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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

5 January 2019 year

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sends message to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew over anti-canonical actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Ukraine

31 December 2018 year

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sends message to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew over anti-canonical actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Ukraine
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends letters to Primates of Local Orthodox Churches concerning “unification” pseudo-council held in Kiev

20 December 2018 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends letters to Primates of Local Orthodox Churches concerning “unification” pseudo-council held in Kiev

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Supporters of Constantinople-recognized church structure in Ukraine capturing churches of Ukrainian Orthodox Church

17 January 2019 year 13:34

Supporters of Constantinople-recognized church structure in Ukraine capturing churches of Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Despite repeated statements of Ukrainian President that each person will be free to choose to which church to come and that there will be no forcible captures of monasteries, churches and other facilities, new reports keep coming about actions of radicals and local authorities aimed to effect a lawless transfer of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church parishes to the jurisdiction of the schismatic association.

Christmas reception at Russian Consulate General in New York

17 January 2019 year 11:07

Christmas reception at Russian Consulate General in New York

On January 15, the Russian Federation Consulate General in New York gave an official Christmas reception on behalf of Consul General S. K. Ovsyannikov and the Moscow Patriarchate Representation in the USA.

Metropolitan Hilarion completes his pilgrimage to Holy Land

12 January 2019 year 09:14

Metropolitan Hilarion completes his pilgrimage to Holy Land

On January 11, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission representation in Tiberias dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene Equal-to-the-Apostles.

Primate of the Orthodox Church of Poland: Actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Ukraine can provoke chaos

11 January 2019 year 11:05

Primate of the Orthodox Church of Poland: Actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Ukraine can provoke chaos

In his talk with a journalist from Polityka newsmagazine His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland underscored that in the light of canon law “metropolitan Epifany” Dumenko (head of the newly created structure called “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”) is not a clergymen as he was not ordained by a canonical Church.

Metropolitan Nicholas of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo: Alarming is an assertion that Patriarchate of Constantinople has the exclusive right to interfere in the internal affairs of any Local Church

11 January 2019 year 10:04

Metropolitan Nicholas of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo: Alarming is an assertion that Patriarchate of Constantinople has the exclusive right to interfere in the internal affairs of any Local Church

In an interview to the InterPressNews Georgian news agency, a hierarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Nicholas of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo, said that in order to take a decision concerning the actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Ukraine, a thorough examination of this matter is needed.

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel

11 January 2019 year 09:27

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel

On January 10, Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, met with H.E. Alexander Viktorov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel.

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem

10 January 2019 year 16:48

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem

On January 10, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, who is on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land made with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Patriarchate of Jerusalem to meet with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine.

Latest publications

Metropolitan Hilarion: The Russian Orthodox Church originated in Kiev, not in Moscow, not in St. Petersburg

14 January 2019 year 13:04

Metropolitan Hilarion: The Russian Orthodox Church originated in Kiev, not in Moscow, not in St. Petersburg
[Interview]

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, gave an interview to the TV channel RT.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches on the Nativity of Christ

7 January 2019 year 12:45

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches on the Nativity of Christ
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent greetings with the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches.

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

5 January 2019 year 00:00

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and all the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sends message to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew over anti-canonical actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Ukraine

31 December 2018 year 10:55

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sends message to His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew over anti-canonical actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Ukraine
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In reply to a letter of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message, in which he expressed his deep pain, astonishment and indignation over the anti-canonical actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church representation to European international organizations: Bill No. 5309 shows apparent disregard for European legal values

29 December 2018 year 12:49

Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church representation to European international organizations: Bill No. 5309 shows apparent disregard for European legal values
[Interview]

Interview given by Bishop Victor of Barushevka, head of the UOC representation to European international organizations, to the Information and Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill delivers address at a meeting of the Supreme Church Council on 26 December 2018

26 December 2018 year 18:05

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill delivers address at a meeting of the Supreme Church Council on 26 December 2018
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26 декабря Святейший Патриарх Кирилл возглавил очередное заседание Высшего Церковного Совета. Открывая заседание, Предстоятель Русской Православной Церкви обратился к членам Высшего Церковного Совета со вступительным словом.

Patriarch Kirill sends Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches

25 December 2018 year 16:00

Patriarch Kirill sends Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches
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His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, has sent Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches.