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04.11.2009 10:26

Rev. Georgy Zavershinsky reads a lecture on the dialogue between faith and reason

On November 3, the Rev. Georgy Zavershinsky, doctor of philosophy and candidate of technical sciences, at present the head of the DECR Communication Service, read a lecture on "Theology of a Dialogue. Buber or Levinas: Ontology or Ethics?" at the "Pokrovskiye Vorota' Cultural centre.
02.11.2009 17:15

Patriarch Kirill’s congratulatory message to the Primate of the Church of Constantinople

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following congratulatory message to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of his election and enthronement to the throne of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople. Your Holiness, Dear Brother and Concelebrant Beloved…
02.11.2009 14:39

Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations meets with officials of the UN Mission in Kosovo

In conclusion of his visit to Kosovo and Metochia, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, met on 30 October 2009 with Mr. Jolyon Negele, director of the political relations department of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), and Mr. M. Krasnoschekov, a…
02.11.2009 14:25

Archbishop Hilarion visits the Patriarchate of Pec

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, on a visit to Kosovo and Methochia at the invitation of Bishop Artemije of Rasko-Prizren and Kosovo-Metochia, visited the convent compound ‘The Patriarchate of Pec’ 30 October 2009.
02.11.2009 13:32

Representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA meets with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople

On 27 October 2009, the acting representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA archpriest Alexander Abramov took part in the meeting of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople with the hierarchs of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA).
30.10.2009 22:51

Archbishop Hilarion meets with Russian and Greek diplomats at the Gracanica Monastery

The participants discussed the political situation in Kosovo and Metochia, the situation of the Serbs and the Serbian Orthodox Church, and the problem of preserving spiritual and cultural heritage of this ancient Orthodox land in Europe.
30.10.2009 22:37

Archbishop Hilarion visits defiled and destroyed churches in Kosovo and Metochia

The hierarchs visited the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God under restoration. After seeing a construction site, Archbishop Hilarion talked with four Serbian women. They are Orthodox Christians, the last innates of the once Serbian town, who live on the church adjacent territory being protected by a…
30.10.2009 22:20

Archbishop Hilarion visits the Visoki Decani Monastery

On 29 October 2009, the Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, on a visit to Kosovo and Metochia at the invitation of Bishop Artemije of Raska-Prizren and Kosovo-Metochia, visited the old Visoki Decani Monastery.
30.10.2009 17:14

Patriarch Kirill meets with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa Delgado

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met on 30 October 2009 with President of the Republic of Ecuador Rafael Correa Delgado at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour. Before their meeting, the Ecuadorian delegation was taken on a tour of the cathedral.
30.10.2009 13:22

Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the 95th birthday of its primate

On his birthday, October 29, 2009, His Holiness Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria consecrated a new church dedicated to St. Marina.