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29.07.2013 23:25
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and Primates of Local Orthodox Churches meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
The President of Belarus was pleased to note that the spiritual and secular powers in the country act as partners and expressed his hope that the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches “will bring to their people the good news about the Byelorussia, about the strengthening of its statehood and…
29.07.2013 19:24
Primates of Local Orthodox Churches celebrate the Liturgy in Minsk Old Town
During the service, liturgical exclamations were made in Church Slavonic, Greek, Arabic, English, Georgian, and Albanian.
29.07.2013 18:29
Patriarch Kirill’s homily after Divine Liturgy in Old City in Minsk
I greet you all on the occasion of the great feast. We are celebrating today in the capital of Belarus the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ – the event described as a turning point in the destiny of all the peoples who have inherited the tradition, spirit and…
29.07.2013 15:51
Archpriest Dimitry Sizonenko on study courses for theological students abroad
The Moscow Patriarchate’s commission for students exchanges directed by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk was establish a year ago by the decision of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Archpriest Dimitry Sizonenko, DECR secretary for inter-Christian relation and supervisor for students studying in Italy, speaks of the role…
28.07.2013 19:20
Homily delivered by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in Kiev Laura of the Caves on the commemoration day of St. Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia delivered this homily after the festive liturgy celebrated by the heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches and an assembly of bishops from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova, who came to Kiev for the celebrations marking the 1025th anniversary of the…
28.07.2013 19:13
The Day of St. Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles marked by Divine Liturgy celebrated by heads and hierarchs of Local Orthodox Churches at Kiev Monastery of the Caves
July 28, 2013 – Thousands of people congregated at the Kiev Monastery of the Assumption for the solemn liturgy to mark the commemoration day of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles, the Baptizer of Rus’.
27.07.2013 22:28
Ukrainian President awards Primates of Local Orthodox Churches
July 27, 2013 – Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich met with the Primates of Local Orthodox Churches who came to Kiev for the celebrations marking the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’.
27.07.2013 16:48
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church meets for regular session at Kiev Monastery of the Caves
July 27, 2013 – The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church met for a regular session at the Kiev Laura of the Caves. It was chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
27.07.2013 16:27
Thanksgiving celebrated on St. Vladimir’s Hill in Kiev
July 27, 2013 – His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine celebrated a thanksgiving on St. Vladimir’s Hill crowned with a monument to the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles the Baptizer of Rus’.
26.07.2013 22:52
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with delegation of Orthodox Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia
Representatives of the Orthodox Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia conveyed to him greeting from the Holy Synod and Archbishop Simeon of Olomouc and Brno, the Locum Tenens of the Primatial Throne.