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12.09.2015 15:20
Patriarch Kirill’s condolences to King of Saudi Arabia
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has extended condolences to the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin-Abdulaziz Saud over the tragedy in Mecca in which over one hundred people were killed
12.09.2015 15:16
DECR chairman’s condolences to Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations has extended condolences to the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Iyad bin Amin Madani, over the tragedy in Mecca in which hundreds of people were killed and injured.
09.09.2015 17:10
DECR chairman greets 23d International Symposium on Orthodox Spirituality
On September 9, 2015, the 23d International Symposium on Orthodox Spirituality was opened at the Bose monastic community, Italy, under the theme ‘Mercy and Forgiveness’. It is attended by representatives of Local Orthodox Churches, the Roman Catholic Church and Protestant communities as well as prominent theologians and specialists in church…
26.08.2015 12:30
Patriarchal congratulatory message to Protodeacon Vladimir Nazarkin
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following congratulatory message to Protodeacon Vladimir Nazarkin, assistant to the chairman of the department for external church relations, on the occasion of his 75th birthday
02.08.2015 19:29
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church with his Name Day
On 2 August, the commemoration day of the Holy Prophet Elijah, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia greeted His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia with his Name Day.
02.08.2015 19:28
DECR chairman sends greetings to His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia on his Name Day
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, congratulated His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, on his Name Day.
02.08.2015 18:49
Primate of Russian Orthodox Church congratulates His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on the anniversary of his enthronement
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent greetings to the Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church on the occasion of the anniversary of his enthronement.
30.07.2015 16:41
DECR chairman sends greetings to new head of Armenian Catholic Church
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greeting to the new head of the Armenian Catholic Church, His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Krikor Bedros XX.
24.07.2015 16:26
Message by Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent a Message to Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns, and All the Faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church on the occasion of the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostle.
10.07.2015 12:24
DECR chairman expresses condolences over demise of Ekaterina Genieva
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, sent a message of condolences to Mr. Yury Belenky over the death of his spouse Ekaterina Genieva, Director General of the All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature.