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05.05.2013 14:54
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Heads of the Local Orthodox Churches with Pascha
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sent the following Paschal greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, His Holiness and Beatitude Catholics Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia,…
05.05.2013 14:52
DECR chairman sends Paschal greetings to Heads of the Local Orthodox Churches
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent Paschal greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, His Holiness and…
04.05.2013 12:40
Paschal Message of His Holiness KIRILL Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
30.04.2013 0:14
His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch calls international community to stop violence in Syria
The Department for External Church Relations has received Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, addressed to the archpastors, pastors and all children of the Orthodox Church of Antioch on the Feast Day of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem.
28.04.2013 22:02
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria
On 28 April 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria at the Throne Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
28.04.2013 18:12
Holy Synod of Ukrainian Orthodox Church meets in Kiev
On 25 April 2013, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held its regular session at the Synodal Hall of the Holy Assumption Laura of the Caves in Kiev. The meeting was chaired by His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine.
28.04.2013 10:54
Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria attends divine service at the Moscow church of “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of God
On 27 April 2013, the Saturday before Palm Sunday, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), celebrated All-Night Vigil at the Moscow church of “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of God, Bolshaya Ordynka Street.
27.04.2013 10:39
Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria arrives in Moscow at the invitation of Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church
On 26 April 2013, Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria arrived in Moscow at the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. He is accompanied on his visit by his private secretary, Dr. Ivaylo Shafalov.
26.04.2013 18:30
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk completes his working visit to Germany
In the evening of April 25, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the Embassy of Russia in Germany and attended the cultural and historical exhibition dedicated to joint military operations of the Russian and Prussian armies in the years of…
26.04.2013 14:30
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with the President of the Bundestag
On 25 April 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the building of the German Parliament, where he met with the President of the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Norbert Lammert.