Health
Head of Russia’s Orthodox Church tests positive for COVID-19, suffers severe symptoms
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the pinnacle of the Russian Orthodox Church, has examined optimistic for COVID-19, the Church’s press service stated on Friday.
The Church stated Kirill, 75, had cancelled all his deliberate journeys and occasions as he was struggling “extreme signs” requiring mattress relaxation and isolation. It stated his situation was “passable”.
RUSSIAN TROOPS BOXED IN BY UKRAINIAN FORCES AND DNIEPER RIVER, BARGE CARRYING SUPPLIES TO RUSSIAN TROOPS SINKS
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow conducts the Orthodox Christmas service on the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 6, 2022.
(REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
UKRAINE WAR: RUSSIA WITHDRAWS TROOPS FROM LYMAN, STRATEGIC TOWN IN REGION PUTIN ANNEXED
Beneath Kirill, an in depth ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and supporter of the warfare in Ukraine, the Russian Orthodox Church has change into a strong political participant, championing Russia’s flip in direction of conservative social values.