Inter-Orthodox relations
05.05.2019 23:09
Easter liturgy celebrated in Church Slavonic in Ethiopia for the first time in a century
With a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Ioann of Chersonese of Western Europe, head of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe, sent a cleric of the Diocese of Chersonese, Rev. Sergiy Kim, to Ethiopia to celebrate Pascal divine services for the staff members…
04.05.2019 17:42
Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria expresses support for canonical Orthodoxy in Ukraine
On May 2, 2019, the festive vespers was celebrated at the church of Protomartyr George the Conqueror in Old Cairo.
02.05.2019 16:58
Hierarch of Russian Orthodox Church attends celebrations marking the second anniversary of consecration of Russian church in Cyprus
On 29th April 2019, Archbishop Amvrosy of Vereya, rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, arrived in Cyprus with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of Metropolitan Isaias of Tamassos and Oreini.
01.05.2019 10:34
Easter celebrated at Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus
On April 28, 2019, on Easter night, the procession with the cross, the Matins and the Liturgy were celebrated at the church of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Representation in Damascus.
28.04.2019 10:00
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Paschal greetings to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Paschal greetings to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches.
28.04.2019 9:55
DECR chairman congratulates Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches on Pascha
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, has sent his greetings with the Resurrection of Christ.
19.04.2019 17:02
Primates of Orthodox Churches of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem and Cyprus emphasize the necessity of defending the faithful, churches and monasteries in Ukraine from attacks and violence
On 18th April 2019, at the invitation of His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of New Justiniana and All Cyprus, Their Beatitudes Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria and All Africa, Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East, and Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem visited Cyprus.
15.04.2019 12:09
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s interview to Ethnos newspaper
Answering questions from the Greek newspaper’s correspondent, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia told how Constantinople’s anticanonical steps aimed at granting the “Tomos of autocephaly” to schismatics in Ukraine affected the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and why these actions pose a challenge to the pan-Orthodox unity.
09.04.2019 22:13
His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus discusses defense of the rights of Christians with President of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy
Mr. Sergei Gavrilov, President of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodox and chairman of the State Duma Committee on civil society and issues of public and religious organizations, met with the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus.
09.04.2019 11:28
Aid for Ukrainian Orthodox communities thrust out of their church buildings is collected in Montenegro
On 5 April 2019, Archpriest Ostoja Knežević, rector of the Cathedral of St. Basil of Ostrog in Nikšić, Montenegro, who was on pilgrimage to Ukraine with the blessing of Bishop Joanikije of Budimlja and Nikšić, brought funds collected by parishioners of the Cathedral to the communities of the Ternopol diocese…