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24.12.2009 9:55
Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk completes his visit to Thailand with laying the foundation of the Holy Trinity Church in Phuket
Attending the celebration were Vice Governor of the Province of Phuket Smith Palawatwichai, the Phuket Mayor Suratin Lianudom, and other representatives of the regional and municipal authorities of Phuket.
23.12.2009 15:37
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thornbjørn Jagland at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church noted that correlation of traditional values and human rights and freedoms demand a thorough study and balanced approach, especially in the decisions taken by international organizations.
23.12.2009 13:06
Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk congratulates Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone on his 75th birthday
Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, sent the following congratulation to Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, on his 75th birthday. Your Eminence: I wholeheartedly congratulate you on your 75th birthday. Your service to God in the Salesian family and…
23.12.2009 12:36
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill announces church statistics at the Moscow Diocesan Meeting
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia announced at the Moscow Diocesan Meeting taking place at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on 23 December 2009 that 299 Patriarchal services were celebrated during the current year, including 18 in the cathedrals and churches of the Moscow Kremlin, 50…
22.12.2009 17:10
Patriarch Kirill’s congratulations to Mr. Herman van Rompuy on his election as President of the European Union
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sent to Mr. Herman van Rompuy the following letter congratulating him on his election as President of the European Union:
22.12.2009 16:04
Patriarch Kirill receives Christian Public Association President Kazimierz Morawski
Welcoming Mr. Morawski, His Holiness noted in particular the long-standing experience of good relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Christian Public Association.
22.12.2009 15:05
The first group of Russian Orthodox pilgrims is back from Turkey
The development of pilgrimage of Christian holy places in Turkey was one of the themes discussed by Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during his first official visit to the Church of Constantinople. The recent trip of 71 Russian Orthodox pilgrims to Turkey was…
21.12.2009 14:44
On the Day of St. Ambrose of Milan, Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine celebrates Divine Liturgy in Milan
Among his concelebrants were Archbishop Philip of Poltava and Mirgorod, Bishop Ambrose of Chernigov and Novgorod-Seversky, Bishop Alexander of Pereyaslavl-Khmelnitsky, Archpriest Nikolay Makar as well as clergy of the Italian parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church who accompanied His Beatitude on his pilgrimage to Italy.
21.12.2009 11:26
Archbishop Hilarion consecrates a Church of All Saints in Pattaya
Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, who is leading an official delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church at the celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of Orthodox in Thailand, consecrated a Church of All Saints in Patayya, on Dec. 20.
21.12.2009 9:48