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Statement by the Communications Service of the Department for External Church Relations on the Expulsion by the Bulgarian Authorities of the dean of the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia

21 September 2023 year

Statement by the Communications Service of the Department for External Church Relations on the Expulsion by the Bulgarian Authorities of the dean of the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia
[Documents]

Statement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the resumption of armed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh

19 September 2023 year

Statement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the resumption of armed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
[Patriarch : Messages]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill invoked God’s blessing upon the work of the Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See of the Japanese Orthodox Church

11 August 2023 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill invoked God’s blessing upon the work of the Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See of the Japanese Orthodox Church

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Moroccan Orthodox Christian community raises funds to relieve earthquake victims

18 September 2023 year 16:09

Moroccan Orthodox Christian community raises funds to relieve earthquake victims

The Council of Christian Churches in Morocco expressed condolences to the Moroccan people on the tragic earthquake in the mountain province of Al Haouz. Among those who signed the address is Cleric of Patriarchal Exarchate for Africa Archpriest Maxim Massalitin, rector of the Holy Resurrection Church in Rabat.

DECR Chairman partakes in celebrations marking tenth anniversary of the consecration of the Armenian church complex in Moscow

18 September 2023 year 09:53

DECR Chairman partakes in celebrations marking tenth anniversary of the consecration of the Armenian church complex in Moscow

On September 17, celebrations took place to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the consecration of the Armenian church complex in Trifonovskaya Street. The celebrations were headed by ruling Archbishop Ezras Nersisian, governor of the Russian and Novo-Nakhichevan Diocese.

2nd St. Petersburg International Religious Forum takes place in the Northern Capital of Russia

14 September 2023 year 17:43

2nd St. Petersburg International Religious Forum takes place in the Northern Capital of Russia

On September 13, the 2nd St. Petersburg International Religious Forum on 'Religious Values in the Modern World’ took place in the northern capital of Russia. The event was organized by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of St. Petersburg and the North-West Region; the Government of St. Petersburg; the Foundation for Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education; and St.Petersburg State University with participation of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church visits the fold of the Serbian Orthodox Church

14 September 2023 year 11:11

Delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church visits the fold of the Serbian Orthodox Church

On September 11, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church – His Grace Bishop Konstantin of Zaraisk, Vicar to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill; Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, Vice-Chairman of the Department of External Church Relations – arrived to the Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

DECR Chairman meets with Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See of the Japanese Orthodox Church

8 September 2023 year 15:26

DECR Chairman meets with Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See of the Japanese Orthodox Church

On September 8, in the Resurrection Cathedral in Tokyo (Nikolai-Do), Chairman the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk met with Archbishop Seraphim of Sendai, Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See of the Autonomous Japanese Orthodox Church.

DECR Chairman meets with Charge d'Affaires of Russia in Japan

8 September 2023 year 11:37

DECR Chairman meets with Charge d'Affaires of Russia in Japan

On September 8 in Tokyo, Chairman the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk met with Charge d'Affaires of Russia in Japan Mr. G. A. Ovechko.

Church building belonging to the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church seized in the city of Myronivka in the Kiev region

8 September 2023 year 11:02

Church building belonging to the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church seized in the city of Myronivka in the Kiev region

On 6th September during curfew hours supporters of the schismatic ‘Orthodox Church of Ukraine’ seized the church building of Saint Michael belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the city of Myronivka in the Kiev region.

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Statement by the Communications Service of the Department for External Church Relations on the Expulsion by the Bulgarian Authorities of the dean of the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia

21 September 2023 year 21:46

Statement by the Communications Service of the Department for External Church Relations on the Expulsion by the Bulgarian Authorities of the dean of the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia
[Documents]

On 21st September the Bulgarian authorities compelled the dean of the metochion (representation church) of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev), the metochion secretary archpriest Yevgeny Pavelchuk and a metochion staff member to leave the territory of Bulgaria within twenty-four hours under the false pretext that their continuing to remain in Bulgaria “constitutes a threat to the state security of Bulgaria.”

Statement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the resumption of armed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh

19 September 2023 year 18:57

Statement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the resumption of armed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
[Patriarch]

On September 19, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia made a statement over the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences on the earthquake in Morocco

9 September 2023 year 12:10

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences on the earthquake in Morocco
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' expressed condolences to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the earthquake that killed and affected many people.

Archbishop Theophan of Korea: Russian churches in Korea can become bridges of friendship with Russia

31 August 2023 year 20:37

Archbishop Theophan of Korea: Russian churches in Korea can become bridges of friendship with Russia
[Interview]

Orthodoxy in Korea dates back to the late 19th century, when the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Korea was established by decision of the Synod. Archbishop Theophan of Korea (in the world, Alexei Illarionovich Kim), an honorary citizen of Seoul (2006) and the first ethnic Korean to become an Orthodox bishop, spoke about how parishes are developing in South Korea, especially in the context of the Ukrainian events, in an interview with a RIA Novosti correspondent.

Statement in connection with the prohibition of access of teachers and students of Kiev Theological Schools to the territory of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra

30 August 2023 year 22:45

Statement in connection with the prohibition of access of teachers and students of Kiev Theological Schools to the territory of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
[Documents]

In recent weeks, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine has repeatedly confirmed the prohibition of access of teachers and students of Kiev Theological Schools to the educational buildings located in the Holy Dormition Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

Congratulations of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on successful landing of Indian spacecraft on the Moon

25 August 2023 year 12:20

Congratulations of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on successful landing of Indian spacecraft on the Moon
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ congratulated the President and the Prime Minister of the Republic of India on the successful landing of the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon.

Statement of the Moscow Patriarchate Office for the Affairs of the Diaspora on the state of affairs in the Latvian Orthodox Church

15 August 2023 year 13:17

Statement of the Moscow Patriarchate Office for the Affairs of the Diaspora on the state of affairs in the Latvian Orthodox Church
[Documents]

On August 15, the Moscow Patriarchate Office for the Affairs of the Diaspora issued a statement on the state of affairs in the Latvian Orthodox Church.