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17.04.2018 15:30
Peacemaking initiative of Christian leaders in response to the situation in the Middle East
Published below is the text of the peacemaking appeal, which was discussed during a telephone conversation between Pope Francis of Rome and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on April 14, 2018.
16.04.2018 22:20
Patriarchs of three Syrian Churches make statement concerning escalation of the situation in the country
His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East, Melkite Patriarch Joseph Absi, and Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate issued a statement concerning the escalation of the situation in Syria.
16.04.2018 18:09
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: the Church believes that her prayer “for peace of the whole world” will not go unheard
In his interview to Interfax-Religion web portal, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, commented on the current explosive situation in the international arena.
14.04.2018 20:58
Patriarch Kirill discussed situation in Syria over telephone with Pope Francis of Rome and Primates of Local Orthodox Churches
Participating in the talks, which were initiated by the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, was also Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR).
10.04.2018 17:33
Primate of Russian Church meets with chair of the Austrian Association of Mauthausen Survivors
On 9 April 2018, after the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Prof. Wolfgang Johannes Bandion, chair of the Austrian Association of Mauthausen Survivors (Mauthausen Committee, Austria).
10.04.2018 16:26
His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem: God chose the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to overcome the schism
The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem believes that His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine is the one who will handle the difficult situation in which the Ukrainian people have found themselves today.
10.04.2018 10:34
Easter celebrated on Philippine Island of Mindanao
On 9 April 2018, Monday of the Bright Week, Rev. Stanislav Rasputin, a cleric of the Petrozavodsk diocese, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the community of St. Vicent of Lérins in the village of Salasan, Mindanao Island, Philippines, with the blessing of Archbishop Sergy of Solnechnogorsk, administrator of the Moscow…
08.04.2018 23:58
Celebration of Paschal divine service at the representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus
The Paschal Divine Service was celebrated at the Damascus representation of the Russian Orthodox Church on the night of April 8, 2018.
08.04.2018 23:57
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Paschal Great Vespers at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
On 8 April 2018, the Feast of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Paschal Great Vespers at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
08.04.2018 16:40
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Pascha at the Church of ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow
In the night of 8 April 2018, the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrated the Paschal services – Midnight Office, Matins and the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom – at the Moscow Church of the ‘Joy of All Who…