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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

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in view of the escalation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict

23 July 2020 year

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in view of the escalation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
[Patriarch : Greetings and addresses]

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the developments in Montenegro

13 July 2020 year

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the developments in Montenegro
[Patriarch : Greetings and addresses]

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Representatives of Local Churches to Moscow Patriarchal See greeted Patriarch Kirill on the Day of the Baptism of Russia

28 July 2020 year 20:47

Representatives of Local Churches to Moscow Patriarchal See greeted Patriarch Kirill on the Day of the Baptism of Russia

On July 28, the representatives of Local Orthodox Churches to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia took part in the celebration of the commemoration day of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir.

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 15:48

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

On July 28, the commemoration day of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, the church-state celebration day of the Baptism of Russia, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

Rector of Russian Church’s Metochion in Beirut takes part in forum on Hagia Sophia

27 July 2020 year 18:55

Rector of Russian Church’s Metochion in Beirut takes part in forum on Hagia Sophia

On 24th July 2020, a Forum of Solidarity on “Hagia Sophia – Symbol of World Heritage” was held in Beirut, Lebanon. The meeting was organized by the Lebanese Non-Governmental Association “Orthodox Meeting.”

Archbishop Tikhon of Podolsk takes part in annual memorial for Russian war prisoners who died in Slovenia during World War I

27 July 2020 year 11:47

Archbishop Tikhon of Podolsk takes part in annual memorial for Russian war prisoners who died in Slovenia during World War I

On July 25, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Archbishop Tikhon, administrator of the Diocese of Berlin and Germany, took part in the memorial services at the Russian Chapel of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles on the Vrsic Pass in Slovenia.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates liturgy at Church of Antioch’s Moscow Representation on its patron saint’s day

27 July 2020 year 10:11

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates liturgy at Church of Antioch’s Moscow Representation on its patron saint’s day

On July 26, the Day of the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, visited the Moscow Representation of the Orthodox Church of Antioch to greet its rector and parishioner on their patron saint’s day.

Bishop Antonije of Moravica is highly decorated by the Russian Orthodox Church and Russian government

24 July 2020 year 11:48

Bishop Antonije of Moravica is highly decorated by the Russian Orthodox Church and Russian government

On July 23, Bishop Antonije of Moravica, representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and dean of the Representation of the Serbian Patriarchate in Moscow celebrated his 50th birthday.

Rector of Russian Orthodox Church metochion in Beirut takes part in Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. George

21 July 2020 year 17:46

Rector of Russian Orthodox Church metochion in Beirut takes part in Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. George

On July 20, the commemoration day of St. Elijah, Archimandrite Filipp (Vasiltsev), rector of the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in the capital of Lebanon, took part in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Cathedral of St. George of the Orthodox Church of Antioch.

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Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in view of the escalation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict

23 July 2020 year 21:28

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in view of the escalation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
[Patriarch]

On July 23, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church issued a statement, calling both sides of the conflict to enter into dialogue.

Patriarch Kirill congratulates Bishop Anthony of Moravici on his 50th birthday

23 July 2020 year 10:00

Patriarch Kirill congratulates Bishop Anthony of Moravici on his 50th birthday
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and rector of the church of Ss Peter and Paul-at-Yauza Gates in Moscow (the Moscow representation of the Serbian Orthodox Church), Bishop Anthony of Moravici, on his 50th birthday.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: We hope that the Turkish authorities will keep their promise to preserve the Hagia Sophia mosaics

21 July 2020 year 12:16

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: We hope that the Turkish authorities will keep their promise to preserve the Hagia Sophia mosaics
[Interview]

On July 18, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate for external church relations, answered questions from Ekaterina Gracheva, presenter of the Tserkov i Mir talk show broadcast by the Russia 24 TV channel.

Statement of Russian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod concerning decision of Turkish authorities to change status of Hagia Sophia

17 July 2020 year 13:20

Statement of Russian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod concerning decision of Turkish authorities to change status of Hagia Sophia
[Documents]

At its session held on July 16-17, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church adopted a statement concerning the decision of Turkey’s authorities to change the status of Hagia Sophia.

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the developments in Montenegro

13 July 2020 year 16:10

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the developments in Montenegro
[Patriarch]

On July 13, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church has made a statement appealing the civil authorities of Montenegro to repeal the discriminative law that brings division and schism into the Montenegrin society, to stop the persecution against the Orthodox Church and drop the attempts to create in her place some other church structure.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Decision to transform Hagia Sophia into a mosque is a blow to the entire world Orthodoxy

10 July 2020 year 21:51

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Decision to transform Hagia Sophia into a mosque is a blow to the entire world Orthodoxy
[Interview]

The decision made on July 10 by the Turkish authorities to deprive Hagia Sophia of the status of museum and to transform it into a mosque was commented on by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, in his interview to Russia 24 TV news.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Decision of the Turkish authorities looks like a conscious aggravation of interreligious relations

10 July 2020 year 20:25

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Decision of the Turkish authorities looks like a conscious aggravation of interreligious relations
[Interview]

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Department for External Church Relations, gives comments to RIA-Novosti about the decision made by Turkey’s Council of State on July 10 to change the status of Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul.