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31.03.2010 19:08

DECR vice-chairman meets with Egyptian ambassador to Russia

Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, vice-chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Russian Federation, H. E. Alaa al-Hadidi.
31.03.2010 18:45

Victims of terrorist attacks in Moscow Metro commemorated in Strasbourg

A requiem service for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Moscow Metro was held on 31 March 2010 after the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the church of All Saints of the Russian Orthodox Church.
31.03.2010 16:58

General secretary of the World Council of Churches expresses condolences over the tragedy in Moscow Metro

Rev. Dr. Olav Fukse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Church, in his letter to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, expressed compassion with the victims of terrorist attacks in Moscow Metro and with their families.
31.03.2010 14:23

Patriarch Kirill meets with Cuban Ambassador Juan Valdes Figueroa and chairman of the Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology academic council Dr. E. Martinez

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Cuban Ambassador to Russia Juan Valdes Figueroa and chairman of the Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology academic council, Frank E. Martinez.
31.03.2010 13:32

Primate of the Church of Constantinople extends condolences over tragedy in Moscow Metro

A telegram was received by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia from His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople extending condolences over the terrorist attacks on March 29 in Moscow Metro.
31.03.2010 11:28

Passions According to St. Matthews played in Dnepropetrovsk to commemorate victims of tragedy in Moscow Metro

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk’s oratorio Passions According to St. Matthews was played in the evening of March 30, 2010, at the Russian Drama Theatre in Dnepropetrovsk.
31.03.2010 9:40

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine expresses condolences over terrorist attacks in Moscow Metro

His Beatitude Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, in telegrams sent to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as well as Russian Ambassador to Ukraine M. Zurabov on behalf of the episcopate, clergy and laity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, expressed…
30.03.2010 20:36

Metropolitan Hilarion arrives in Dnepropetrovsk

On 30 March 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for external church relations, arrived in Dnepropetrovsk with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of Metropolitan Iriney of Dnepropetrovsk and Pavlograd.
30.03.2010 19:54

Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church offers condolences over the tragedy in Moscow underground

A letter has come to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia from His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania expressing condolences over the tragedy that took place on March 29 in the Moscow underground.
30.03.2010 19:46

Patriarch of Jerusalem extends condolences over terrorist attack in Moscow underground

His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, has sent to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia a letter extending condolences over the tragedy that took place on March 29 in the Moscow underground.