Inter-Orthodox relations

19.10.2009 11:04

A chapel in Tallinn handed over to the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate

It was built by a Russian merchant in the so-called ‘Green Market’ where Russian merchants used to sell greens. In the Soviet time the chapel was closed and since the last century 80s it was tended by the Parish of St. Alexander Nevsky but registered as a property in abeyance.
19.10.2009 10:53

Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch meets with Archbishop Alexy of Orekhovo-Zuevo

"Our relations with the Russian Orthodox Church are of a special historical nature. We highly appreciate them and maintain them through our representatives in Moscow and Damascus,' said the Primate of the Church of Antioch.
13.10.2009 13:29

An Orthodox church consecrated in the territory of Russian embassy in Beijing

With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the consecration was celebrated by Bishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate secretariat for Russian Orthodox Church institutions abroad.
01.10.2009 19:16

DECR chairman receives an official delegation of the Patriarchate of Georgia

An official delegation of the Georgian Orthodox Church came to Moscow on 29 September 2009 at the invitation of the Russian Orthodox Church and with the blessing of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia.
06.07.2009 23:00

(Russian) Завершился визит Предстоятеля Русской Православной Церкви в Константинопольский Патриархат

(Russian) 4 – 6 июля 2009 года состоялся первый официальный визит Святейшего Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла в Константинопольский Патриархат.
06.07.2009 19:15

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia meets with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on July 6, 2009, in Ankara. The head of the Turkish Government expressed satisfaction at Patriarch Kirill’s visit and the fact that he visited not only Istanbul but also the Turkish capital city of Ankara. The…
06.07.2009 9:54

A long-abandoned Orthodox church consecrated at the Russian Consulate’s summer residence in Buyukdere near Istanbul

The Primates of the Orthodox Churches of Constantinople and Russian conducted the lesser consecration of Sts Constantine and Helen Church at the Russian General Consulate’s summer residence in Buyukdere near Istanbul on July 6, 2009. The choir of Moscow’s Sretensky Monastery sang during the service. The lesser consecration of this…
05.07.2009 20:49

(Russian) В ходе визита Предстоятеля Русской Православной Церкви в Константинопольский Патриархат в храме святой Ирины состоялось выступление хора московского Сретенского монастыря

(Russian) 5 июля 2009 года в ходе визита Святейшего Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла в Константинопольский Патриархат в концертном зале собора Агиа Ирини (Святого Божия Мира) выступил хор Сретенского ставропигиального мужского монастыря города Москвы. Выступление прославленного коллектива пришли послушать Святейший Патриарх Константинопольский Варфоломей и Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея…
05.07.2009 12:56

Primates of the Orthodox Churches of Constantinople and Russia celebrate Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George

On 5 July 2009, His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George. Concelebrating with the Patriarch were Metropolitan Michael of Austria, Metropolitan John of Pergamon (Patriarchate of Constantinople), the Chairman of the…
04.07.2009 23:15

Talks between Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

During the official visit of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchate of Constantinople, after a prayer at the Cathedral of St. George, a fraternal meeting of the Patriarchs at the Throne Hall, an exchange of speeches and a fraternal repast on July 4, 2009,…