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16.06.2019 22:09
Celebrations on the Day of the Holy Trinity in Pyongyang
On June 16, 2019, when the Orthodox Church commemorates the Day of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles – the day of the foundation of the Christian Church, the church of the Trinity in the capital city of the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea celebrated its dedication…
16.06.2019 17:10
Metropolitan Daniel of Vidin makes a case against Patriarchate of Constantinople’s claims to primacy of power in Orthodox world
On March 7, 2019, Metropolitan Daniel of Vidin, a hierarch of this Church, sent a letter to His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria and members of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church presenting his arguments against the Patriarch of Constantinople’s claims to primacy of power in the Orthodox…
13.06.2019 19:17
DECR chairman meets with Secretary General of Eurasian People’s Assembly
On 13th June 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. Andrei Belyaninov, Secretary General of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations, chairman of the management board of the Eurasian Development Bank.
13.06.2019 12:55
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs session of the Supreme Church Council
On 13 June 2019, a session of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church took place at the Supreme Church Council’s Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour under chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
13.06.2019 12:02
Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Representation to European and International Organizations comments on the Ukrainian authorities’ response to joint communication of UN Special Rapporteurs concerning violations of the rights of believers
The commentary was published by the Information and Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
12.06.2019 17:39
Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to Patriarch of Antioch visits Russia’s Hmeimim airbase
On 12th June 2019, Russia Day, Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, visited Russia’s Hmeimim airbase located in Latakia province, Syria. To mark this Russian national holiday, a military parade was held on the aerodrome.
11.06.2019 20:19
Third meeting of Working Group for Cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland
On June 10-11, 2019, the Working Group for Cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland held its regular meeting at St. Petersburg Theological Academy.
11.06.2019 15:51
A hierarch of Serbian Orthodox Church visits Department for External Church Relations
On June 10, 2019, Bishop Arsenije of Nis, Serbian Orthodox Church, who is on a pilgrim trip to holy places of the Russian Orthodox Church, visited the St. Daniel Patriarchal Monastery and the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, in which he was received by Metropolitan Hilarion…
11.06.2019 15:25
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with newly appointed Russian ambassador to Serbia
On June 10, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), received the Russian Federation Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary A. A. Botsan-Kharchenko, who is preparing to leave for his new duty station in Belgrade.
11.06.2019 15:03
Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians meets with Patriarchal Exarch for All Belarus
The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church received Metropolitan Pavel, who is on a visit to Armenia with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, in this residence in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.