Inter-Orthodox relations

02.02.2010 15:47

Patriarch Kirill on Moscow Patriarchate’s relations with Local Orthodox Churches

In his report to the Bishops’ Conference held in the Church of Christ the Saviour, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia spoke in detail about relations with a number of Local Orthodox Churches.
02.02.2010 14:15

Patriarch Kirill: the visit of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Patriarchate of Constantinople has opened up a new page in relations between the two Patriarchates

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, in his report to the Bishops’ Conference on 2 February 2010, addressed the theme of inter-Orthodox relations, informing the gathering in particular about the official visit he made last June to the Church of Constantinople.
02.02.2010 13:51

Patriarch Kirill: Every manifestation of Orthodox unity is our common glory, common joy, while a want of unity and every tension, every conflict in the global Orthodox family is a common pain and common defeat

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church pointed to the support of fraternal relations within the family of Local Orthodox Churches as one of the most important tasks of his Patriarchal ministry.
02.02.2010 12:55

Patriarch Kirill: Church unity should extend beyond state frontiers, political divisions, social, age, cultural and other human differences

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, in his report to the first Bishops’ Conference which opened on 2 February 2010 at the Church of Christ the Saviour, addressed the theme of church unity.
29.01.2010 17:05

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine visits Laura of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius

He also visited the Moscow Theological schools, the rector of which he was during ten years, from 1973 to 1982, official site of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reports.
28.01.2010 19:51

DECR Chairman meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

On 28 January 2010, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, met with His Beatitude Metropolitan Christopher of the Czech Lands and Slovakia at the DECR premises.
27.01.2010 13:38

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Primate of the Georgian Church on the commemoration day of St. Nino Equal-to-the-Apostles, the Enlightener of Georgia

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sent a congratulatory message to His Holiness and Beatitude Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Iliya II on the commemoration day of St. Nino Equal-to-the-Apostles, the Enlightener of Georgia.
25.01.2010 22:46

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia receives rector of the Russian Orthodox metochion in Belgrade

On 25 January 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia received archpriest Vitaly Tarasjev, rector of the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belgrade. The meeting took place at the Patriarchal palace in Belgrade.
25.01.2010 18:59

Metropolitan Christopher of the Czech Lands and Slovakia arrives in Russia

On 24 January 2010, His Beatitude Christopher, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia arrived in Russia on a private visit. The Primate of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia will visit Omsk, and then will spend two weeks at the Laura of the Holy Trinity and…
25.01.2010 11:07

First Enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia takes place in Belgrade

In accordance with the Statute of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the office of enthronement of His Holiness Irinej, the newly elected Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch, took place after the hierarchal liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Archangels in Belgrade on 23 January 2010, the…