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22.03.2015 16:56
DECR chairman’s message of greetings to Primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem on his saint’s day
The chairman of the Department for the External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, has sent the following message of greetings to His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, on his saint’s day
21.03.2015 0:06
Meeting is held for the preparation of events marking the millennium of the demise of Holy Prince Vladimir and the Day of Slavonic Literature and Culture in 2015
The meeting was chaired by Ms. Olga Golodets, Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation.
20.03.2015 17:29
Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Spain and Portugal meets in Madrid
Participating in the session were Metropolitan Polykarpos of Spain and Portugal (Patriarchate of Constantinople), Bishop Luke of Western Europe (Serbian Patriarchate), and Bishop Timotei of Spain and Portugal (Patriarchate of Romania).
20.03.2015 16:38
Lower chapel and baptistery to be built at the Orthodox church in Pattaya
The plot, which size is 640 square metres, has been purchased thanks to special purpose donations by benefactors.
19.03.2015 18:47
DECR hosts first meeting of Commission for International Cooperation of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Organizations under the President of Russian Federation
On 19 March 2015, the first meeting of the Commission for International Cooperation of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Organizations under the President of the Russian Federation took place at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate. The Commission was established at the Council’s meeting on…
18.03.2015 14:29
United Nations Humans Rights Council adopts the first ever statement in support of Christians in the Middle East
The appearance of this statement has been dictated by the catastrophic situation of Christians in the Middle East who have been subjected to unprecedented persecution by the Islamic State and other terrorist groupings.
18.03.2015 10:54
Bishop Jovan of Slavonia visits Moscow
Bishop Jovan of Slavonia, the Serbian Orthodox Church visited Moscow on 12-17 March 2015 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
17.03.2015 17:20
Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates at St. Daniel Monastery in Moscow on the commemoration day of the holy Prince
At the Little Entrance His Holiness Patriarch Kirill presented church awards to some brethren. After the Litany of Fervent Supplication the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church offered up a prayer for peace in Ukraine.
16.03.2015 19:26
DECR vice-chairman meets with French President’s Special Envoy for the Protection of the Planet
Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, met with Mr. Nicolas Hulot, Special Envoy for the Protection of the Planet of the President of France, at the DECR.
16.03.2015 16:23
Patriarch John X of Antioch thanks the Russian Orthodox Church for hospitality
His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East, sent a letter to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, expressing gratitude for brotherly Christian love and Abraham’s hospitality according him during his visit to the Russian Orthodox Church.