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27.07.2015 18:07

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends messages to Presidents of Russia and Ukraine on the eve of the Day of Baptism of Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends messages to Presidents of Russia and Ukraine on the eve of the Day of Baptism of Russia On the eve of the celebrations marking the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent identical messages to the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin, and the President of Ukraine, Mr. Petr Poroshenko, in which…
26.07.2015 23:51

Patriarch Kirill attends reception by Moscow Mayor on occasion of millennium of St Vladimir’s demise

Patriarch Kirill attends reception by Moscow Mayor on occasion of millennium of St Vladimir’s demise In the evening of July 26, 2015, after the Russian Field concert, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia attended the reception given by the Moscow mayor at the Catherine the Great Hall of the Grand Palace in Tsaritsyno.
26.07.2015 23:10

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin take part in 4th Interregional Festival of Slavic Art “Russian Field”

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin take part in 4th Interregional Festival of Slavic Art “Russian Field” This year the Festival is dedicated to the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles.
26.07.2015 22:02

Patriarch Kirill consecrates St Vladimir Chapel at Moscow Diocesan House

Patriarch Kirill consecrates St Vladimir Chapel at Moscow Diocesan House The restoration of the historic compound was carried out as part of the Presidential program of celebrations devoted to the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir.
24.07.2015 16:26

Message by Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles

Message by Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent a Message to Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns, and All the Faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church on the occasion of the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostle.
23.07.2015 22:49

Orthodox Bulgarians venerate piece of St Seraphim of Sarov’s relics given to Bulgarian Church as a gift

Orthodox Bulgarians venerate piece of St Seraphim of Sarov’s relics given to Bulgarian Church as a gift The holy relics of St Seraphim of Sarov were taken out to the court of the Metropolia of Sofia for public veneration.
18.07.2015 19:46

Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Spirit of the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St Sergius on the commemoration day of St Sergius of Radonezh

Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Spirit of the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St Sergius on the commemoration day of St Sergius of Radonezh On 18 July 2015, the commemoration day of St Sergius of Radonezh, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, officiated at the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles at the Laura of the Holy…
18.07.2015 13:45

Orphans from Syria visit Cathedral of St Vladimir in Chersonese

Orphans from Syria visit Cathedral of St Vladimir in Chersonese The children, who are spending their vacation at a youth camp in Crimea, came to the Chersonese with their new friends, children from Donbass and the Yaroslavl region.
16.07.2015 22:43

Inter-Council Presence Commission meets to discuss the Russian Orthodox Church’s attitude to non-Orthodoxy and other faiths

Inter-Council Presence Commission meets to discuss the Russian Orthodox Church’s attitude to non-Orthodoxy and other faiths July 16, 2015 – The Inter-Council Presence Commission met to discuss the attitude to non-Orthodoxy and other faiths at the conference hall of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR). The meeting was chaired by Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, head of the Metropolitan District in the…
16.07.2015 21:04

Events devoted to Holy Prince Vladimir in Romanian capital

Events devoted to Holy Prince Vladimir in Romanian capital The guests saw the first part of the Romanian version of the documentary ‘The Second Baptism of Rus’ produced by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.