Inter-Orthodox relations
23.04.2016 11:24
Primate of Russian Orthodox Church greets His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia with Slava, the commemoration day of his family’s patron saint
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of greetings to the Archbishop of Peć and Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, on his Krsna Slava – that is how the commemoration day of a family’s patron saint is called in…
23.04.2016 11:24
DECR chairman sends greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia on the Day of Krsna Slava
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, greeted the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church with the Day of Krsna Slava.
21.04.2016 17:14
Preparation of celebrations marking the millennium of the Russian presence on Mount Athos is discussed in Moscow
A meeting, at which the preparation of the celebrations to mark the millennium of the Russian presence on Mount Athos was discussed, took place in Moscow on 20 April 2016.
20.04.2016 11:01
DECR chairman attends conference on the forthcoming Pan-Orthodox Council
A scholarly conference, 'The Pan-Orthodox Council: Opinions and Expectations,' took place at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University in Moscow on 19 April 2016 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
13.04.2016 13:25
Church-state delegation visits Syria
A delegation of Russian parliamentarians, members of the inter-factional group for defending Christian values, was on a visit to Syria from April 9 to 12, 2016. It included S. Gavrilov (State Duma), A. Yuschenko (Council of the Federation and State Duma), D. Sablin (Council of the Federation), and Ms. N.…
31.03.2016 10:20
Pan-Orthodox Secretariat of the Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church concludes its first meeting
On March 30, 2016, the Pan-Orthodox Secretariat of the Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church concluded its first meeting, which took place at the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Orthodox center in Chambesy, Switzerland.
29.03.2016 14:57
Pan-Orthodox Secretariat of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church begins its work in Chambésy
On 29 March 2016, the first meeting of the Pan-Orthodox Secretariat of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church began at the Orthodox Centre of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Chambésy, near Geneva, under the chairmanship of Metropolitan Jeremiah of Switzerland (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
22.03.2016 16:33
Conference of Orthodox Bishops in Austria begins its 11th session
On March 21, the Conference of Orthodox Bishops in Austria began its 11th session in Vienna. The Russian Orthodox Church is represented by Bishop Tikhon of Podolsk, administrator of the diocese of Vienna and Austria, the website of the Moscow Northeast Vicariate reports.
22.03.2016 13:55
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem with his Name Day
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem on his Name Day
22.03.2016 13:53
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk greets Primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem with his Name Day
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem on the commemoration day of his heavenly patron, the Holy Martyr Theophilus of Sebaste.