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The Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod integrates the head of the Archdiocese of the Western European Parishes of Russian Tradition as well as clergy and parishes who wish to follow him

14 September 2019 year

The Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod integrates the head of the Archdiocese of the Western European Parishes of Russian Tradition as well as clergy and parishes who wish to follow him

Holy Synod session minutes of September 14, 2019

14 September 2019 year

Holy Synod session minutes of September 14, 2019
[Documents]

Patriarch Kirill chairs regular session of Supreme Church Council

4 September 2019 year

Patriarch Kirill chairs regular session of Supreme Church Council

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Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church representation to international organizations meets with Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church

19 September 2019 year 14:34

Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church representation to international organizations meets with Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church

On September 19, Bishop Victor of Baryshev, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church representation to international organizations, with a blessing of His Beatitude Onufriy, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, met in Warsaw with the Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church.

Summer Institute for representatives of the Church of England begins its work in St. Petersburg

18 September 2019 year 16:40

Summer Institute for representatives of the Church of England begins its work in St. Petersburg

On September 17, the 3d Summer Institute for representatives of the Anglican Church began its work in St. Petersburg. It is organized by the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute for Post-Graduate Studies. The delegation is led by Bishop Jonathan Goodall. It includes Rev. Canon James Hawkey, Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom, representatives of the clergy and academic community of the Anglican Church.

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Russian ambassador in Spain

18 September 2019 year 10:32

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Russian ambassador in Spain

On September 17, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), who is on a visit to Spain with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Russian embassy in Madrid to meet with Russian Federation ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain Yu. P. Korchagin.

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Catholic Archbishop of Madrid

17 September 2019 year 19:44

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Catholic Archbishop of Madrid

On September 17, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for extern church relations, who is on a visit to Spain with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra, Archbishop of Madrid.

Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at opening of Interreligious Forum in Madrid

16 September 2019 year 11:51

Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at opening of Interreligious Forum in Madrid

On September 15, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), spoke at the solemn opening of the Peace Without Borders. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue forum at the Palace of Congresses. The forum was organized by the Catholic Sant’Egidio Community.

Delegation of abbots and abbesses of the Coptic Church visits Orthodox holy places in Moscow and Moscow Region

16 September 2019 year 11:18

Delegation of abbots and abbesses of the Coptic Church visits Orthodox holy places in Moscow and Moscow Region

From September 12-15, a delegation of abbots, abbesses and nuns of the Coptic Orthodox Church monasteries and convents, who are on a pilgrimage to Russia at the invitation of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited churches in monasteries in Moscow and Moscow Region.

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with president of Italian Episcopal Conference

16 September 2019 year 10:39

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with president of Italian Episcopal Conference

On September 15, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), who is on a visit to Madrid with a blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with President of the Italian Episcopal Conference Gualtiero Bassetti, Archbishop of Perugia.

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Holy Synod session minutes of September 14, 2019

14 September 2019 year 14:35

Holy Synod session minutes of September 14, 2019
[Documents]

On September 14, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church adopted the minutes published below after discussing it through remote connections.

Presentation by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the Budapest Forum for Christian Communicators

6 September 2019 year 20:36

Presentation by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the Budapest Forum for Christian Communicators
[Article]

Taking part in the Budapest Forum for Christian Communicators held in Budapest, Hungary, on September 6, were high-ranking representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, Roman Catholic Church and Protestant communities, as well as Hungarian statesmen and public figures. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, was one of the keynote speakers, delivering a presentation on Christianity in Today’s World.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over mass shootings in U.S. cities

5 August 2019 year 20:44

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over mass shootings in U.S. cities
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, over a series of shooting incidents, as the result of which dozens of people had died and been injured.

Metropolitan Hilarion: Recognition of the OCU by any Church will only deepen the division

24 July 2019 year 20:25

Metropolitan Hilarion: Recognition of the OCU by any Church will only deepen the division
[Interview]

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for external church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, gave an interview to the RIA NOVOSTI.

Metropolitan Hilarion: Events in Ukraine have shown that the structures created by Patriarch Bartholomew are unviable

12 July 2019 year 17:07

Metropolitan Hilarion: Events in Ukraine have shown that the structures created by Patriarch Bartholomew are unviable
[Interview]

On July 6, during the Church and the World talk show broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays by Russia 24 TV channel, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchatedepartment for external church relations, answered questions from the channel presenter Ekaterina Gracheva.

CMI MA course: theological education in today’s context

11 July 2019 year 20:04

CMI MA course: theological education in today’s context
[Article]

The Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies continues enrolling students for its MA course. This year, the following four programs are available: External Church Relations, Christian Sources, Philosophy and History of Religion, Canon Law.

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the situation in Montenegro

9 July 2019 year 16:54

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the situation in Montenegro
[Documents]

The statement was adopted at the session of the Holy Synod on July 9, 2019 (min. 71).

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Patriarch Kirill chairs regular session of Supreme Church Council

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Patriarch Kirill chairs regular session of Supreme Church Council

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Иоаким Богоотец, прав.

← 9 September / 22 September →

Неделя 14-я по Пятидесятнице, пред Воздвижением. Глас 5-й.

Попразднство Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы. Праведных Богоотец Иоакима и Анны. Мч. Севериана (320). Прп. Иосифа, игумена Волоцкого, чудотворца (1515). Обре́тение и перенесение мощей свт. Феодосия, архиеп. Черниговского (1896).

Глинских святых (1831); Филарета Данилевского (1841); Феодота Левченко (1859); Макария Шарова (1864); Мартирия Кириченко (1865); Евфимия Любимченко (1866); Досифея Колченкова (1874); Илиодора Голованицкого (1879); Иннокентия Степанова (1888); Луки Швеца (1894); Архиппа Шестакова (1896); Иоанникия Гомолко (1912); Серафима Амелина (1958); Андроника Лукаша (1974); Серафима Романцова (1976); Зиновия Мажуги, митр. Тетрицкаройского, в схиме Серафима (1985). Прп. Феофана исп. (ок. 300). Мчч. Харитона и Стратора (Стратоника). Блж. Никиты в Царьграде (XII). Воспоминание III Вселенского Собора (431). Прп. Онуфрия Воронского (1789) (Румын.). Собор Алтайских святых (переходящее празднование в 1-е воскресенье после 7 сентября). Собор новомучеников и исповедников Казахстанских (переходящее празднование в 1-е воскресенье после 3 сентября).

Сщмчч. Григория Гаряева пресвитера и Александра Ипатова диакона (1918); сщмчч. Захарии, архиеп. Воронежского, Сергия Уклонского, Иосифа Архарова, Алексия Успенского пресвитеров, Димитрия Троицкого диакона и мч. Василия Шикалова (1937); прмч. Андроника Сурикова (1938); сщмч. Александра Виноградова пресвитера (1942).

Утр. – Ев. 3-е, Мк., 71 зач., XVI, 9–20. Лит. – Недели пред Воздвижением: Гал., 215 зач., VI, 11–18. Ин., 9 зач., III, 13–17. Ряд. (под зачало): 2 Кор., 170 зач., I, 21 – II, 4. Мф., 89 зач., XXII, 1–14. Богоотцов: Гал., 210 зач. (от полу́), IV, 22–31. Лк., 36 зач., VIII, 16–21104, или прп.: Гал., 213 зач., V, 22 – VI, 2. Мф., 43 зач., XI, 27–30105.

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