The Far Abroad
14.11.2012 2:17
Patriarch Kirill visits Church of Annunciation in Nazareth
On 13 November 2012, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Nazareth. Accompanying His Holiness were members of the official delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church; Archbishop Mark of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain; and Archimandrite Stephanos (Dispirakis), representative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to the…
13.11.2012 12:03
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk congratulates newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
The letter to the Right Reverend Justin Welby, Anglican Bishop of Durham and newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, is given below.
13.11.2012 10:58
(Russian) Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион встретился с министром туризма Израиля
(Russian) В ходе беседы С. Мисежников рассказал председателю ОВЦС о работе возглавляемого им министерства в сфере паломнического туризма.
12.11.2012 22:49
Patriarch Kirill honours the memory of victims of fascism in Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem
He attended the kindling of the eternal flame in the Hall of Names and laid a wreath at the Memorial.
12.11.2012 4:25
Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church meet with Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat
His Holiness dwelt on the history of the Russian present in Palestine, the development of pilgrimage and relations with the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
12.11.2012 2:01
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with H.E. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel, at the President’s residence on 11 November 2012.
11.11.2012 3:03
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: I always pray to the Lord to grant well-being and peace to the Palestinian people
On 10 November 2012, H.E. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, gave dinner in honour of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia who is visiting the Holy Land.
11.11.2012 0:05
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority
The participants discussed the ways for establishing just and lasting peace in the Middle East and the role of religious communities in it. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, thanked His Holiness Kirill for visiting Palestine.
10.11.2012 18:36
Primate of Russian Orthodox Church visits Basilica of the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem
On 10 November 2012, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church visited the Basilica of the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem.
08.11.2012 19:33
Primate of Russian Orthodox Church congratulates Barack Obama on his re-election as President of the United States of America
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following message of greetings to Barack Obama on the occasion of his re-election as President of the United States of America. The text of the message is given below.