...


Russian patriarch says religion law must not go too far

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:19 PM PST

Patriarch Kirill visits Church of Mary Magdalene outside Jerusalem's Old CityMOSCOW (Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a long-standing ally of President Vladimir Putin, on Sunday urged the Kremlin to be moderate in new legislation seeking stricter punishment for religious offences. The pro-Kremlin United Russia party proposed a law introducing jail terms for offending religious feelings after a protest against Putin's increasingly close ties with the Church by punk band Pussy Riot in Moscow's main cathedral in February. ...


Christian Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 06:22 AM PST

Swimmers celebrate together after Lukas Kokinis from Greece, second right, retrieved a wooden cross which was thrown into the waters by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during a ceremony to bless the water at the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The traditional ceremony marks the Epithany in Istanbul, Turkey, when an Orthodox priest throws a wooden cross into the water and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it. (AP Photo)SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of young men leapt into icy rivers and lakes across eastern Europe on Sunday to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.


Pope says Church must stand firm against "intolerant agnosticism"

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:33 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI uses the incense burner as he leads the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Sunday that Roman Catholic leaders must have the courage to stand up to attacks by "intolerant agnosticism" prevalent in many countries. The pope and the Church have come under increased attack because of their opposition to homosexual marriage and women priests. The pope has repeatedly denounced what he says are attempts to push religion out of public debate. The 85-year-old pontiff celebrated Mass on the day Christians in the West mark the Epiphany, and ordained four new archbishops including his personal secretary. ...


Pope makes longtime aide a bishop in St. Peter's

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:08 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI offers his personal secretary Georg Ganswein the ring as he names him bishop during an Epiphany mass in St.Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The Epiphany day, is a joyous day for Catholics in which they recall the journey of the Three Kings or Magi to pay homage to Baby Jesus. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has rewarded his longtime loyal secretary by making him a bishop in an elaborate ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica.


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