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12.03.2014 2:04

Patriarch Kirill meets with President of the Republika Srpska

On March 11, 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Mr. Milorad Dodik, President of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) at the patriarchal chambers of the Church of Christ the Saviour.
09.03.2014 20:56

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church completes his visit to Istanbul

On 9 March 2014, the Synaxis of the Primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, which began on March 6, completed its work, and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia departed for Moscow.
07.03.2014 14:07

Meeting of Primates of Orthodox Churches starts in Istanbul

Meeting of Primates of Orthodox Churches starts in Istanbul On March 6, 2014, Primates and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches met for their first day at the Cathedral of St. George at Fanar, the residence of the Patriarch of Constantinople in Istanbul.
06.03.2014 0:56

Brotherly meeting of Primates of Church of Constantinople and Russian Church takes place at the Patriarchate of Constantinople

Brotherly meeting of Primates of Church of Constantinople and Russian Church takes place at the Patriarchate of Constantinople On 5 March 2014, upon his arrival to Istanbul, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia headed for the Patriarchate of Constantinople where he met with His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew.
06.03.2014 0:49

Commission for the preparation of the meeting of Primates of Local Orthodox Churches concludes its work

On 5 March 2014, the commission for the preparation of the forthcoming meeting of the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches, chaired by Metropolitan John of Pergamon, continued its work at the Throne Hall of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
05.03.2014 20:11

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrives in Istanbul to take part in the meeting of Primates of Orthodox Churches

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrives in Istanbul to take part in the meeting of Primates of Orthodox Churches On 5 March 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Istanbul at the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. Patriarch Kirill will take part in the meeting (synaxis) of the Primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches.
04.03.2014 18:26

Moscow Patriarchate delegation takes part in preparing a meeting of Primates of Orthodox Churches

Moscow Patriarchate delegation takes part in preparing a meeting of Primates of Orthodox Churches With a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate led by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, arrived in Istanbul for preparation of a meeting (synaxis) of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches…
26.02.2014 20:33

Participants in plenary session of Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee discuss the problem of orphanhood and crisis of family institution

Participants in plenary session of Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee discuss the problem of orphanhood and crisis of family institution The 4th plenary session of the Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee took place in St. Petersburg on February 26, 2014. Acting as its moderators were co-chairmen of the Committee: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, head of the Roman Catholic…
25.02.2014 23:42

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus On 24-25 February 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited Cyprus with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
24.02.2014 22:49

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church

On 24 February 2014, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited Athens and met with His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece.