His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Ukraine awaits a fine future, and may God grant that we all work towards this future!
On 25 July 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in the capital of Ukraine from Dnepropetrovsk. At the “Borispol” airport he shared his impressions of his visit to the diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church with the journalists. He said in particular:
“I have very good impressions of my visit to Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk. Though I visited Odessa several times, it was my first visit to Dnepropetrovsk. This has given me an opportunity to see how people live and to understand the life in Ukraine at present. Indeed, it is better to see once than to hear or read it one hundred times. I have seen energetic and optimistic people, who are largely motivated by their ardent and strong Orthodox faith.
“I am deeply convinced that Ukraine awaits a very fine future, and may God grant that we all work toward this future!”
Answering the question about his meeting with the Ukrainian President V. Yanukovich, His Holiness underscored that this meeting was of a personal pastoral nature, and political problems have not been discussed.
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28.07.2010 17:15Patriarch Kirill completes his visitation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
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28.07.2010 13:01Patriarch Kirill and Metropolitan Vladimir celebrate Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Laura of the Caves in Kiev
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28.07.2010 11:24Patriarch Kirill’s homily in Kiev Laura of Caves on the Baptism of Rus’ Day
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27.07.2010 13:33(Russian) Святейший Патриарх Кирилл и Блаженнейший митрополит Владимир совершили молебен у памятника Крестителю Руси на Владимирской горке в Киеве
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27.07.2010 11:01Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Many signals are coming from the schism that people feel the need to re-unite with the Church
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26.07.2010 12:19Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod meets in the Kiev Laura of Caves
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26.07.2010 11:59(Russian) Святейший Патриарх Кирилл и Блаженнейший митрополит Владимир совершили молебен в киевском соборе Святой Софии
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25.07.2010 18:03Monks and laymen greet His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Laura of the Caves in Kiev
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25.07.2010 17:08His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Ukraine awaits a fine future, and may God grant that we all work towards this future!
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25.07.2010 16:13His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrives in Kiev
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25.07.2010 15:25His Holiness Patriarch Kirill completes his visit to the Dnepropetrovsk diocese
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24.07.2010 15:09His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia meets with clergy of the Dnepropetrovsk diocese
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23.07.2010 14:30Patriarch Kirill meets with Ukrainian President Yanukovich
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22.07.2010 22:20Patriarch Kirill meets with the public in Odessa
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22.07.2010 19:25Patriarch Kirill made doctor honoris causa by Odessa National Academy of Law
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21.07.2010 18:08Patriarch Kirill gives his blessing to a girl suffering from cerebral paralysis and gives her special wheelchair for disabled children
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21.07.2010 17:50Ruling hierarch of the Odessa diocese give reception in honour of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
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21.07.2010 14:02His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates the Office of Blessing of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Odessa and officiates at the Divine Liturgy
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20.07.2010 21:16His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visits Monastery of the Dormition in Odessa
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20.07.2010 18:01Patriarch Kirill: I come again to this holy land with a special feeling
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20.07.2010 17:17His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrives in Odessa
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19.07.2010 19:53Moscow-Kiev video bridge before Patriarch Kirill’s visit to Ukraine
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19.07.2010 10:45Patriarch Kirill answers questions from Ukrainian journalists in anticipation of his visit to Ukraine