Vladimir Rozanskij

The patriarch supports Russia, but advises the Orthodox clergy to offer maximum hospitality and welcome to visitors to the country. Putin thanks the head of FIFA and recalls the Russians’ slogan: "Sport is outside politics". The 11 cities where the matches will take place are like a trip to "classic" and "profound" Russia. Russian women are advised to avoid "promiscuous" relationships with foreign athletes.

Putin visits Xi Jinping strengthening economic and geopolitical ties between Moscow and Beijing: use of their currencies in commercial exchanges; defense of the nuclear agreement with Iran; reform of the UN to give a voice to developing countries and not allow "some countries" to take military action without the UN mandate. The Eurasian G2 challenges the West for a new international order.

The world championships will be held from June 14 to July 15. Kirill praises sport by comparing it to asceticism, but deplores doping and the pursuit of victory at all cost. Sports centers in parishes. The Patriarch of Moscow regularly practices physical exercises and sport and has asked the priests to follow his example.

The young Ilgar Aliev will be imprisoned for eight years as a member of the "Nurzhular" sect, of the followers of the Turkish theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Fethullah Gülen was inspired by his thought. Russia fears Ottoman nationalist ideology.

In the meeting with a Russian delegation led by Hilarion, the pontiff came out against the creation of an Orthodox Patriarchate of Kyiv, autonomous from Moscow, a goal supported instead by Bartholomew I. The pontiff expressed veiled criticisms of the Greek Catholics, who should not meddle in the internal affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church. A new meeting between Francesco and Kirill seems possible.

Today an exhibition opens in Rome on "The new martyrs and confessors of the Russian Orthodox Church". In addition to theological dialogue, unity sought through solidarity with the poor and the persecuted, and mutual cultural enrichment. A formation course for priests of the Moscow Patriarchate concluded in Rome. "Pilgrimage and religious tourism" at the meeting of the Dialogue Group between the Catholic Church in Italy and the Russian Orthodox Church.

The president wants to make known that he is not afraid of a nuclear conflict. His project would aim at a "hybrid" war: to destroy a couple of European cities to guarantee the liabilities of the NATO countries in the face of the "reunification" of the empire with Ukrainian, Lithuanian and Caucasian territories.

New document titled "Principles of the activity of the diocesan missionary office". It is a missionary program that foresees "the creation of conditions for the active participation of the newly baptized in the life of the parish, and for their subsequent insertion".

Formerly the vicar of Patriarch Kirill, he lived in one of the few monasteries open during the Soviet period. He reopened the church of the Holy. Trinity at the Lubyanka palace, the historic seat of the KGB. Rather conservative, he is an enemy of the reformist line of the patriarch of Moscow. A promotion-removal or a step towards the patriarchy?

Countermeasures voted to penalize imports of products, investments and property of US citizens. Measures also against "traitors": those who fearing sanctions, do not invest in the Crimea or do not trade with companies hit by the US embargo. The experience of Iranian and Cuban "friends".

In an interview with Levyj Bereg, the prelate expressed his support for the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Most Ukrainian bishops and faithful also appear to back autocephaly. The prelate is critical of the Moscow Patriarchate’s subordination to Putin: "they are probably already discussing his possible coronation as czar of all the Russias".

May 9 (the conquest of Berlin by the Russians) is the most beloved national holiday in Russia, the most solemn day in the history of the nation. This year the festival coincided with the new inauguration of the reign of "Tsar Putin IV" and the confirmation of Dimitri Medvedev. Young people involved in demonstrations beaten by "volunteers" dressed as Cossacks. According to Patriarch Kirill, military power exalts the Christian nature of Russia.