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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod’s first session in 2021

13 April 2021 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod’s first session in 2021

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs online session of the Supreme Church Council

26 March 2021 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs online session of the Supreme Church Council

Patriarch Kirill congratulates Metropolitan Porfirije on his election to the Serbian Patriarchal See

18 February 2021 year

Patriarch Kirill congratulates Metropolitan Porfirije on his election to the Serbian Patriarchal See

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Interreligious Working Group for humanitarian aid to population of Syria holds its session

15 April 2021 year 11:16

Interreligious Working Group for humanitarian aid to population of Syria holds its session

On April 14, the tenth session of the Interreligious Working Group for humanitarian aid to the population of Syria of the Council for cooperation with religious associations under the President of the Russian Federation took place at the premises of the Presidential Administration.

Holy Synod points out canonical imperfection in the consecration of a hierarch of the Patriarchate of Constantinople with the participation of a schismatic

14 April 2021 year 12:17

Holy Synod points out canonical imperfection in the consecration of a hierarch of the Patriarchate of Constantinople with the participation of a schismatic

As the mass media reported, on 21 st March 2021, during the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, in con- celebration with hierarchs of the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Alexandria and a representative of one of the Ukrainian schismatic groups who has no canonical consecration, officiated at the episcopal ordination of Metropolitan Andreas of Saranta Ekklisies, as the published photographs confirm.

Holy Synod members commemorate Patriarch Irinej of Serbia and late archpastors of Russian Church

13 April 2021 year 16:58

Holy Synod members commemorate Patriarch Irinej of Serbia and late archpastors of Russian Church

On April 13, after the regular session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence at St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow, a memorial litiya was celebrated for His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, of blessed memory (†20.11.2020), and for the archpastors of the Russian Orthodox Church who passed away in recent month.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod’s first session in 2021

13 April 2021 year 11:51

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod’s first session in 2021

On April 13, in the Throne Hall of the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence at St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held its first session in 2021 under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to Patriarchal See of Antioch conveys rehabilitation facilities as gift to children in Syria

12 April 2021 year 14:37

Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to Patriarchal See of Antioch conveys rehabilitation facilities as gift to children in Syria

On April 12, the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Hegumen Arseny (Sokolov), accompanied by the second secretary of the Russian Embassy in Syria, Mr. I. A. Bokov, visited the Al-Amal (“Hope”) School in Damascus for children with disabilities. At present, there are 165 disabled children in the school, with over 80 of them unable to move on their own.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: actions of a politician must not come into conflict with his religious convictions

12 April 2021 year 11:18

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: actions of a politician must not come into conflict with his religious convictions

Answering the question of the host of the program “The Church and the World,” if similar discussions take place in the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, referred to the differences between Russian and American history.

The first Portuguese version of Orthodox Prayer Book published in Portugal

10 April 2021 year 16:45

The first Portuguese version of Orthodox Prayer Book published in Portugal

The first Portuguese version of the Orthodox Prayer Book (Devocionário Ortodoxo) has come out in Portugal. The Prayer Book, just as the Priest’s Service Book, which was published earlier, have come out with a blessing of Archbishop Nestor of Madrid and Lisbon. The texts were translated and published by Hegumen Peter (Prutyanu) and Hierodeacon Hieromyn (Tomaz), clerics of the Parish of St. John Chrysostom in the city of Cascais.

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Address delivered by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the session of the Holy Synod on 13th April 2021

13 April 2021 year 13:30

Address delivered by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the session of the Holy Synod on 13th April 2021
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On April 13, in the Throne Hall of the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence at St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held its first session in 2021 under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. His Holiness delivered an opening speech.

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

9 April 2021 year 19:46

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences on the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has kept his love for Orthodoxy for the rest of his life

9 April 2021 year 18:23

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has kept his love for Orthodoxy for the rest of his life
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On April 9, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died at the age of 100. In a comment to RIA Novosti, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, spoke about the deceased's attitude to the Orthodox faith and shared his memories of meeting with Duke Philip.

Metropolitan Hilarion: Summit of the heads of Churches is possible in foreseeable future

6 April 2021 year 11:40

Metropolitan Hilarion: Summit of the heads of Churches is possible in foreseeable future
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An interview of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, to RIA Novosti.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the terrorist attack in Makassar

29 March 2021 year 16:30

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the terrorist attack in Makassar
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' expressed his condolences to the Archbishop of Makassar Johannes Liku Ada over the terrorist act in the Indonesian city of Makassar (the administrative center of the South Sulawesi province). As a result of the attack on the Catholic Church, 20 people were injured, the terrorists died on the spot.

Patriarchal condolences over the train crash in the Egyptian province of Sohag

27 March 2021 year 17:45

Patriarchal condolences over the train crash in the Egyptian province of Sohag
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' expressed his condolences to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in connection with the train crash that caused numerous deaths near the city of Takhta in the province of Sohag.

Patriarch Kirill congratulates the president of Greece on the occasion of the 200 th anniversary of the struggle for the liberation of the Greek nation

25 March 2021 year 10:30

Patriarch Kirill congratulates the president of Greece on the occasion of the 200 th anniversary of the struggle for the liberation of the Greek nation
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His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus Kirill sent congratulation to the president of the Republic of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou on the occasion of the 200 th anniversary of the beginning of the struggle for the liberation of the Greek nation.