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Nativity Message by His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church

Beloved in the Lord archpastors, all-honourable presbyters and deacons, God- loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters:
Please accept my heartfelt congratulations to you all on the radiant feast day of the Nativity of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ as I address you with the words of the ancient Christian hymn: “Christ is born, glorify him! Christ is come from heaven, receive him! Christ is on earth, be ye lifted up to him!” (Heirmos of the first Ode of the Nativity Canon).

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Greeting of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin to the participants of commemorative events on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Patriarch Tikhon's repose

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has sent greetings to the participants of the commemorative events on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Humility helped the Russian people create a great multinational state

At a fraternal meal following the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Assumption Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, on November 4, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia shared his thoughts on Russian identity and the global role of Russia as a state-civilization.

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Anatoly Torkunov: «What’s really important is how many students are blood donors»

On August 26, Mr Anatoly Torkunov, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, rector of the Moscow State Institute for International relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chairman of Trusteeship Council of the Foma Magazine, turns 70. Mr Torkunov is talking with Parsuna on Spas TV about happiness, forgiveness, normal young people, and a university church.

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Patriarchal sermon on the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God after the Liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin

On the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Assumption Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin on November 4, 2025. After the service, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed the faithful with a Primatial address.

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Alexey Savvateev: "Wisdom is you take on exactly the problems that you can solve"

Life is not equal to mind, life is an irrational and a very chaotic thing, and if these bastards ever design a homo sapiens, I mean, turn a man into a robot — this will be the end of history.

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Patriarchal sermon on the Memorial Day of St. Seraphim of Sarov

Today we prayerfully glorify our holy Reverend and God-bearing father Seraphim of Sarov. Strange words are found in the Holy Scriptures — the Lord said: My strength is perfected in weakness (see 2 Corinthians 12:9). The paradox: how can strength be accomplished in weakness? After all, infirmity is a disease, incapacity; it is, as modern people would say, uncompetitiveness. A person cannot compete with anyone if he is full of weakness, but the Lord utters these paradoxical words: My strength is perfected in weakness.

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Cancel reporting, teachers’s pay and my math program, – three solutions by mathematician Alexei Savvateyev, if he were to become Minister of Education

Why mathematics is a language of God and what miracles happen in a scientist’s life? Why proof of unscientific nature of homeopathy is unscientific, and why lack of forgiveness is dangerous? These and many other very extremely interesting issues were discussed by mathematician Alexei Savvateyev and Vladimir Legoida in Parsuna TV show.

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Paschal Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

It is not fortuitous that church tradition calls this day the “feast of feasts” and the “triumph of triumphs”, for Christ’s Resurrection is the solid foundation of our faith and hope. At the heart of it we find the transformation and renewal of every human being, the light of life everlasting and the fount of constant joy. Christ’s Resurrection has vanquished the most terrible enemies of the human race, which are sin and death, it has torn down the barrier between God and people and delivered us from the power of evil.

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Russian State Duma deputy Yevgeny Primakov: «I'm not a forgiving guy»

People who did wrong and were unjust simply cease to exist for me. Let me give you an example. One of the instigators of that campaign recently died in a tragic accident. TV channels called me on the strange assumption that I would want to comment. I said I wouldn't, what was done was done. I leave my personal feelings to myself.

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Address by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia recorded a video message on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

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Russian State Duma deputy Yevgeny Primakov: «I'm you hired employee»

Yevgeny Primakov joins Vladimir Legoida on Parsuna Show to discuss the origins and projects of the Russian Humanitarian Mission, his work as a member of parliament, and how faith found its way into his life.

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