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20.12.2018 10:40
Book on the bringing of St. Nicholas’s relics to Russia presented in Bari
The book contains photographs and other materials illustrating the main stages of bringing the reliquary to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
20.12.2018 9:49
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends letters to Primates of Local Orthodox Churches concerning “unification” pseudo-council held in Kiev
A deep wound has been inflicted on the canonical Orthodoxy in Ukraine and worldwide, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia wrote in the letters addressed to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches.
19.12.2018 22:01
On the Day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy in Bari
On December 18, 2018, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR) arrived in Bari, Italy.
18.12.2018 20:08
Vinnitsa people accord solemn welcome to newly appointed diocesan bishop, Archbishop Varsonofy
The meeting took place in the square at the church of the Epiphany of the Vinnitsa Community of the Elevation of the Cross.
18.12.2018 15:45
First Hierarch of Russian Church Outside of Russia: Constantinople’s actions in Ukraine can lead to bloodshed
The decision of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, with active participation of the Ukrainian government, to grant autocephaly to a new church structure is another political way to divide the peoples of Russia and Ukraine, which can lead to violence and bloodshed.
18.12.2018 11:12
Primate of Polish Orthodox Church expresses support for Metropolitan Onufriy of Kiev and All Ukraine
His Beatitude Onufriy, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, has received a letter from the Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church expressing concern over the crisis situation in the life of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church resulted from the unlawful actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
17.12.2018 20:39
The Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church gives its assessment to the situation developed after the so-called uniting council in Kiev
On December 17, 2018, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church met for an extraordinary session. It was chaired by His Beatitude Onufriy, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine.
17.12.2018 16:10
Appeal of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and Faithful, as of December 17
On December 17, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has held an extraordinary session at the Kiev-Pechersky Laura of the Dormition. The Synod has adopted the following message to the archpastors, pastors, monastics and faithful
14.12.2018 0:09
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends letters to religious leaders, senior statesmen and heads of international organizations regarding the pressure exerted by the Ukrainian authorities on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the government’s interference in the ecclesiastical life in Ukraine
“Recently, the interference of the leaders of the secular Ukrainian state in church affairs has grown into a blatant pressure on the episcopate and clerics of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, what allows us to speak of the beginning of the large-scale persecutions,” the letter reads
13.12.2018 15:03
Time as Judge. Orthodox Churches of Russia and Constantinople in the 20th Century
The topic of relationships between the Mother Church and the Sister Church – the Orthodox Churches of Constantinople and Russia was very painful in the last century.