Inter-Christian relations
26.04.2017 14:03
Patriarch Kirill’s message of greetings to the Fifth Plenary Session of the Christian Inter-Confessional Consultative Committee
The message was read out by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations.
18.04.2017 23:38
Patriarch Kirill attends Easter reception at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The event was attended by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church was welcomed by Russia’s minister of foreign affairs Sergey Lavrov.
16.04.2017 12:01
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s Easter greeting to the heads of non-Orthodox Churches
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following Easter greeting to the heads of non-Orthodox Churches: Pope Francis, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos Garegin II of All Armenians, Patriarch Tawadros II of the Coptic Church; Patriarch Aphrem II of the Syriac Church, and many others
16.04.2017 12:00
Metropolitan Hilarion greets the heads of non-Orthodox Churches with the feast of the Resurrection of Christ
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, greeted Pope Francis; Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos Garegin II of All Armenians; Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury; Bishop Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strom, chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany, and heads of other non-Orthodox…
09.04.2017 20:10
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over terrorist attacks in Egypt
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed condolences over the terrorist attacks in Egypt, in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria.
09.04.2017 20:09
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sends condolences over terrorist attacks on Coptic churches in Egypt
Over thirty people fell victim to the terrorist attacks.
06.04.2017 13:13
Churches in Europe working group of Russian-German forum of civil societies ‘St. Petersburg Dialogue’ meets for its regular session
On 4-5 April, 2017, the Churches in Europe working group of the Russian-German forum ‘St. Petersburg Dialogue’ met for its regular session in St. Petersburg. The meeting was devoted to the theme ‘Religious and Ethical Formation and Education in Today’s Russian and German Societies’.
05.04.2017 13:32
Patriarch of the Maronite Church meets with delegation of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society
On 3 April 2017, the Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, received in his residence in Bkerké, Lebanon, a delegation of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society led by Mr. Sergei Stepashin.
30.03.2017 19:38
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with LWF Vice President
Discussed at the meeting was the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Academic cooperation between theological educational institutions of the Moscow Patriarchate and the educational centers in Germany was also discussed.
24.03.2017 19:02
Restoration of the Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre completed
On 22 March 2017, an official ceremony marking the completion of restoration works within the Edicule took place at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.