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

26 November 2019 year

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

Patriarch Kirill leads ceremony of presenting Prize of International Foundation of the Unity of Orthodox Nations to Patriarch Theophilos

21 November 2019 year

Patriarch Kirill leads ceremony of presenting Prize of International Foundation of the Unity of Orthodox Nations to Patriarch Theophilos

Primates of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

21 November 2019 year

Primates of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

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Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia meets with Primate of Orthodox Church of Antioch in Damascus

6 December 2019 year 10:43

Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia meets with Primate of Orthodox Church of Antioch in Damascus

On December 5, His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, met with Hegumen Arseny (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East at the headquarters of the Antiochian Patriarchate in Damascus.

Primate of Orthodox Church in America arrives in Moscow

5 December 2019 year 23:12

Primate of Orthodox Church in America arrives in Moscow

On December 5, His Beatitude Tikhon, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America arrived in Moscow to take part in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the OCA Representation.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk opens public museum at the Church of ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ Icon of the Mother of God in Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow

4 December 2019 year 12:41

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk opens public museum at the Church of ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ Icon of the Mother of God in Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow

On December 3, a church museum opened at the Centre of Religious Education in the territory of the Church of ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ Icon of the Mother of God in Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow. Among the museum’s exhibits are works of art which had been kept at the parish or in private collections.

Patriarchal Exarch for Southeast Asia visits Republic of Korea

2 December 2019 year 20:48

Patriarchal Exarch for Southeast Asia visits Republic of Korea

On November 29 – December 3, Metropolitan Sergy of Singapore and Southeast Asia, Patriarchal Exarch for Southeast Asia, visited the Republic of Korea, leading a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: We pray and work to the end that the forces of evil may not shatter the unity of Orthodox Churches

2 December 2019 year 16:46

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: We pray and work to the end that the forces of evil may not shatter the unity of Orthodox Churches

On December 2, during a brotherly repast following the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia commented on the situation that had arisen in the world Orthodoxy after the recognition of the OCU non-canonical group by several Local Churches.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Polish Orthodox Church

1 December 2019 year 12:17

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Polish Orthodox Church

On November 30, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Warsaw. At the premises of the Archdiocese of Warsaw, Metropolitan Hilarion met with His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

30 November 2019 year 13:40

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

On November 29, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia.

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Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, at the 2nd International Conference on Christian Persecution held in Budapest

29 November 2019 year 14:26

Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, at the 2nd International Conference on Christian Persecution held in Budapest
[Article]

On November 28, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, attended the 2nd Conference in Defence of Christians in Budapest and delivered the following address.

Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over deaths caused by earthquake in Albania

27 November 2019 year 18:50

Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over deaths caused by earthquake in Albania
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On the night of November 26, an earthquake, the largest in the last 40 years, happened near the Albanian capital city of Tirana. According to the latest reports, over 32 people were killed and 658 were injured. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed condolences to the Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the murder of two priests of the Armenian Catholic community in Syria

27 November 2019 year 16:30

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the murder of two priests of the Armenian Catholic community in Syria
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences over the murder, committed by terrorists, of Rev. Hovsep Bedoyan, rector of the Armenian Catholic community in the city of Qamishli, and of his father, Rev. Hanna Bedoyan.

Statement of the Interreligious Council in Russia on protection of religious holy places in the Middle East

26 November 2019 year 14:57

Statement of the Interreligious Council in Russia on protection of religious holy places in the Middle East
[Documents]

The Statement was adopted at the ICR meeting that took place on November 25, at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies.

Metropolitan Hilarion: the initiative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to hold a meeting of Primates of Orthodox Church to discuss the situation in world Orthodoxy is very positively assessed in the Russian Orthodox Church

21 November 2019 year 21:15

Metropolitan Hilarion: the initiative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to hold a meeting of Primates of Orthodox Church to discuss the situation in world Orthodoxy is very positively assessed in the Russian Orthodox Church
[Interview]

On November 21, after seeing off His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem at Sheremetyevo airport as he completed his visit to the Russian Orthodox Church, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, answered questions from mass media reporters.

Speech by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos at the award ceremony of the International Public Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations

21 November 2019 year 18:35

Speech by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos at the award ceremony of the International Public Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations
[Greetings and addresses]

On November 21, the 19th annual award ceremony of the Patriarch Alexy II Prizes of the International Public Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations for the year 2018 took place in Moscow. Among its laureates was His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem. The text of the speech delivered by the Primate of the Church of Jerusalem is given below.

Speech by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the 19th award ceremony of the International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations

21 November 2019 year 18:26

Speech by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the 19th award ceremony of the International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations
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On November 21, in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia led the 19th annual ceremony of awarding the Patriarch Alexy II Prize of the International Public Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations “For Outstanding Activities in Strengthening the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations and for Upholding and Promoting Christian Values in the Life of Society” for the year 2018. The prize was awarded to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Ambassador of Kingdom of Denmark to Russian Federation

29 November 2019 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Ambassador of Kingdom of Denmark to Russian Federation

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Седмица 26-я по Пятидесятнице (ев. чтения 28-й седмицы). Прп. Алипия столпника (640). Освящение церкви вмч. Георгия в Киеве (1051–1054). Свт. Иннокентия, еп. Иркутского (1731).

Прп. Иакова отшельника (457). Прп. Стилиана Пафлагонского (V–VI).

Сщмчч. Николая Замараева, Иоанна Виноградова, Георгия Колоколова, Назария Грибкова, Василия Агафоникова, Василия Колосова, Илии Зачатейского, Василия Студницына, Даниила Мещанинова, Михаила Зеленцовского пресвитеров, прмч. Тихона Бузова (1937); мч. Петра Царапкина (после 1937).

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