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21.02.2016 2:33

Patriarch Kirill prays for persecuted Christians at the Statue of Christ the Redeemer and visits the church of St Zinaida the Martyr in Rio de Janeiro

Patriarch Kirill prays for persecuted Christians at the Statue of Christ the Redeemer and visits the church of St Zinaida the Martyr in Rio de Janeiro During the prayer service, special petitions were brought to the Lord for Christians persecuted in the Middle East. The Gospel, petitions and prayers were said in Church Slavonic and Portuguese.
20.02.2016 8:36

Patriarch Kirill meets with President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and visits Orthodox church in the capital city

Patriarch Kirill meets with President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and visits Orthodox church in the capital city On February 19, 2016, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia began his official visit to the Federative Republic of Brazil. His Holiness made this visit at the invitation of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil.
19.02.2016 17:01

Patriarch Kirill flies out to the capital city of Brazil

Patriarch Kirill flies out to the capital city of Brazil The visit of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church to Brazil will be made at the invitation of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil.
18.02.2016 16:55

Metropolitan Hilarion greets Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland with his Name Day

Metropolitan Hilarion greets Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland with his Name Day Metropolitan Hilarion sent the following greeting to Archbishop Leo
18.02.2016 16:50

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland on his Name Day

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland on his Name Day His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following greeting to Archbishop Leo
18.02.2016 14:46

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Antarctica has special spiritual significance for the whole world

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Antarctica has special spiritual significance for the whole world On February 17, 2016, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited the Bellingshausen Station on Waterloo Island in Antarctica. In the common room of the station Patriarch Kirill met with the Russian expedition crew and with numerous members of other expeditions, including the explorers from the Chilean,…
18.02.2016 14:19

Metropolitan Hilarion: Orthodox and Catholics must learn to act as brothers and not as competitors

Metropolitan Hilarion: Orthodox and Catholics must learn to act as brothers and not as competitors On February 12, 2016, the first ever meeting between the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and the Pope, which had remained on the agenda of relations between the two Churches for 20 years, took place in Havana.
18.02.2016 11:07

Patriarch Kirill’s homily after the service at the Holy Trinity church in Antarctica

Patriarch Kirill’s homily after the service at the Holy Trinity church in Antarctica On February 17, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited the Bellingshausen Station on Waterloo Island in Antarctica to celebrate a thanksgiving with the blessing of water and the office for the dead polar explorers at the Holy Trinity church, the only stationary church in Antarctica.
18.02.2016 7:54

Patriarch Kirill visits Bellingshausen Russian Antarctic Station

Patriarch Kirill visits Bellingshausen Russian Antarctic Station On February 17, 2016, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited the Bellingshausen Station on Waterloo Island in Antarctica.
17.02.2016 17:17

Patriarch Kirill to celebrate in the church of the Holy Trinity in Antarctica

Patriarch Kirill to celebrate in the church of the Holy Trinity in Antarctica On February 17, 2016, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will visit the Bellingshausen Station on Waterloo Island.