Inter-Orthodox relations

15.11.2009 14:44

His Holiness Patriarch Paul of Serbia passed away in the Lord

The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch Paul, 96, died on 15 November 2009 in Belgrade.
13.11.2009 13:00

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church greets the representative of Patriarch of the Great Antioch and All the East with his elevation to the rank of archbishop

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sent greetings to the representative of the Patriarch of the Great Antioch and All the East at the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, rector of the Antiochian metochion in Moscow Archbishop Nifon of Philippopolis with his elevation to the rank of archbishop.…
12.11.2009 22:13

DECR chairman explains to foreign journalists the church situation in Ukraine and Belarus and answers questions about inter-Orthodox relations

‘We never refer to two patriarchates in Ukraine – those of Moscow and Kiev. We maintain that there is one canonical Orthodox Church in Ukraine and also a group that has arbitrarily and illegally named itself as ‘patriarchate’.
07.11.2009 7:24

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Iliya II

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, on his one-day visit to Azerbaijan, met with His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Iliya II at the "Gulistan" Palace in Baku.
04.11.2009 13:37

Patriarch Kirill congratulates Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on his 80th birthday

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following congratulatory message to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania on the occasion of his 80th birthday: Your Beatitude, Dear Brother and Concelebrant Beloved in the Lord: I wholeheartedly greet Your Beatitude on the occasion of your…
02.11.2009 17:15

Patriarch Kirill’s congratulatory message to the Primate of the Church of Constantinople

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following congratulatory message to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of his election and enthronement to the throne of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople. Your Holiness, Dear Brother and Concelebrant Beloved…
02.11.2009 14:39

Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations meets with officials of the UN Mission in Kosovo

In conclusion of his visit to Kosovo and Metochia, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, met on 30 October 2009 with Mr. Jolyon Negele, director of the political relations department of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), and Mr. M. Krasnoschekov, a…
02.11.2009 14:25

Archbishop Hilarion visits the Patriarchate of Pec

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, on a visit to Kosovo and Methochia at the invitation of Bishop Artemije of Rasko-Prizren and Kosovo-Metochia, visited the convent compound ‘The Patriarchate of Pec’ 30 October 2009.
02.11.2009 13:32

Representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA meets with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople

On 27 October 2009, the acting representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA archpriest Alexander Abramov took part in the meeting of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople with the hierarchs of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA).
30.10.2009 22:51

Archbishop Hilarion meets with Russian and Greek diplomats at the Gracanica Monastery

The participants discussed the political situation in Kosovo and Metochia, the situation of the Serbs and the Serbian Orthodox Church, and the problem of preserving spiritual and cultural heritage of this ancient Orthodox land in Europe.