Inter-Orthodox relations
22.02.2015 19:08
Primates of Antiochian and Russian Orthodox Churches celebrate Liturgy at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on Forgiveness Sunday
On 22 February 2015, Cheesefare Sunday, remembrance of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise (Sunday of Forgiveness), commemoration of the finding of the relics of St Innocent the Bishop of Irkutsk and of the relics of St Tikhon the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great…
20.02.2015 23:47
Patriarch Kirill leads the 15th Ceremony of Awarding the Prize of the International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Nations
The prize is awarded ‘in recognition of outstanding work to strengthen the unity of Orthodox nations, to assert and promote Christian values in the life of society’.
20.02.2015 19:37
Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission completes its session
On 20 February 2015, the Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission for the Preparation of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church completed its second session, which had begun on February 15, at the Orthodox Centre of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Chambésy (Switzerland).
20.02.2015 16:55
Patriarch John X of Antioch meets with Foreign Minister S. Lavrov
On February 20, 2015, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch met with the head of the Russian foreign policy departments, Mr. Sergey Lavrov.
18.02.2015 20:49
Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East arrives in Moscow
His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East arrived in Moscow.
17.02.2015 22:04
Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission continues its session
The Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission for the Preparation of the Pan-Orthodox Council will continue its work until 21 February 2015, at the Orthodox Centre of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Chambésy near Geneva.
17.02.2015 14:46
Patriarch Kirill’s congratulates Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa on his Name Day
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following message of greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa on the occasion of the day of his patron saint
17.02.2015 14:45
DECR chairman greets His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa with his Name Day
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, sent a message to His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, congratulating His Beatitude on his Name Day.
16.02.2015 19:49
Special Inter-Orthodox Commission starts its second session
The commission established by the Primates of Local Orthodox Churches at their meeting on March 6-9, 2014, in Istanbul, will continue the work to edit draft documents of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church.
16.02.2015 17:38
Working group for preparing dialogue between Russian Orthodox Church and Coptic Church meets in Cairo
The working group for preparing dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church met on February 9-13, 2015, at the Coptic Church’s conference center at Madinat An Nasr in Cairo.