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29.05.2013 13:22
Regular session of the Holy Synod opens in St Petersburg under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
On 29 May 2013, the regular session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow ad All Russia, opened in St Petersburg, in the historical building of the Sacred Governing Synod.
29.05.2013 6:50
Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem venerates the shrines of Valamo Monastery’s Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration
The monastery brethren met His Beatitude to the sound of bells.
28.05.2013 19:09
Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem arrives in Valamo
On May 28, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, who is on an official visit to the Russian Orthodox Church, arrived at the Valamo Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration.
28.05.2013 19:00
On May 28, 2013, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and All Palestine and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia consecrated the Naval Cathedral of St Nicholas in Kronstadt after its extensive restoration and celebrated the Divine Liturgy in it.
28.05.2013 17:19
8th International Festival of Slavic Literature and Culture held in Russian-Ukrainian border regions
On May 25, 2013, the 8th International Festival of Slavic Literature and Culture ‘We are Slavs – Our power is in unity’ was held in the Russian-Ukrainian border regions of Belgorod and Lugansk. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, the event was attended by hierarchs from Russia and…
28.05.2013 16:24
U.S. Secretary of State thanks Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk for words of sympathy and support following terrorist attacks in Boston
H.E. Mr. John F. Kerry, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, sent a message to the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, in which he thanked Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamk for condolences over the terrorist attacks at the Boston Marathon.
28.05.2013 13:06
His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill visit historical building of the Synod in St. Petersburg
His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and All Palestine and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in St. Petersburg in the evening of May 27, 2013. This day marks the 310th anniversary of the founding of the city on the bank of the Neva River.
28.05.2013 12:55
His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrive in St. Petersburg
In the evening of May 27, 2013, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and All Palestine and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in St. Petersburg.
27.05.2013 20:24
President Vladimir Putin meets His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
On 27 May 2013, President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, received His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and All Palestine and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the presidential residence in Sochi.
27.05.2013 19:59
On the Escalation of Violence against Christians in Syria
Statement by Communication Service of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations