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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets Serbian minister of foreign affairs

16 April 2021 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets Serbian minister of foreign affairs

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod’s first session in 2021

13 April 2021 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod’s first session in 2021

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs online session of the Supreme Church Council

26 March 2021 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs online session of the Supreme Church Council

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Chapel to be constructed in Campina das Missões in Brazil to mark the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Argentina and South America

19 April 2021 year 15:19

Chapel to be constructed in Campina das Missões in Brazil to mark the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Argentina and South America

On April 13, Hegumen Innokenty (Denshchikov), acting rector of St. John the Theologian church in Campina das Missões in Brazil, met with Carlos Justen, prefect of the city. They discussed the programme of events dedicated to the laying of the foundation stone of the chapel of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles.

Hierarch of Georgian Church celebrates Divine Liturgy in Moscow church taking pastoral care for Georgian Orthodox diaspora

19 April 2021 year 10:24

Hierarch of Georgian Church celebrates Divine Liturgy in Moscow church taking pastoral care for Georgian Orthodox diaspora

On April 18, the 5th Sunday of the Great Lent, the commemoration day of St. Mary of Egypt, Metropolitan Nicholas of Akhalkalaki, Kumurdo and Kars (Georgian Orthodox Church), with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the St George church in Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street in Moscow, which takes pastoral care of the Georgian Orthodox community in Moscow.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Law discriminating canonical Church has not been reversed in Ukraine

18 April 2021 year 14:07

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Law discriminating canonical Church has not been reversed in Ukraine

Over one million people have signed an Appeal to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky concerning persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Earlier in April boxes containing the signed document were brought to the Presidential Office. There is a request in the appeal to reverse the discriminating laws against the canonical Church.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Patriarch Bartholomew does not want to admit his fault in the Ukrainian problem

18 April 2021 year 11:50

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Patriarch Bartholomew does not want to admit his fault in the Ukrainian problem

Ukrainian authorities have invited Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Pope Francis to attend the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. Ms. Gracheva, the host of “The Church and the World” TV program, asked Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, to share his opinion on whether the invitations would be accepted.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets Serbian minister of foreign affairs

16 April 2021 year 21:20

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets Serbian minister of foreign affairs

On April 16, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Serbia’s minister of foreign affairs Nikola Selaković, at the patriarchal and synodal residence in the St. Daniel Monastery.

Interreligious Working Group for humanitarian aid to population of Syria holds its session

15 April 2021 year 11:16

Interreligious Working Group for humanitarian aid to population of Syria holds its session

On April 14, the tenth session of the Interreligious Working Group for humanitarian aid to the population of Syria of the Council for cooperation with religious associations under the President of the Russian Federation took place at the premises of the Presidential Administration.

Holy Synod points out canonical imperfection in the consecration of a hierarch of the Patriarchate of Constantinople with the participation of a schismatic

14 April 2021 year 12:17

Holy Synod points out canonical imperfection in the consecration of a hierarch of the Patriarchate of Constantinople with the participation of a schismatic

As the mass media reported, on 21 st March 2021, during the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, in con- celebration with hierarchs of the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Alexandria and a representative of one of the Ukrainian schismatic groups who has no canonical consecration, officiated at the episcopal ordination of Metropolitan Andreas of Saranta Ekklisies, as the published photographs confirm.

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Address delivered by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the session of the Holy Synod on 13th April 2021

13 April 2021 year 13:30

Address delivered by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the session of the Holy Synod on 13th April 2021
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On April 13, in the Throne Hall of the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence at St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held its first session in 2021 under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. His Holiness delivered an opening speech.

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

9 April 2021 year 19:46

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences on the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has kept his love for Orthodoxy for the rest of his life

9 April 2021 year 18:23

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has kept his love for Orthodoxy for the rest of his life
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On April 9, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died at the age of 100. In a comment to RIA Novosti, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, spoke about the deceased's attitude to the Orthodox faith and shared his memories of meeting with Duke Philip.

Metropolitan Hilarion: Summit of the heads of Churches is possible in foreseeable future

6 April 2021 year 11:40

Metropolitan Hilarion: Summit of the heads of Churches is possible in foreseeable future
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An interview of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, to RIA Novosti.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the terrorist attack in Makassar

29 March 2021 year 16:30

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the terrorist attack in Makassar
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' expressed his condolences to the Archbishop of Makassar Johannes Liku Ada over the terrorist act in the Indonesian city of Makassar (the administrative center of the South Sulawesi province). As a result of the attack on the Catholic Church, 20 people were injured, the terrorists died on the spot.

Patriarchal condolences over the train crash in the Egyptian province of Sohag

27 March 2021 year 17:45

Patriarchal condolences over the train crash in the Egyptian province of Sohag
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' expressed his condolences to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in connection with the train crash that caused numerous deaths near the city of Takhta in the province of Sohag.

Patriarch Kirill congratulates the president of Greece on the occasion of the 200 th anniversary of the struggle for the liberation of the Greek nation

25 March 2021 year 10:30

Patriarch Kirill congratulates the president of Greece on the occasion of the 200 th anniversary of the struggle for the liberation of the Greek nation
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His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus Kirill sent congratulation to the president of the Republic of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou on the occasion of the 200 th anniversary of the beginning of the struggle for the liberation of the Greek nation.