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26.09.2019 10:29
DECR chairman greets Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch on his name day
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), has sent a message of greeting to His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East, on the occasion of his name day.
14.09.2019 14:45
Holy Synod session minutes of September 14, 2019
On September 14, 2019, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church adopted the minutes published below after discussing it through remote connections.
12.09.2019 15:09
DECR chairman greets Metropolitan Daniel of Tokyo and All Japan with his Name Day
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to Metropolitan Daniel of Tokyo and All Japan on his Name Day.
04.09.2019 14:04
DECR chairman sends greetings to participants in 27th International Conference on Orthodox Spirituality that began its work in Bose, Italy
On 4th September 2019, the 27th International Conference on Orthodox Spirituality entitled “Called to Life in Christ” began its work at the Monastery of Bose, Italy, bringing together high representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England and the Protestant communities, as well as…
09.07.2019 16:56
Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the situation in Montenegro
The statement was adopted at the session of the Holy Synod on July 9, 2019 (min. 71).
08.07.2019 21:49
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Kiyiakos Mitsotakis on his appointment prime minister of the Hellenic Republic
(Russian) Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл поздравил Кириакоса Мицотакиса с назначением на пост Премьер-министра Греческой Республики.
08.07.2019 17:36
DECR chairman sends a congratulatory message to the newly elected President of the European Parliament
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, has extended congratulations to Mr. David-Maria Sassoli.
08.07.2019 17:00
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Egils Levits on his inauguration as President of the Republic of Latvia
(Russian) Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл поздравил Эгилса Левитса со вступлением в должность Президента Латвийской Республики.
28.06.2019 20:00
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Ms. Marija Pejčinović Burić on her election as Secretary General of Council of Europe
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia greeted Ms. Marija Pejčinović Burić, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, with her election as Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
28.06.2019 10:02
Primate of Orthodox Church of Antioch greets His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry with his Name Day
On 27th June 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East sent a letter to His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine, greeting him with his Name Day and expressing support for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.