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28.05.2018 14:28

Summer institute for Moscow Patriarchate representatives held in Rome

Summer institute for Moscow Patriarchate representatives held in Rome From May 19 to 26, 2018, the 3d Summer Institute for representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church was held in Rome as part of the academic and cultural cooperation between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Roman Catholic Church.
27.05.2018 20:33

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: It is none of concerns of the secular authorities to dictate to the Church which form of existence she is to choose

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: It is none of concerns of the secular authorities to dictate to the Church which form of existence she is to choose Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, in his interview to an NTV correspondent spoke of the situation that has arisen in Ukraine in connection with the initiative put forward by the Ukrainian authorities to create an autocephalous Church in Ukraine.
25.05.2018 23:30

Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church meets in session

Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church meets in session The Synod adopted a message of Metropolitan Onyfry of Kiev and All Ukraine “To the Episcopate, Clergy, Monastics and Laity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on the Initiatives ‘to Grant a Tomos of Autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine’”.
25.05.2018 13:08

Primate of Serbian Church completes his visit to Moscow

Primate of Serbian Church completes his visit to Moscow The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church was accompanied on his visit by Bishop Irinej of Bačka; Archimandrite Isihije (Rogič), abbot of the Kovilj Monastery, Bishop elect of Mohač; Deacon Aleksandar Prascevič, head of the Patriarchal Office; and Mr. Dejan Nakič, personal secretary to the Patriarch and director of the…
25.05.2018 9:41

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia visits Representation of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Moscow

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia visits Representation of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Moscow His Holiness Patriarch Irinej thanked Bishop Antonije for his service of many years as representative of the Serbian Orthodox Church and presented the Representation with an icon of St. Sava of Serbia.
24.05.2018 18:02

Reception marking His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s Name Day takes place at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow

Reception marking His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s Name Day takes place at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow On 24 May 2018, after the concert in Red Square, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia attended a reception marking the Day of Slavonic Literature and Culture and the Name Day of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
24.05.2018 17:51

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej attend concert performed on Red Square on the Day of Slavonic Literature and Culture

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej attend concert performed on Red Square on the Day of Slavonic Literature and Culture On 24 May 2018, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia arrived in the Red Square after the Divine Liturgy they celebrated in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour to attend a festive concert dedicated to the Day of Slavonic Literature…
24.05.2018 16:19

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on the commemoration day of Ss Cyril and Methodius

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on the commemoration day of Ss Cyril and Methodius On 24 May 2018, the commemoration day of Ss Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-the-Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
23.05.2018 20:50

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill leads 18th award ceremony of International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill leads 18th award ceremony of International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations The prize is granted “For the Outstanding Activities in Strengthening the Unity of the Orthodox Christian Nations. For Upholding and Promoting Christian Values in the Life of Society.”
23.05.2018 19:02

Archpriest Nikolay Balashov: There is a consensus on the principal points of granting autocephaly

Archpriest Nikolay Balashov: There is a consensus on the principal points of granting autocephaly The Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople has stated its intention to discuss with all the Local Orthodox Churches the appeal made to it by Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko to create an autocephalous Church in Ukraine.