Inter-Orthodox relations
25.05.2014 20:52
Delegation of Bulgarian Orthodox Church visits Sretensky Monastery in Moscow
His Holiness and his large party were welcomed to the monastery by its father superior, Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), who introduced his high guests to the history of the Sretensky Monastery. Then Patriarch Neophyte proceeded to the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Vladimir and venerated the relics of the Holy…
24.05.2014 23:29
Patriarch Kirill meets with a delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople
The guests presented the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church with a gift from His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. It was an icon of St. Sophia (Hortokoridou), a newly-glorified Greek saint, a nun of the Kleisoura convent in northern Greece.
24.05.2014 18:09
Primates of the Russian and Bulgarian Orthodox Churches celebrate at the Church of Christ the Saviour on the commemoration day of Ss Cyril and Methodius
A congratulatory address of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was read by Metropolitan Onufriy of Chernovtsy and Bukovina, and several hierarchs were granted high church awards.
23.05.2014 11:48
Russian Orthodox Church aids flood victims in Serbia
On 22 May 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia received a delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate Synodal Department for Charity and Social Ministry that brought humanitarian aid for victims of the catastrophic flood. The aid was raised with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All…
16.05.2014 23:16
DECR chairman expresses condolences over the demise of Metropolitan Basil of Elasson
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, has send to Archbishop Hieronymus of Athens of All Greece a letter expressing condolences over the demise of Metropolitan Basil of Elasson, a hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Church.
14.05.2014 16:25
Estonian Orthodox Church meets for a Council
The Council was attended by the clergy of the Estonian Church, as well as lay people, one from each parish.
12.05.2014 11:34
Orthodox politician from Montenegro prays at Patriarchal service in Butovo
On 10 May 2014, Mr. Srđan Milić, president of the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro, who had come to Moscow to attend the Victory Day celebrations, prayed at the Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Butovo firing range.
10.05.2014 22:07
(Russian) В столице Черногории совершили молитву о погибших в Великой Отечественной войне
(Russian) 9 мая 2014 года, в 69-ю годовщину Победы в Великой Отечественной войне, в Подгорице прошло памятное мероприятие, в котором приняла участие делегация Санкт-Петербургской духовной академии.
29.04.2014 22:48
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II
The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church greeted His Holiness Patriarch Kirill with the Holy Pascha and thanked him for his attention to the Armenian community in Moscow.
29.04.2014 15:44
Metropolitan Hilarion: Persecutions against Christians are unprecedented
The events in Ukraine have diverted the world community’s attention from the global problem of persecution against Christians, steadily growing in many parts of the world, especially in the Middle East and Africa. One in four Christians in the world is subjected to persecution today.