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Primates of the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches сelebrate Liturgy at Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius

25 April 2025 year

Primates of the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches сelebrate Liturgy at Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius

A meeting of the Primates of the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches has taken place

22 April 2025 year

A meeting of the Primates of the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches has taken place

Paschal Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

19 April 2025 year

Paschal Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Hierarch of the Russian Church takes part in celebrations marking great consecration of the Serbian Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Frankfurt am Main

29 April 2025 year 11:07

Hierarch of the Russian Church takes part in celebrations marking great consecration of the Serbian Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Frankfurt am Main

On 27th April, Second Sunday after Easter, of Apostle Thomas, Archbishop Tikhon of Ruza, administrator of the Diocese of Berlin and Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church, took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the great consecration of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Frankfurt am Main at the invitation of Archbishop Grigorije of Düsseldorf and Germany (Serbian Orthodox Church).

Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy at the church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Rome

28 April 2025 year 11:27

Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy at the church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Rome

On April 27, Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations—who is visiting Italy and the Vatican on a working trip with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'—celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Rome.

DECR Chairman attended the funeral of Pope Francis

27 April 2025 year 12:04

DECR Chairman attended the funeral of Pope Francis

On April 26, the funeral of Pope Francis took place in Rome. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, attended the mourning events.

Visit of the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church to Moscow concludes

26 April 2025 year 23:49

Visit of the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church to Moscow concludes

On the evening of April 26, the visit of His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia to Russia came to an end.

Representatives of the Russian Church attended events marking the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

26 April 2025 year 13:52

Representatives of the Russian Church attended events marking the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

On April 24, Archbishop Axy of Lyubertsy and Hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), Secretary for Inter-Christian affairs of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, participated in memorial events dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, held at the cathedral complex of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Moscow.

DECR Chairman attends farewell ceremony for Pope Francis

25 April 2025 year 18:50

DECR Chairman attends farewell ceremony for Pope Francis

On April 25, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, visited St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, where the coffin containing the body of the late Pope Francis lies in repose.

Raiders force parishioners out of a Ukrainian Orthodox church during service in Bukovyna village Stavchany

25 April 2025 year 17:27

Raiders force parishioners out of a Ukrainian Orthodox church during service in Bukovyna village Stavchany

On April 21 — Bright Monday — raiders from the "OCU" ("Orthodox Church of Ukraine") seized the Archangel Michael church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Stavchany, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends condolences following the explosion at Iranian port of Bandar Abbas

27 April 2025 year 19:54

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends condolences following the explosion at Iranian port of Bandar Abbas
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' extended condolences to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Mr Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the explosion at the port of the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas that had caused heavy casualties.

Сondolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of Pope Francis

21 April 2025 year 17:40

Сondolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of Pope Francis
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ expressed his condolences on the passing of Pope Francis.

Paschal Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

19 April 2025 year 08:00

Paschal Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Paschal Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monastics and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Statement by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the law adopted in Estonia with the aim of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church

10 April 2025 year 14:25

Statement by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the law adopted in Estonia with the aim of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church
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On 10th April, the Holy Synod issued a statement after a law had been adopted in Estonia with the view of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church.

Journal of the Holy Synod, April 10, 2025

10 April 2025 year 14:23

Journal of the Holy Synod, April 10, 2025
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On April 10, the journal of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was approved in a remote session.

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk: We have embarked on a significant and new endeavor in Africa

4 February 2025 year 11:18

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk: We have embarked on a significant and new endeavor in Africa
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Why has the Russian Orthodox Church turned its attention to Africa now, and what are we doing there? The TASS Analytical Center posed this question to Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of the Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church

25 January 2025 year 11:48

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of the Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' expressed his condolences to the Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church on the passing of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania.