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05.09.2019 11:16
Metropolitan Nektarios of Kerkyra: We recognize only one canonical Church in Ukraine – the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
On September 2, 2019, after the thanksgiving celebrated at the relic of St. Spyridon of Trimythous by Metropolitan Agafangel of Odessa and Izmail during his pilgrimage to the Greek Island of Kerkyra, Metropolitan Nektarios of Kerkyra addressed His Eminence and his delegation from the Odessa diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox…
04.09.2019 14:04
DECR chairman sends greetings to participants in 27th International Conference on Orthodox Spirituality that began its work in Bose, Italy
On 4th September 2019, the 27th International Conference on Orthodox Spirituality entitled “Called to Life in Christ” began its work at the Monastery of Bose, Italy, bringing together high representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England and the Protestant communities, as well as…
04.09.2019 14:04
Patriarch Kirill chairs regular session of Supreme Church Council
September 4, 2019 – the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church began its session at the Supreme Church Council Hall of the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour. The session is chaired by His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
03.09.2019 20:51
Patriarch Kirill meets with Primate of Malankara Church
On September 3, 2019, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, met with the Catholicos of the East and Metropolitan of Malankara, His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II, at the patriarchal and synodal residence in the St. Daniel Monastery in Moscow.
02.09.2019 13:25
Bishop Irinej of Bačka granted title of doctor emeritus by St. Petersburg Theological Academy
On September 1, 2019, the clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who are on a pilgrimage to shrines in the Russian North with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited St. Petersburg Theological Academy to participate in the Divine Liturgy and attend the beginning…
01.09.2019 22:25
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Malankara Church
On September 1, the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR) and rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies (CMI), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of Ss Martyrs and Confessors Michael, Prince…
31.08.2019 22:53
The Primate of the Malankara Church arrives in Russia
On August 31, 2019, at the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Primate of the Malankara Orthodox Church, India, His Holiness Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, arrived in Russia.
31.08.2019 14:06
Delegation of Malankara Church of India visits St. Petersburg
The delegation included Metropolitan Zachariah Mar Nikolovos, head of the Malankara Church department for external church relations; Rev. Abraham Thomas, secretary of the department for external church relations; and Rev. Aswin Zefrin Fernandis, head of the Malankara Catholicos’s protocol service.
30.08.2019 10:51
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with participants in the 5th Summer Institute for representatives of the Roman Catholic Church
On 28th August 2019, Feast Day of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, participants in the Summer Institute for representatives of the Roman Catholic Church attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin.
29.08.2019 17:37
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with participants in the 5th Summer Institute for representatives of the Roman Catholic Church
Metropolitan Hilarion told the guests about the DECR’s history and major spheres of its activities, as well as about the current relations with the Roman Catholic Church, and answered numerous questions.