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10.12.2009 14:16
Archbishop Hilarion’s letter to Chairperson of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany Dr. Margot Kassmann and Head of the Department for ecumenical relations and ministries abroad of the Evangelical Church in Germany Bishop Martin Schindehutte
Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations, sent the following letter to the chairperson of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany Dr. Margot Kassmann and the head of the Department for ecumenical relations and ministries abroad of the Evangelical Church in…
08.12.2009 16:41
‘Tied by fate and faith’ – interview by Archbishop Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, to the Time of Union web-newspaper
On the eve of the festive date – the 10th anniversary of the signing of a Union Treaty between Russia and Belarus, Archbishop Hilarion gave an interview to the Time of Union web-newspaper. – Your Eminence, what are, in your view, the most important projects of inter-state cooperation patronized today…
08.12.2009 15:52
‘Religious dimension is a precondition for harmonizing the social system’ – Archbishop Hilarion’s interview to the Religion and Mass Medial internet portal
– Your Eminence, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has made a great deal of trips to dioceses both within and outside Russia, namely, to Constantinople, Ukraine, Belarus. Considering the scale of the Patriarch’s personality, one may assume that he set the Church a task of global…
02.12.2009 16:45
Archbishops Hilarion’s condolences over the death of Prof. Georg Krechmar, former head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia
Archbishop of Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations, sent the following message to Avgust Kruze, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia, with condolences over the death of the retired archbishop Prof. Georg Friedrich Karl Krechmar. Dear…
02.12.2009 11:37
Patriarch Kirill’s address to the 3d Congress of Compatriots
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia addressed the 3d World Congress of Compatriots living abroad at its opening on December 1, 2009, at the House of Unions Column Hall in Moscow. Distinguished Assembly, I cordially greet you all as you have come to Moscow for this representative…
30.11.2009 12:25
Archbishop Hilarion’s assessment of the 2009 State Department Religious Freedom Report
In his letter to US Ambassador to Russia, Mr John Beyrle, the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, makes an assessment of the section on Russia in the US State Department Religious Freedom Report 2009. Below is the text of the letter.…
29.11.2009 14:23
Appeal of the UOC Holy Synod to the Faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
All-Honourable Fathers, Brothers and Sisters Beloved in Christ: The division in Ukrainian Orthodoxy is a pain for the entire Orthodox Church. Our brothers and sisters of the same blood and faith have found themselves outside the saving fold of the Church. Some of these people have split consciously, separating themselves…
27.11.2009 19:19
Archbishop Hilarion’s letter to Vatican Secretary of State concerning the European Court’s decision to ban Christian symbols in Italian schools
The decision made by the European Court on 3 November 2009 to the effect that the presence of crucifixes violates human rights in Italian schools has prompted Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk to send the following message to the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone: Your Eminence, The decision made…
26.11.2009 14:45
Patriarch Kirill supports Italian Government over European Court’s decision to ban Christian symbols in schools
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on the case of Lautsi versus Italy that the presence of crucifixes in Italian schools violated human rights. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent a letter to Italian Prime Minister Sylvio Berlusconi, stating resolute support for the intention…
25.11.2009 13:46