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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev

25 November 2021 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill answered questions from participants in the Ninth Faith and Word festival

21 October 2021 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill answered questions from participants in the Ninth Faith and Word festival

Tripartite meeting held by religious leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

13 October 2021 year

Tripartite meeting held by religious leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

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Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at the Russian National Forum of Young Theologians

27 November 2021 year 15:07

Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at the Russian National Forum of Young Theologians

On November 25, the First Russian National Forum of Young Theologians took place in the spacebridge format. It was organized by the Academic Educational Theological Association with the support of the Commission for Developing Theological, Religious and Ethical Education under the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations and the Education Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church, as part of the Fifth Russian National Academic Conference on Theology in Academic-Educational Space held with international participation.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill receives congratulatory messages on his 75th birthday from heads and representatives of Christian confessions in Russia

26 November 2021 year 19:32

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill receives congratulatory messages on his 75th birthday from heads and representatives of Christian confessions in Russia

His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, was congratulated on this 75th birthday by Archbishop Dietrich Brauer of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Russia, President of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, Presiding Bishop of the Russian United Fellowship of Christians of the Evangelical Faith, Head Bishop of the Russian Church of Christians of the Evangelical Faith, First Vice-chairman of the Euro-Asian General Conference of the Church of Christians-Adventists of the Seventh Day.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev

25 November 2021 year 20:31

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev

On November 5, a meeting took place at the Throne Hall of the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in the St. Daniel monastery in Moscow between His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev.

Pope Francis of Rome and hierarchs of the Roman Catholic Church congratulate His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on his 75th birthday

25 November 2021 year 18:23

Pope Francis of Rome and hierarchs of the Roman Catholic Church congratulate His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on his 75th birthday

On the occasion of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia’s 75th birthday, congratulatory message was sent him by Pope Francis of Rome. Congratulations also came from Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Giovanni d’Anniello, Apostolic Nuncio in the Russian Federation, and Archbishop Paul Pezzi, ordinary of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow.

Meeting of the Board of the Christian Inter-confessional Consultative Committee

25 November 2021 year 14:53

Meeting of the Board of the Christian Inter-confessional Consultative Committee

On November 24, the Board of the Christian Inter-confessional Consultative Committee met at the assembly hall of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies. The Board is the governing body of the CICC functioning in periods between the CCIC plenary sessions.

“Reading the Bible Together” audio project timed to the 75th birthday of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill is presented at Chernigov Metochion in Moscow

25 November 2021 year 11:55

“Reading the Bible Together” audio project timed to the 75th birthday of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill is presented at Chernigov Metochion in Moscow

The release of the first part of the “Reading the Bible Together. The New Testament” audio project was timed to coincide with the 75th birthday of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulated on his 75th birthday by inter-Christian organizations and international charities

24 November 2021 year 20:01

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulated on his 75th birthday by inter-Christian organizations and international charities

Congratulatory messages on His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s 75th continue coming to the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

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Patriarch Kirill's condolences over the death of people in a car crash in western Bulgaria

23 November 2021 year 18:51

Patriarch Kirill's condolences over the death of people in a car crash in western Bulgaria
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to the President of the Republic of North Macedonia over the death of people in a bus car crash in route from Turkey to North Macedonia. According to media reports, the car accident killed 46 people, all of whom were citizens of North Macedonia.

Primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia congratulates His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on his 75th birthday

20 November 2021 year 14:58

Primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia congratulates His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on his 75th birthday
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The congratulation sent by His Beatitude Rostislav, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on his 75th birthday.

Congratulation sent by Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on his 75th birthday

20 November 2021 year 14:47

Congratulation sent by Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on his 75th birthday
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His Beatitude Sava, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland, congratulated His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on his 75th birthday.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Closer interaction between the G20 countries is a long overdue issue

3 November 2021 year 12:15

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Closer interaction between the G20 countries is a long overdue issue
[Interview]

On October 30, on The Church and the World TV program shown on Saturdays and Sundays on “Rossiya-24”, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), answered questions from the anchor Ekaterina Gracheva.

An interview of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to RIA Novosti

27 October 2021 year 16:07

An interview of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to RIA Novosti
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In an interview to RIA Novosti, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, spoke about the visit of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to the United States.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Every day we lose about a thousand people due to coronavirus

27 October 2021 year 09:20

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Every day we lose about a thousand people due to coronavirus
[Interview]

On October 23, on The Church and the World TV program shown on Saturdays and Sundays on “Rossiya-24”, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), answered questions fr om the anchor Ekaterina Gracheva

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill answers questions put to him by Forbes France

26 October 2021 year 13:23

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill answers questions put to him by Forbes France
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His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill gives interview to Forbes France.