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04.06.2013 19:54

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulates Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland on his 65th birthday

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulates Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland on his 65th birthday His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following message to Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland on the occasion of his 65th birthday
04.06.2013 19:52

DECR chairman greets Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland with his birthday and the 40th anniversary of his priestly ordination

DECR chairman greets Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland with his birthday and the 40th anniversary of his priestly ordination Full text below.
24.05.2013 23:36

On the day of Patriarch Kirill’s patron saint, Archbishop Niphon of Philippople extends a congratulatory address on behalf of representatives of Local Orthodox Churches

The following congratulatory address was extended by Archbishop Niphon of Philippople to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on behalf of representatives of Local Orthodox Churches on the occasion of the Patriarch’s patron saint day, during a grand reception held on May 24.
23.05.2013 15:24

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expresses condolences to US President over natural disaster in Oklahoma

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expresses condolences to US President over natural disaster in Oklahoma His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to Mr. Barack Obama, President of the United State of America, over the natural disaster in Oklahoma. The text of the message is given below.
23.05.2013 15:22

DECR chairman expresses condolences to Mr. John Kerry, US Secretary of State, over natural disaster in Oklahoma

DECR chairman expresses condolences to Mr. John Kerry, US Secretary of State, over natural disaster in Oklahoma In his message to Mr. John Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States of America. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, expressed his condolences over the destructive tornado brought down upon the State of Oklahoma. The text of the message is…
05.05.2013 14:54

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Heads of the Local Orthodox Churches with Pascha

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Heads of the Local Orthodox Churches with Pascha His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sent the following Paschal greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, His Holiness and Beatitude Catholics Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia,…
05.05.2013 14:52

DECR chairman sends Paschal greetings to Heads of the Local Orthodox Churches

DECR chairman sends Paschal greetings to Heads of the Local Orthodox Churches Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent Paschal greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, His Holiness and…
04.05.2013 12:40

Paschal Message of His Holiness KIRILL Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

Paschal Message of His Holiness KIRILL Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
23.04.2013 15:25

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends a message to the head of Syrian Orthodox Church with regard to abduction of two Christian hierarchs in Aleppo

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends a message to the head of Syrian Orthodox Church with regard to abduction of two Christian hierarchs in Aleppo In his message to Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of the Syrian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his deep grief over the abduction of Metropolitan Boulos of Aleppo (Patriarchate of Antioch) and Metropolitan Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, head of the Syrian Orthodox…
23.04.2013 15:24

DECR chairman expresses condolences to the head of Syrian Orthodox Church over abduction of two hierarchs of Christian Churches of Syria

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sends a message to Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of the Syrian Orthodox Church, in which he notes that this extremist act is aimed to intimidate Syrian Christians and to expel them from their native…