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18.12.2016 18:20
Synodal department for Church’s relations with society and mass media statement on release of Taras Kolodiy
Ukrainian serviceman Taras Kolodiy, who had been taken prisoner in the course of military actions, was released on December 18, 2016, in Donetsk.
17.12.2016 14:45
Patriarchal congratulations to Pope Francis of Rome on the occasion of his 80th birthday
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, congratulated the Head of the Roman Catholic Church on his 80th birthday.
17.12.2016 14:44
DECR chairman greets Pope Francis with his 80th birthday
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to Pope Francis of Rome.
16.12.2016 15:36
PATRIARCH KIRILL CONGRATULATES ARCHBISHOP LEO ON THE FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ENTHRONEMENT
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland on the fifteenth anniversary of his enthronement.
16.12.2016 15:35
DECR chairman greets Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland with 15th anniversary of his enthronement
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message to Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland, congratulating him on the 15th anniversary of his elevation to the see of archbishops.
12.12.2016 21:14
Patriarch Kirill’s condolences to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople over terror action in Istanbul
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople his condolences over the explosions in Istanbul killing over forty people.
12.12.2016 20:56
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over terrorist attack in Cairo
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expressed condolences to the Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II over the death of people as a result of an explosion near a Coptic cathedral in Cairo. On Sunday, December 11, a huge blast hit the Abbassia district in Cairo, where several Christian churches are located. According to…
12.12.2016 20:55
DECR chairman expresses condolences to Primate of Coptic Church over explosion in Cairo
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent condolences to His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark in All Africa and the Middle East, over a terrorist attack committed at the church complex in…
12.12.2016 20:28
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over terrorist attacks in Istanbul
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent condolences to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey, over the terrorist attacks in Istanbul. On December 10, 2016, two huge blasts hit a football stadium in the centre of Istanbul, killing over 40 people and injuring…
10.12.2016 20:10
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s message of condolences over plane crash in Pakistan
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences to Mr. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, over the plane crash that had occurred in north Pakistan on December 7, and claimed many lives.