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03.11.2018 19:14

Patriarch Kirill meets with Chairman of Cuban State Council and Council of Ministers

Patriarch Kirill meets with Chairman of Cuban State Council and Council of Ministers On November 3, 2018, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with the head of the Republic of Cuba, Chairman of the State Council and Council of Ministers Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez.
03.11.2018 15:30

DECR chairman meets with the leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party

DECR chairman meets with the leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party On 3 November 2018, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with a delegation of the Lebanese Kataeb (Phalange) Party and its leader Mr. Sami Gemayel.
03.11.2018 9:22

Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church take part in international conference on Monasticism of Russia and Cyprus: Spiritual and Cultural Ties

Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church take part in international conference on Monasticism of Russia and Cyprus: Spiritual and Cultural Ties The meeting is organized by the Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Kykkos Monastery, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and St. Basil the Great Foundation.
01.11.2018 18:16

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in international symposium on theology in international educational and academic space today

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in international symposium on theology in international educational and academic space today On November 1, 2018, an international symposium on Theology in the Present-Day Academia took place at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
31.10.2018 17:49

Situation in Ukraine is discussed at “Faith and Word” festival

Situation in Ukraine is discussed at “Faith and Word” festival On 31 October 2018, the Ukrainian church problem and a threat of the “one local Orthodox Church” the creation of which is being imposed by the Ukrainian authorities, was discussed in the framework of the ‘Faith and Word” international festival of Orthodox media.
31.10.2018 17:22

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Moldova Igor Dodon

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Moldova Igor Dodon On 31 October 2018, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Igor Dodon, President of the Republic of Moldova. The meeting took place at the Patriarchal residence in Peredelkino located near Moscow.
31.10.2018 16:38

DECR chairman attends opening ceremony of the 6th World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad

DECR chairman attends opening ceremony of the 6th World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad On 31 October 2018, an opening ceremony of the 6th World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad under the motto “Russia and Compatriots. New Challenges and New Frontiers” was held at the World Trade Center in Moscow.
30.10.2018 21:11

(Russian) Состоялось заседание Организационного комитета Дней России в зарубежных странах с включением мероприятий духовного характера

(Russian) Состоялось заседание Организационного комитета Дней России в зарубежных странах с включением мероприятий духовного характера (Russian) 30 октября 2018 года в Большом зале Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата прошло очередное заседание Организационного комитета Дней России в зарубежных странах с включением мероприятий духовного характера.
30.10.2018 16:53

Patriarch Kirill: There is no conflict between Constantinople and Moscow but there is Moscow’s defence of inviolable canonical norms

Patriarch Kirill: There is no conflict between Constantinople and Moscow but there is Moscow’s defence of inviolable canonical norms On October 28, 2018, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted (the Transfiguration of the Lord) in Bolshaya Ordynka, Moscow.
30.10.2018 16:07

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with new ambassador of Estonia to Russia

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with new ambassador of Estonia to Russia On October 30, 2018, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with the newly appointed ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the Russian Federation, Mr. Margus Laidre.