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Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on 3-rd Sunday of Pascha, the Myrrh-bearing Women

3 May 2020 year

Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on 3-rd Sunday of Pascha, the Myrrh-bearing Women
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill approves texts of prayerful supplications in view of the spreading coronavirus infection

21 March 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill approves texts of prayerful supplications in view of the spreading coronavirus infection

Instructions to rectors of parishes and monasteries’ town churches, abbots and abbesses of the monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church over the threat of spreading coronavirus infection

17 March 2020 year

Instructions to rectors of parishes and monasteries’ town churches, abbots and abbesses of the monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church over the threat of spreading coronavirus infection
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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk comments on the situation with the arrest of Bishop Joanikije of Budimlye-Niksic and seven clergymen in Montenegro

14 May 2020 year 15:58

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk comments on the situation with the arrest of Bishop Joanikije of Budimlye-Niksic and seven clergymen in Montenegro

In his comment to RIA Novosti news agency, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, expressed the position of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the arrest in Montenegro of Bishop Joanikije of Budimlye-Niksic and seven clergymen from the cathedral in the city of Niksic.

Paschal worship services celebrated at Russian Orthodox Church’s Damascus representation

19 April 2020 year 15:41

Paschal worship services celebrated at Russian Orthodox Church’s Damascus representation

In the morning of April 19, the feast of the Bright Resurrection of Christ, Paschal Matins and festive Divine Liturgy were celebrated at the Damascus representation of the Russian Orthodox Church by Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russian to the Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia hold telephone conversation

11 April 2020 year 19:02

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia hold telephone conversation

On April 11, the Lazarus Saturday, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia had a phone conversation.

Clergy of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York drive through all the city districts in car procession with the cross

7 April 2020 year 17:16

Clergy of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York drive through all the city districts in car procession with the cross

On April 6, with a blessing of the acting administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the clergy of the St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York drove in a car procession with the cross through all the New York districts carrying an icon of St. Tikhon with a particle of his holy relics.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s clergymen deliver coronavirus tests to medical workers in all regions of Ukraine

5 April 2020 year 11:52

Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s clergymen deliver coronavirus tests to medical workers in all regions of Ukraine

Clergymen of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church delivered high-precision PCR-based tests for diagnosing coronavirus infection in human body (DialPlexQ™ 2019-nCoV) to medical workers in all regions of Ukraine.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill approves texts of prayerful supplications in view of the spreading coronavirus infection

21 March 2020 year 20:30

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill approves texts of prayerful supplications in view of the spreading coronavirus infection

With the blessing of His Holiness, the prayers will be lifted up during the Divine Liturgy at all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church Holy Synod meets at Kiev Laura of the Caves

19 March 2020 year 19:26

Ukrainian Orthodox Church Holy Synod meets at Kiev Laura of the Caves

On March 18, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church met at the Kiev Pechersk Monastery of the Dormition. The session was chaired by His Beatitude Onufriy, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine.

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Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on 3-rd Sunday of Pascha, the Myrrh-bearing Women

3 May 2020 year 15:00

Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on 3-rd Sunday of Pascha, the Myrrh-bearing Women
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Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the 3-rd Sunday of Pascha, the Myrrh-bearing Women, to the clergy and faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to the heads of foreign countries of Orthodox tradition

19 April 2020 year 18:59

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to the heads of foreign countries of Orthodox tradition
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On the occasion of the feast of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent letters of greeting to the heads of the foreign countries of Orthodox tradition.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Paschal greetings to Primates of Local Orthodox Churches

19 April 2020 year 13:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Paschal greetings to Primates of Local Orthodox Churches
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia greeted the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches with the feast of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ.

Paschal Message of Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia

17 April 2020 year 17:00

Paschal Message of Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia
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Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Patriarch Kirill’s Easter message to heads of non-Orthodox churches

12 April 2020 year 15:00

Patriarch Kirill’s Easter message to heads of non-Orthodox churches
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russian has sent Easter greetings to heads of non-Orthodox churches.

Primate of Russian Orthodox Church greets His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia with Krsna Slava

11 April 2020 year 10:00

Primate of Russian Orthodox Church greets His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia with Krsna Slava
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia on his Krsna Slava.

Condolences expressed by Patriarch Kirill upon the demise of Bishop Milutin of Valjevo

3 April 2020 year 19:00

Condolences expressed by Patriarch Kirill upon the demise of Bishop Milutin of Valjevo
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences to Patriarch Irenaeus of Serbia upon the demise of Bishop Milutin of Valjevo.