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05.02.2018 20:17
Radicals in Lvov set fire to a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
During the night of February 3, 2018, radically minded people set on fire the Holy Prince Vladimir church in the Sikhovsky housing block in Lvov, Ukraine.
04.02.2018 9:58
Representatives of religious communities of Syria and Russia meet in Damascus
On 3 February 2018, a delegation of the Working Group for Rendering Aid to the People of Syria of Russia’s Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Organizations began its visit to Syria and Lebanon, which will be completed on February 9.
01.02.2018 21:51
DECR vice-chairman meets with coordinator of the OSCE Working Group on Humanitarian Issues in the framework of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk
Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with the coordinator of the OSCO Working Group on Humanitarian Issues in the framework of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk, Ambassador Toni Frisch.
01.02.2018 16:58
Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy on the ninth anniversary of his enthronement
On February 1, 2018, the ninth anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the enthronement vestments at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
01.02.2018 2:08
Delegation of the Orthodox Church of Antioch visits churches in Sochi
From January 29 to February 1, 2018, a delegation of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, led by Metropolitan Saba of Bosra, Horan and Arab Mountains, was on a visit to the Russian city of Sochi for the Syria-wide forum – The Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue.
31.01.2018 12:10
Round table on inter-confessional exchange of experience in social ministry takes place at Department for External Church Relations
On 26 January 2018, a round table on Social Ministry of Religious Communities – Inter-Confessional Exchange of Experience was held at the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations within the framework of the 26th International Christmas Educational Readings.
30.01.2018 21:50
DECR representatives take part in event devoted to International Holocaust Remembrance Day
A commemoration ceremony took place at the Jewish Museum and the Center of Tolerance in Moscow, devoted to the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust and the complete lifting of the siege of Leningrad.
30.01.2018 19:32
Patriarch Kirill’s congratulations to Sauli Niinistӧ on his re-election as President of the Republic of Finland
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has congratulated President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistӧ on his re-election.
30.01.2018 17:42
Observers from the Russian Orthodox Church attend the Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue in Sochi
The Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue began its work at the Olympic Media Center in Sochi.
29.01.2018 18:31
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Miloš Zeman on reelection as President of the Czech Republic
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of greetings to the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman on his reelection.