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During Liturgy at Church of Christ the Saviour Patriarch Kirill presents Archbishop Ioann of Dubna with charter on restoration of unity of Archdiocese of Western European Parishes of Russian tradition with Russian Orthodox Church

3 November 2019 year

During Liturgy at Church of Christ the Saviour Patriarch Kirill presents Archbishop Ioann of Dubna with charter on restoration of unity of Archdiocese of Western European Parishes of Russian tradition with Russian Orthodox Church

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermúdes

30 October 2019 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermúdes

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church

17 October 2019 year

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
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Delegation of Russian Orthodox Church made pilgrimage to common Christian holy places in Egypt

12 November 2019 year 13:37

Delegation of Russian Orthodox Church made pilgrimage to common Christian holy places in Egypt

From November 1 to 7, a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church was on a visit to Egypt with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation from Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II. They made a pilgrimage to shrines of Christian monasticism and visited major monasteries and convents of the Coptic Church.

Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates at Moscow representation of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

11 November 2019 year 10:37

Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates at Moscow representation of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

On November 10, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Nicholas in Kotelniki – Representation of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, which was marking its 20th anniversary.

150th anniversary of Russian metochion celebrated in ancient Joppa

8 November 2019 year 10:29

150th anniversary of Russian metochion celebrated in ancient Joppa

On November 7, at the Holy Apostle Peter and Righteous Tabitha Metochion of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission, the celebrations took place, marking the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Russian metochion in ancient Joppa – present-day Jaffa.

DECR secretary for far abroad countries meets with high-ranking Qatar diplomat

7 November 2019 year 19:17

DECR secretary for far abroad countries meets with high-ranking Qatar diplomat

On November 7, at the Department for External Church Relations, Archpriest Sergy Zvonarev, DECR secretary for far abroad countries, met with Mr. Waleed Mohd Alemadi, Deputy Ambassador, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Russia.

Hierarchs and clerics of six Local Orthodox Churches celebrate on dedication day at the church of ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ icon of the Mother of God in Moscow

7 November 2019 year 10:17

Hierarchs and clerics of six Local Orthodox Churches celebrate on dedication day at the church of ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ icon of the Mother of God in Moscow

November 6 is the feast day of the ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ icon of the Mother of God. This year, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Moscow church in Bolshaya Ordynka Street, where the miracle-working icon is kept.

List of Orthodox Church of Greece dioceses undesirable to be visited by pilgrims of the Russian Orthodox Church

6 November 2019 year 10:44

List of Orthodox Church of Greece dioceses undesirable to be visited by pilgrims of the Russian Orthodox Church

Upon receiving new information on individual hierarchs’ entering in church communion with the Ukrainian schismatics, their dioceses will also be included in the list.

Patriarch Kirill: Papism is dangerous as it is much easier to influence one individual than a group of people

5 November 2019 year 18:29

Patriarch Kirill: Papism is dangerous as it is much easier to influence one individual than a group of people

On November 4, after the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin, a fraternal repast took place at which His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia addressed the gathering.

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Metropolitan Hilarion: US Secretary of State Pompeo cancelled the meeting an hour before it, under the pressure of ill-wishers

8 November 2019 year 10:46

Metropolitan Hilarion: US Secretary of State Pompeo cancelled the meeting an hour before it, under the pressure of ill-wishers
[Interview]

Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, told the KP daily how he was received in Washington, how the church situation has changed under Zelensky and whether Russia needs building ‘three churches a day’.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church with his 90th birthday

4 November 2019 year 10:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church with his 90th birthday
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia greeted His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania with his 90th birthday.

Appeal adopted at the 6th Plenary Session of the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee (Moscow, 30th October 2019)

30 October 2019 year 19:02

Appeal adopted at the 6th Plenary Session of the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee (Moscow, 30th October 2019)
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The Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee held its 6th Plenary Session in Moscow on October 30, bringing together representatives of Christian communities from fifteen Eurasian countries. As the result of the meeting, an appeal was adopted.

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church

17 October 2019 year 15:28

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
[Documents]

On October 17, during a session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, a statement was adopted concerning the situation that arose in the Greek Orthodox Church after it convened on 12th October 2019 the extraordinary Council of Hierarchs on the Ukrainian church issue (Minutes No. 125).

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: The rupture with Constantinople has not damaged either the Russian or the Ukrainian Church

15 October 2019 year 17:41

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: The rupture with Constantinople has not damaged either the Russian or the Ukrainian Church
[Interview]

The chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, gave an interview to the TASS News Agency.

Congratulations from Patriarch Kirill to Patriarch Daniel of Romania on anniversary of his enthronement

30 September 2019 year 10:00

Congratulations from Patriarch Kirill to Patriarch Daniel of Romania on anniversary of his enthronement
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His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, congratulated His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, on the anniversary of this enthronement.

Patriarch Kirill greets President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman on his 75th birthday

28 September 2019 year 10:00

Patriarch Kirill greets President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman on his 75th birthday
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His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, greeted President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman on his 75th birthday.