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29.11.2009 14:23
Appeal of the UOC Holy Synod to the Faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
All-Honourable Fathers, Brothers and Sisters Beloved in Christ: The division in Ukrainian Orthodoxy is a pain for the entire Orthodox Church. Our brothers and sisters of the same blood and faith have found themselves outside the saving fold of the Church. Some of these people have split consciously, separating themselves…
29.11.2009 4:01
President Dmitry Medvedev wins the prize of the Patriarch Alexy II International Foundation of the Unity of Orthodox Nations
The prize commission of the Unity of Orthodox Nations International Foundation meeting on 24 November 2009 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, chairman of the Foundation’s Patrons Board, considered candidates for the Foundation’s prize in the nomination ‘For outstanding work to strengthen the…
28.11.2009 23:37
Memorial service held in Moscow for victims of mass starvation in the USSR
Victims of the mass starvation and repression were commemorated on 28 November 2009 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany at Yelokhovo in Moscow. The Office for the Dead was led by the rector of the church, Protopresbyter Matfey Stadniuk.
28.11.2009 20:51
Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church meets for an extended session
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church met for an extended session on 24 November 2009 at the assembly hall of the Kiev Monastery of the Caves. It was chaired by His Beatitude Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine.
28.11.2009 1:01
Bishop of the Church of Cyprus visits DECR
Bishop Gregorios of Mesaoria, director of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus’s office for inter-church relations and European affairs, who is in Moscow for the 5th International Pilgrimage Conference, visited on November 26 the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations.
27.11.2009 19:19
Archbishop Hilarion’s letter to Vatican Secretary of State concerning the European Court’s decision to ban Christian symbols in Italian schools
The decision made by the European Court on 3 November 2009 to the effect that the presence of crucifixes violates human rights in Italian schools has prompted Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk to send the following message to the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone: Your Eminence, The decision made…
27.11.2009 18:46
3d World Congress of Compatriots to be held in Moscow
The Congress will be opened on December 1 at the House of Unions Column Hall. Among those who are expected to come for the opening are His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of…
27.11.2009 12:36
Archbishop Hilarion: The majority of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine stay in the fold of the canonical Orthodox Church
In conclusion of the visit, the archpastors visited the cathedral church of St. Michael the Archangel in Chercassy built through the labours of Metropolitan Sofrony and prayed at the shrine with the relics of venerable martyr Macarius of Cherkassy.
27.11.2009 11:40
Activities of non-governmental organizations and cooperation with the Alliance of Civilization are discussed at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Russian Orthodox Church was represented by the DECR acting secretary for far-abroad countries Rev. Sergy Zvonarev and acting representative of the Moscow Patriarchate at the USA Very Rev. Alexander Abramov.
26.11.2009 14:45