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19.03.2014 20:04
Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
The document was adopted at the session of the Holy Synod on March 19 (Minutes No.3).
19.03.2014 13:31
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church meets for a regular session chaired by Patriarch Kirill
March 19, 2014 – the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has opened its first session in 2014 chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
18.03.2014 21:18
DECR chairman meets with Russia’s national coordinator in Shanghai Cooperation Organization
On May 18, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with Russia’s national coordinator in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), K. M. Barsky.
18.03.2014 17:52
DECR chairman meets with Finland’s ambassador to Russia
On March 18, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with Finland’s ambassador to Russia, Mr. Hannu Himanen.
18.03.2014 16:31
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with the Ambassador of Kuwait
On 18th March 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with H.E. Abdulaziz A. Aladwani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait to the Russian Federation.
18.03.2014 14:18
Talks on cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Neapolis University take place in Cyprus
Representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate's Student Exchange Commission visited Cyprus on 15-17 March 2014 with the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk and at the invitation of the Neapolis University in Pafos and Metropolitan Isaiah of Tamasos and Orinis.
17.03.2014 17:10
“In preparation since 1961”
As the preparations for the Pan-Orthodox Council planned to take place in 2016 in Istanbul have been intensified, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, explains to the readers of Ogoniok, a socio-political weekly, why a meeting of all the Orthodox Churches is needed.
17.03.2014 16:31
Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church visits Kemerovo
Bishop Jovan of Lipljan, a vicar of His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia, accompanied a Serbian team to the 14th FAI World Para-Ski Championship held in Kuzbass on 11-16 March 2014. He was invited by the Para-Ski Federation of the Kemerovo region and Metropolitan Aristarkh of Kemerovo and Prokopievsk with the…
17.03.2014 14:53
Patriarch Kirill celebrates Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on the day of the 38th anniversary of his episcopal consecration
On 14 March 2014, Friday of the second week of Lent, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Vespers and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. That day marked the 38th anniversary of his episcopal consecration.
14.03.2014 23:43
Patriarch Kirill: the Church has always been a guarantee of peace and unity of the Russian and Ukrainian people
On March 14, 2014, the Friday of the second week of Lent, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. Addressing the congregation after the service, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox…