What does MP stand for?

The Ukrainian Autocephalous Church and the larger Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kiev Patriarchate have lobbied Constantinople for recognition as legitimate and independent of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate, which is subordinate to Patriarch Kirill.

TALLINN -- The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate celebrates the appointment of Archimandrite Lazar as its new Bishop of Narva.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This memorable prize, which is awarded by the Russian Slavic Foundation and the Moscow Patriarchate, was established in year 1997.

Aid to the Church in Need's activities in this field were "welcomed and esteemed by the Holy See and the Moscow Patriarchate alike.

This year will see the signing of the agreement for the restoration of communion between many of the churches of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) and the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Moscow Patriarchate plans to promote pilgrimages to Jordan River after His Majesty's allocation of a plot of land to Russia near the Baptism site.

The Estonian Orthodox Church, subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate (EOCMP), has 30 congregations with an estimated 170,000 members, and the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) has 59 congregations with approximately 25,000 members.

But Vsevolod Chaplin, a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church's Moscow Patriarchate who oversees relations with political parties and public organizations, told Ecumenical News International that the establishment of the Society of Atheists was part of a broader trend, which he described as a "new wave of godlessness among a certain group of Russian intellectuals.