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NEWS ABOUT: Russian Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church stories: 2 news summaries

 Royal Burials May 
 End Romanov Saga 

Russian royalists hope DNA evidence will persuade church to honor Romanovs

Mar 11, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The family of Russia's last czar may be reunited in a royal tomb nearly a century after being shot and killed by the Bolsheviks, the Los Angeles Times reports. DNA evidence has proven beyond any doubt that remains found in 2007 buried near Nicholas II and the rest of his... More »

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Russia • Bolshevik Revolution • Romanov • Alexei Romanov • Maria Romanov • Czar Nicholas II • Russian Orthodox Church

OBITUARY

Head of Russian Orthodox Church Dead

Patriarch Alexiy unified denomination, was suspected of KGB ties

Dec 5, 08 12:24 PM CST
(Newser) - The iconic leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, who healed an 80-year rift in the church and restored its prominence in Russian society, died today, the Times of London reports. No official cause of death was given for Patriarch Alexiy, but the Kremlin’s first post-Soviet Orthodox leader had been... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • KGB • religion • church • Dmitry Medvedev • Roman Catholic Church • Russian Orthodox Church • Alexiy II

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