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Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on the 11th anniversary of enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

1 February 2020 year

Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on the 11th anniversary of enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs plenary session of the Inter-Council Presence

30 January 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs plenary session of the Inter-Council Presence

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

5 January 2020 year

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Bishop of Ukrainian Orthodox Church meets with Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria

25 February 2020 year 10:57

Bishop of Ukrainian Orthodox Church meets with Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria

On February 24, Metropolitan Varsonofy of Vinnitsa and Bar, currently on a visit to Bulgaria with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine, met with His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria.

First Russian Orthodox church is consecrated in Philippines

23 February 2020 year 14:48

First Russian Orthodox church is consecrated in Philippines

On February 22, Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi, administrator of the Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam performed the Office of the Great Blessing of the church of St. Seraphim of Sarov in Makalangot on the island of Mindanao, the Republic of the Philippines, and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the newly consecrated church.

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

20 February 2020 year 17:11

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

On February 20, at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Mr. Georgy Borisenko, newly appointed Ambassador of Russia to Egypt.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk delivers a lecture at the University of Belgrade

20 February 2020 year 13:24

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk delivers a lecture at the University of Belgrade

On February 18, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, who is in Belgrade on a two-day visit with a blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and invitation of Patriarch Irenaeus of Serbia, visited the department of Orthodox theology of the University of Belgrade to deliver a lecture on “Orthodox Liturgy as a School of Theology and Theonoesis”.

ROCOR Synod of Bishops holds regular session

19 February 2020 year 11:41

ROCOR Synod of Bishops holds regular session

On February 18, a regular session of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia took place under the chairmanship of the ROCOR First Hierarch, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York.

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Patriarch Irenaeus and hierarchs of Serbian Orthodox Church

19 February 2020 year 10:11

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Patriarch Irenaeus and hierarchs of Serbian Orthodox Church

On February 18, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with His Holiness Irenaeus, Patriarch of Serbia, at the Patriarchate of Serbia in Belgrade. They were joined in their talk by hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church including Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral, Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana, as well as members of the Holy Synod, Bishops Irenej of Bac, Jovan of Sumadija and David of Krusevac.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits St. Sava Cathedral in Belgrade

18 February 2020 year 13:10

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits St. Sava Cathedral in Belgrade

On February 17, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a two-day visit to Belgrade at the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia and with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Cathedral of St. Sava on the Vračar plateau. He was met at the entrance with the bread and salt hospitality by clerics and parishioners.

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Bulgarian Orthodox Church

24 February 2020 year 10:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Bulgarian Orthodox Church
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following greeting to His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church with the 7th anniversary of his enthronement:

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: We hope that the meeting in Amman will make the beginning of other similar meetings that our Orthodox family needs so much now

21 February 2020 year 13:13

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: We hope that the meeting in Amman will make the beginning of other similar meetings that our Orthodox family needs so much now
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Heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches are to meet next week in Amman on the initiative of Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem. In an exclusive interview to RIA Novosti, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, tells who will discuss what and when and what will be the aims of the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church to be led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s greeting to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch with anniversary of enthronement

10 February 2020 year 10:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s greeting to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch with anniversary of enthronement
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent greeting to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav with anniversary of his enthronement

9 February 2020 year 10:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav with anniversary of his enthronement
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent greeting to His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia with the anniversary of his enthronement.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada with anniversary of his enthronement

27 January 2020 year 12:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada with anniversary of his enthronement
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent greeting to His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulated Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church on his Nameday

27 January 2020 year 11:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulated Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church on his Nameday
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the greeting to His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland with his Nameday.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Serbian Orthodox Church with 10th anniversary of enthronement

23 January 2020 year 17:23

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Serbian Orthodox Church with 10th anniversary of enthronement
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia on the 10th anniversary of enthronement and on the upcoming Name Day.