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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]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill approves texts of prayerful supplications in view of the spreading coronavirus infection

21 March 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill approves texts of prayerful supplications in view of the spreading coronavirus infection

Instructions to rectors of parishes and monasteries’ town churches, abbots and abbesses of the monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church over the threat of spreading coronavirus infection

17 March 2020 year

Instructions to rectors of parishes and monasteries’ town churches, abbots and abbesses of the monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church over the threat of spreading coronavirus infection
[Documents]

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Patriarch of Antioch meets with representative of Russian Orthodox Church and ambassador of Russian Federation

14 July 2020 year 11:40

Patriarch of Antioch meets with representative of Russian Orthodox Church and ambassador of Russian Federation

On July 12, His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East, met with the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchal See of Antioch, Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov), and Mr. A. V. Yefimov, Russia’s Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Syria.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk calls transformation of Hagia Sophia into mosque ‘a slap in the face of the entire Christianity’

11 July 2020 year 13:36

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk calls transformation of Hagia Sophia into mosque ‘a slap in the face of the entire Christianity’

The transformation of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque is ‘a slap in the face of the world Christianity’, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, stated to TASS Russian state news agency.

Primate of Orthodox Church of Antioch meets with representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to Patriarchal See of Antioch

9 July 2020 year 14:25

Primate of Orthodox Church of Antioch meets with representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to Patriarchal See of Antioch

On July 8, His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East, met with Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchal See of Antioch, at the Patriarchate of Antioch located in the old part of Damascus.

State Duma issues an appeal concerning a possible decision of Turkey’s authorities to change museum status of Hagia Sophia

8 July 2020 year 10:33

State Duma issues an appeal concerning a possible decision of Turkey’s authorities to change museum status of Hagia Sophia

On July 7, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation issued an appeal to the deputies of the Grand National Assembly (Parliament) of Turkey with regard to a possible decision of the country’s authorities to change the museum status of Hagia Sophia. The day before, on 6th July, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia made a statement on the situation concerning Hagia Sophia.

His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia visits Russian Orthodox Church metochion in Belgrade

7 July 2020 year 09:35

His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia visits Russian Orthodox Church metochion in Belgrade

On July 5, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia officiated at the Divine liturgy at the Church of the Holy Trinity, a metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belgrade and congratulated parishioners on the upcoming feast of Ss Peter and Fevronia of Murom celebrated on July 8.

Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy issues statement in view of the discussion of a possible change in the status of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

6 July 2020 year 20:11

Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy issues statement in view of the discussion of a possible change in the status of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The document published on July 1, expresses, in particular, concern that “any change in the museum’s status serves no prospect of cooperation; in fact, it moves exactly to the opposite direction of the citizens’ problems around the world, and will nullify every effort of inter-religious contribution towards their resolution and obviously will traumatize inter-confessional peace.”

Celebration of Ss Peter and Paul feast day in Damascus

30 June 2020 year 12:49

Celebration of Ss Peter and Paul feast day in Damascus

On June 29, the feast of Ss Peter and Paul, founders and patrons of the Church of Antioch, was celebrated at the Mariamite Patriarchal Cathedral in Damascus.

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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.

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

6 July 2020 year 10:45

Statement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
[Patriarch]

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed his deep concern over the calls voiced by a number of the Turkish politicians for the change in the current status of Hagia Sophia, one of the greatest masterpieces of Christian culture.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Transformation of Hagia Sophia into mosque in situation of today would be inadmissible violation of freedom of faith

6 July 2020 year 10:07

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Transformation of Hagia Sophia into mosque in situation of today would be inadmissible violation of freedom of faith
[Interview]

On June 4, in the Tserkov i Mir talk-show broadcast by Russia-24 TV channel, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, answered questions from presenter Ekaterina Gracheva.

Patriarchal condolences over the death of Archbishop Agapit of Stuttgart

28 May 2020 year 18:30

Patriarchal condolences over the death of Archbishop Agapit of Stuttgart
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences over the demise of Archbishop Agapit of Stuttgart, vicar of the diocese of Berlin and Germany, Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia.

Montenegro authorities prosecute Orthodox Church according to Ukrainian scenario

25 May 2020 year 15:31

Montenegro authorities prosecute Orthodox Church according to Ukrainian scenario
[Article]

The article by Archbishop Leonid of Vladikavkaz and Alania, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, published by IA REGNUM.