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06.03.2014 0:49
Commission for the preparation of the meeting of Primates of Local Orthodox Churches concludes its work
On 5 March 2014, the commission for the preparation of the forthcoming meeting of the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches, chaired by Metropolitan John of Pergamon, continued its work at the Throne Hall of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
05.03.2014 20:11
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrives in Istanbul to take part in the meeting of Primates of Orthodox Churches
On 5 March 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Istanbul at the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. Patriarch Kirill will take part in the meeting (synaxis) of the Primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches.
05.03.2014 16:06
Patriarch Kirill begins his visit to Istanbul
On March 5, 2014, the Wednesday of the first week of Lent, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, after a morning service at the Church of Christ the Saviour, left for Istanbul (Constantinople) for a meeting of heads and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches.
04.03.2014 18:26
Moscow Patriarchate delegation takes part in preparing a meeting of Primates of Orthodox Churches
With a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate led by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, arrived in Istanbul for preparation of a meeting (synaxis) of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches…
02.03.2014 21:25
Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See of Kiev, Metropolitan Onufry of Chernovtsy and Bukovina, to Archpastors, Pastors, and All the Faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on the Situation in Ukraine, March 2, 2014
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following Message to Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See of Kiev, Metropolitan Onufry of Chernovtsy and Bukovina, to the Archpastors, Pastors and All the Faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on the Situation in Ukraine
26.02.2014 21:08
Leaders of Christian Churches from thirteen countries call to peace in Ukraine
Statement by the Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee on the situation in Ukraine
26.02.2014 20:33
Participants in plenary session of Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee discuss the problem of orphanhood and crisis of family institution
The 4th plenary session of the Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee took place in St. Petersburg on February 26, 2014. Acting as its moderators were co-chairmen of the Committee: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, head of the Roman Catholic…
26.02.2014 18:08
Patriarch John X of Antioch thanks Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church for solidarity with Syrian people
His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East thanked His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia for warm hospitality and solidarity with the Syrian people undergoing a hard time.
26.02.2014 17:55
Statement by Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning threat of violent acts against canonical Church in Ukraine
The Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church made a statement concerning the threat of violent acts against the canonical Church in Ukraine.
25.02.2014 23:42
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus
On 24-25 February 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited Cyprus with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.