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20.11.2017 12:44
Primate of Orthodox Church in America leads celebrations marking 100th anniversary of election of St. Tikhon to the Moscow Patriarchal Throne and 115th anniversary of consecration of the Patriarchal cathedral in New York
On 19 November 2017, 24th Sunday after Pentecost, the clergy and parishioners of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral prayerfully celebrated the 100th anniversary of election of St. Tikhon (Bellavin) to the Moscow Patriarchal Throne and the 115th anniversary of consecration of the cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in New York.
20.11.2017 12:14
International Conference on veneration of St. Andrew the First-Called takes place in Greece
An international conference “The Voice of St. Andrew the First-Called in the Modern World” arranged by the St. Andrew Foundation and the Patras metropolis of the Orthodox Church of Greece took place in Patras on November 17-18, 2017.
20.11.2017 11:48
Thousands of Greeks in Patras meet a particle of relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov
On 16 November 2017, thousands of the residents of Patras, Greece, met the shrine with a particle of the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov. The event was timed to coincide with the opening of the conference “The Voice of St. Andrew the First-Calles in the Modern World.”
19.11.2017 14:21
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on the 45th anniversary of his episcopal consecration
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church on the anniversary of his archpastoral ministry.
19.11.2017 14:20
DECR chairman congratulates Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church on the 45th anniversary of his archpastoral ministry
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent the following greeting to His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania with the 45th anniversary of his episcopal consecration.
19.11.2017 7:56
Hierarchs of the Georgian Orthodox Church concelebrate with Metropolitan Hilarion
On 18 November 2017, the eve of the commemoration day of St. Varlaam of Khutyn and hieromartyr Konstantin Lyubomudrov, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, officiated at the All-Night Vigil service at the church of the “Joy to All the Afflicted” icon…
19.11.2017 7:00
DECR chairman meets with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Health of Lebanon
On 18 November 2017, at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. Ghassan Hasbani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health of the Lebanese Republic.
18.11.2017 12:14
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of Czech Lands and Slovakia with 5th anniversary of his episcopal consecration
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia on the 5th anniversary of his episcopal consecration.
18.11.2017 12:11
DECR chairman greets His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia with 5th anniversary of his episcopal consecration
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent greetings to His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia on the 5th anniversary of his archpastoral ministry.
17.11.2017 13:39
DECR chairman visits Russian Embassy school in Rabat
On 16 November 2017, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, while in Morocco with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Russian Embassy school in Rabat.