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26.08.2014 12:04
Patriarchal greeting to participants in the 9th meeting of Joint Russian-Iranian Commission for Orthodoxy-Islam Dialogue
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of greeting to the participants in the 9th meeting of the Joint Russian-Iranian Commission for Orthodoxy-Islam Dialogue, which takes place in Tehran, Iran, on 25-26 August 2014. The text of the message is given below.
25.08.2014 20:11
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolence over demise of Archbishop Longin of Klin
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences over the death of Archbishop Longil of Klin, Patriarchal vicar, representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Germany.
24.08.2014 13:37
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over death of Pope Francis’ relatives in traffic accident
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to Pope Francis over the death of his relatives in a traffic accident.
19.08.2014 18:09
Primate of Russian Orthodox Church sends letter to United Nations, Council of Europe, and OSCE concerning persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the situation of armed conflict in the south-east of Ukraine
On 18 August 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a letter to the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, in which he mentioned numerous facts of gross violations of rights of the clergy and the faithful…
17.08.2014 13:41
Patriarch Kirill congratulates Metropolitan Onufry on his election to the throne of Metropolitans of Kiev and All Russia
On August 17, the enthronement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine took place at the Kiev Laura of the Dormition, who was elected Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the Council of Bishops on August 13, 2014.
17.08.2014 13:40
DECR chairman congratulates Metropolitan Onufry on election as Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Russian) "В том, что в трудный и судьбоносный для Украины час архиереи Украинской Православной Церкви избрали своим Отцом и наставником убеждённого поборника церковного единства, мне, как и многим другим, видится благодатное действие Духа Святого и сугубое явление милости Божией к православному народу Украины", - говорится в послании.
14.08.2014 19:55
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill calls Primates of Local Orthodox Churches to raise their voice in defence of Orthodox Christians in the east of Ukraine
eing deeply concerned over the situation in eastern Ukraine, where a fratricidal civil war has been going on for already seven months, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent messages to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches, asking them to pray for the peace in the…
09.08.2014 16:47
Patriarchal congratulations to abbot of Russian Monastery of St Panteleimon on its patron saint’s day
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following congratulatory message to the abbot of the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon, Archimandrite Jeremiah, on the occasion of the commemoration day of the monastery’s patron saint, the Holy Protomartyr and Healer Panteleimon
09.08.2014 16:45
Metropolitan Hilarion’s greetings to Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos on the day of its patron saint
In his message to the abbot of the Russian Monastery of St. Penteleimon on Holy Mount Athos, Archimandrite Jeremiah, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, greets him, the brethren and numerous pilgrims on the occasion of the commemoration day of the…
05.08.2014 12:32
Statement by Synodal Information Department Regarding the Death of Orthodox Priest and Threats to Religious Peace in Ukraine
The number of victims of the civil confrontation in Ukraine is multiplying every day. On July 31st, a cleric of the Church of St. George in the Lugansk diocese, archpriest Vladimir Kresliansky, died of wounds received during the shelling of residential areas of Lugansk.