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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill elevates Bishop Veniamin, newly elected Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, to the rank of metropolitan

6 September 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill elevates Bishop Veniamin, newly elected Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, to the rank of metropolitan

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut

4 August 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut
[Patriarch : Messages]

On commemoration day of Great Prince Vladimir Equal to the Apostles, Primate of Russian Orthodox Church celebrated liturgy at Church of Christ the Saviour

28 July 2020 year

On commemoration day of Great Prince Vladimir Equal to the Apostles, Primate of Russian Orthodox Church celebrated liturgy at Church of Christ the Saviour

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Russian Orthodox Church in UAE resumes divine services after six-month quarantine

17 September 2020 year 14:39

Russian Orthodox Church in UAE resumes divine services after six-month quarantine

On September 13, the 14th Sunday after Pentecost and the commemoration day of the Saints Peter and Fevronia, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the church of St. Philip in Ash Shāriqah (United Arab Emirates).

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris will take part in European Heritage Days

17 September 2020 year 13:43

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris will take part in European Heritage Days

On September 19 and 20 the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and the Russian Spiritual-Cultural Orthodox Center in Paris will take part for the fourth time in the European Heritage Days

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Latvia’s Ambassador to Russia

16 September 2020 year 17:48

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Latvia’s Ambassador to Russia

On September 16, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Mr. Māris Riekstiņš, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Russian Federation.

DECR chairman meets with newly appointed Ambassador of Russia to Slovakia

16 September 2020 year 14:57

DECR chairman meets with newly appointed Ambassador of Russia to Slovakia

On September 16, at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, met with H.E. Mr. Igor Bratchikov, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Slovak Republic.

Anniversaries of Orthodoxy in Japan marked in Tokyo

16 September 2020 year 11:02

Anniversaries of Orthodoxy in Japan marked in Tokyo

In 2020 the Japanese Orthodox Church celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Mission in Japan, 50th anniversary of the autonomous life of the Japanese Orthodox Church as part of the Moscow Patriarchate and 50th anniversary of the canonization of Nicholas of Japan Equal-to-the-Apostles.

Patriarch Kirill visits Department for External Church Relations

12 September 2020 year 17:17

Patriarch Kirill visits Department for External Church Relations

On September 12, after the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Trinity in St. Daniel Stauropegial Monastery, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Russian ambassador of Cambodia

11 September 2020 year 14:53

Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Russian ambassador of Cambodia

On September 11, with the blessing of the Patriarchal Exarch for South-East Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia, the acting dean of the District of Cambodia of the Diocese of Thailand and rector of the St. George Church in Phnom Penh Hieromonk Paisiy (Opate) met with the Russian Federation ambassador in Cambodia, A.B. Borovik.

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Patriarch Kirill congratulates the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church on his 90th birthday

28 August 2020 year 10:00

Patriarch Kirill congratulates the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church on his 90th birthday
[Patriarch]

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulates His Holiness Irinej, Patriarch of Serbia, on his 90th birthday.

Bishop Veniamin of Minsk: Today spiritual struggle is going on for our Motherland

27 August 2020 year 13:24

Bishop Veniamin of Minsk: Today spiritual struggle is going on for our Motherland
[Greetings and addresses]

On August 26, the Day of the Minsk Icon of the Mother of God, Bishop Veniamin, elected Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsk, Patriarchal Exarch for All Belarus, addressed himself to the faithful of the Belorussian Orthodox Church with an archpastoral homily.

Message of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to the episcopate, clergy, monastics and laity on the invasion of a harmful infection this year

25 August 2020 year 17:00

Message of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to the episcopate, clergy, monastics and laity on the invasion of a harmful infection this year
[Documents]

Praising Merciful God Who causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous (Mt. 5:45), the Church is ardently praying for the final deliverance of people from the harmful infection that has invaded us this year.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut

4 August 2020 year 23:45

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent condolences to the President of the Lebanese Republic, Mr. Michel Aoun, and to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East over the death of people in the explosion at Beirut’s port.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: We have supported and will support the canonical Church of Montenegro

4 August 2020 year 13:32

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: We have supported and will support the canonical Church of Montenegro
[Interview]

In the evening of August 2, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, took part in the live stream of the Internet-Litija Montenegro program.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church with anniversary of enthronement

2 August 2020 year 11:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church with anniversary of enthronement
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on the anniversary of his enthronement.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill extends greetings to Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church on his Name Day

2 August 2020 year 10:30

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill extends greetings to Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church on his Name Day
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia on his Name Day.

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with hierarchs of Belarusian Exarchate

6 September 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with hierarchs of Belarusian Exarchate

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