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Patriarch Kirill Gives Christmas Interview to Rossia TV

7 January 2021 year

Patriarch Kirill Gives Christmas Interview to Rossia TV
[Patriarch : Interviews]

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

6 January 2021 year

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
[Patriarch : Messages]

ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 29 декабря 2020 года

29 December 2020 year

ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 29 декабря 2020 года
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The Epiphany is celebrated at the Russian Orthodox Church Representation in Damascus

19 January 2021 year 19:09

The Epiphany is celebrated at the Russian Orthodox Church Representation in Damascus

On January 19, the feast of the Epiphany of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, hegumen Arseny (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, celebrated the Divine Liturgy and the Great Blessing of the Waters at the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus.

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord celebrated in Jerusalem

19 January 2021 year 16:47

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord celebrated in Jerusalem

On January 19, the feast of the Holy Theophany – the Baptism of the Lord God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, led the solemn divine services at the Church of the Lord’s Sepulcher.

DECR chairman meets with chairman of Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee

19 January 2021 year 11:27

DECR chairman meets with chairman of Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee

On January 18, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the head of the DECR, met with the chairman of the Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee of the Palestinian National Authority (in the rank of minister) Mr. Hussain ash-Sheikh, at the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations.

Representatives of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission congratulate Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem on the Nativity of Christ

8 January 2021 year 13:33

Representatives of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission congratulate Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem on the Nativity of Christ

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem officiated at the solemn divine service at the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem on the night of January 7. Hierarchs and clerics of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem concelebrated. The Russian Ecclesiastical Mission was represented by hieromonk Dometian (Markarian), deputy head of the Mission with the blessing of its head, Archimandrite Alexander (Yelisov).

Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church to take place in November 2021

29 December 2020 year 16:57

Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church to take place in November 2021

During the session held on 29th December 2020, the Holy Synod members discussed an issue of convening the Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2021 (Minutes No. 103). The Holy Synod resolved to convene the next Bishops’ Council on 15th – 18th November 2021.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod’s last session in 2020

29 December 2020 year 12:03

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod’s last session in 2020

On December 29, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia chaired the last in 2020 session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

DECR chairman speaks at on-line conference in defence of African Christians

23 December 2020 year 11:17

DECR chairman speaks at on-line conference in defence of African Christians

On December 22, on the initiative of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Association for Protection of Religious Freedom, an online conference on the Plight of Christians in Africa took place at the venue of Rossiya Segodnya Media Group. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, opened the conference.

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over passenger plane crash in the Java Sea

9 January 2021 year 22:20

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over passenger plane crash in the Java Sea
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo, over the Sriwijaya Air passenger plane crash in the Java Sea near Jakarta.

Patriarch Kirill Gives Christmas Interview to Rossia TV

7 January 2021 year 11:55

Patriarch Kirill Gives Christmas Interview to Rossia TV
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On January 7, on the feast of Christ’s Nativity Rossia TV channel broadcast the traditional Christmas interview of His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus Kirill.

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

6 January 2021 year 09:00

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

ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 29 декабря 2020 года

29 December 2020 year 17:15

ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 29 декабря 2020 года
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29 декабря под председательством Святейшего Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла в дистанционном формате состоялось заседание Священного Синода Русской Православной Церкви.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Russian Church has called for alliance in defence of African Christians

23 December 2020 year 11:30

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Russian Church has called for alliance in defence of African Christians
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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, spoke at an international online conference on the Plight of Christians in Africa. The text of his address is given below.

Archpriest Andrei Novikov: crocodile tears of Phanar hierarch

17 December 2020 year 09:40

Archpriest Andrei Novikov: crocodile tears of Phanar hierarch
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On November 28, at his Phanar residence in Istanbul, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople delivered a sermon marking the Holodomor Remembrance Day commemorated by the Ukrainian state.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Joseph Biden on his election as President of the United States of America

15 December 2020 year 17:30

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Joseph Biden on his election as President of the United States of America
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent greetings to Joseph Biden on the occasion of his victory in the presidential election in the United States of America.