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26.08.2013 18:46
His Majesty King of Spain thanks His Holiness Patriarch Kirill for words of condolence and support after train crash in Santiago de Compostela
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain sent a telegram to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, thanking him for his warm words of solidarity in the face of the terrible tragedy that occurred near Santiago de Compostela on July 24. The train accident claimed the…
24.08.2013 19:10
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates President of Finland on his 65th birthday
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of greeting to Mr. Sauli Väinämö Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland, on the occasion of his 65th birthday.
20.08.2013 16:21
Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus: Rich is he who has Christ in his heart
The celebrations marking the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus were over in the end of July. Among the witnesses to and participants in the celebrations was His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus. His interview has been published by…
09.08.2013 12:11
DECR chairman sends greeting on the occasion of patronal feast of Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message to Archimandrite Jeremiah, hegumen of the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos, greeting him, the brethren of the monastery and pilgrims with the commemoration day of St Panteleimon.
06.08.2013 16:44
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk expresses condolences to President of the Council of Ministers of Italy over bus crash in Campania region
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of condolences to Mr. Enrico Letta, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, over the tragic bus crash near the town of Avellino in southern Italy.
29.07.2013 18:29
Patriarch Kirill’s homily after Divine Liturgy in Old City in Minsk
I greet you all on the occasion of the great feast. We are celebrating today in the capital of Belarus the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ – the event described as a turning point in the destiny of all the peoples who have inherited the tradition, spirit and…
28.07.2013 19:20
Homily delivered by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in Kiev Laura of the Caves on the commemoration day of St. Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia delivered this homily after the festive liturgy celebrated by the heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches and an assembly of bishops from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova, who came to Kiev for the celebrations marking the 1025th anniversary of the…
25.07.2013 20:55
DECR chairman expresses condolences to Archbishop Julian Barrio Barrio of Santiago de Compostela over train accident in northwestern Spain
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message to Archbishop Julian Barrio Barrio of Santiago de Compostela, expressing his condolences over the great tragedy which claimed lives of dozens of people.
25.07.2013 20:02
Statement by Heads and Representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches Assembled for the Celebration of the 1025th Anniversary of the Baptism of Russia
The Primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, who came to Moscow for the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia, adopted the joint Statement. The main theme of the Statement is the situation of Christians in the Middle East. On 25 of July 2013, the…
25.07.2013 15:00
DECR chairman expresses condolences to President of the Government of Spain over trail derailment near Santiago de Compostela
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent the following message of condolences to H. T. Mariano Rajoy Brey, President of the Government of Spain.