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05.08.2014 11:12
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over earthquake in China’s Yunnan province
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to Mr.Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, over a devastating earthquake in south-west China.
05.08.2014 11:10
Metropolitan Hilarion expresses condolences to Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China over earthquake in Yunnan province
In his message to Mr. Li KEQIANG, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, expressed his condolences over a devastating earthquake in Yunnan province, as a result of which several hundred people…
03.08.2014 10:05
Patriarchal condolences to President Xi Jinping over the tragedy in Kunshan
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following message of condolences to President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China over the explosion at a factory in the city of Kunshan, in which tens of people have been killed and injured
03.08.2014 10:03
Metropolitan Hilarion’s condolences to Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China over the tragedy in Kunshan
The chairman of the Department for Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, has sent to the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Li Keqiang, the following message of condolences over the tragedy which has resulted from an explosion at…
21.07.2014 10:28
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolence to Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr. Najib Tun Razak
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to Mr. Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, in which he expressed his condolences over a Malaysian airliner crash in the airspace over eastern Ukraine.
21.07.2014 10:18
DECR chairman’s condolence to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands over plane crash in eastern Ukraine
Metropolitan Hilarion of Vokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message to His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, in which he expressed his condolences over the plane crash in eastern Ukraine. As a result of the tragedy, 298 people died, most of them…
16.07.2014 15:33
Statement by Communication Service of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations regarding the decision of the Church of England to allow women to serve as bishops
The Russian Orthodox Church regrets to state that the decision allowing the elevation of women to episcopal dignity impedes considerably the dialogue between the Orthodox and the Anglicans, which has developed for many decades, and contributes for further deepening of divisions in the Christian world as a whole.
09.07.2014 14:29
DECR chairman expresses condolences to Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, over the demise of her spouse
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message to Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, in which he expressed his condolences over the demise of her husband. The text of the message is…
08.07.2014 11:47
Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, in which he informed him of the measures taken by the Russian Orthodox Church to help those affected by the flood in Serbia and expressed his solidarity with the Serbian people.
07.07.2014 17:08
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s condolences over the demise of His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev
The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, sent to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia the following telegram with condolences over the demise of His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine.