Tag: Communication Service
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Mexico’s prime minister
On January 16, 2014, during his visit to Mexico, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill chairs Moscow diocesan assembly
December 20, 2013 – An annual Moscow diocesan assembly began its work at the Christ the Saviour’s Cathedral’s hall of church councils, chaired by His ... Read More
Ukrainian President awards Primates of Local Orthodox Churches
28/7/13 July 27, 2013 – Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich met with the Primates of Local Orthodox Churches who came to Kiev for the celebrations marking ... Read More
Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy holds is 20th conference in Athens
1/7/13 The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy held its 20th General Assembly from June 27-29, 2013, in Athens to discuss Parliamentary Democracy-Christianity-Orthodoxy: Values and Meanings. The ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill begins a primatial visit to Estonia
On June 14, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has arrived in Estonia. At the airport, he was met by Metropolitan ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill meets with President Alexander Ankvab of Abkhazia
On March 4, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, received A. S. Ankvab, President of the Republic of Abkhazia, at the patriarchal ... Read More
Situation of religious minorities in Syria becomes even more menacing
Statement of the Department for External Church Relations’ Communication Service 6/3/13 Alarming news coming from different dioceses of the Orthodox Church of Antioch say that ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk comments on reports about Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement
On February 11, 2013, the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, made comments to ITAR-TASS news agency ... Read More
Common Faith Old Believers thank Patriarch Kirill for opportunity to celebrate according to old rites at the Kremlin Cathedral of the Assumption
On January 25, 2013, a conference on the Old Rite in the Life of the Russian Orthodox Church: Past and Present was held within the ... Read More
Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia arrives in Moscow
January 20, 2012 – His Holiness and Beatitude Iliya II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, was given a solemn welcome at Vnukovo airport in Moscow. On ... Read More
On the Commemoration Day of St. Philaret of Moscow, Patriarch Kirill celebrates at the Church of Christ the Saviour and leads an episcopal consecration
December 2, 2012, the Commemoration Day of St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow – His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine ... Read More
DECR chairman discusses the situation of Christians in Syria with Syria’s ambassador
November 29, 2012 – Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with Syria’s ambassador to Moscow Dr ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill celebrates his birthday with liturgy at the Church of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Russian Land
November 20, 2012 – On this birthday, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the domestic Chapel of ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill meets with King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein of Jordan
November 14, 2012 – His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem and All Palestine met ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion concludes his working visit to Greece
On September 24, 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, together with His Beatitude Hieronymus, ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk leads celebrations marking 200th anniversary of Fort Ross
On August 25, 2012, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow ... Read More
Orthodox celebration in Namibian capital
On June 2, 2012, the Paternal Saturday of the Trinity, Father Daniel Lugovoy, rector of the church of St Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg, celebrated ... Read More
Anglican and Eastern Churches Association gives annual reception in London
19.10.201 The Anglican and Eastern Churches Association gave an annual reception on November 17, 2011, at Faith House in London. With the blessing of Archbishop ... Read More
Statement by DECR Communication Service on the desecration of an Orthodox church at the Kosovo village of Samodreza
4.08.2011 The church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist at the Kosovo village of Samodreza was built at a place where, according to ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill celebrates at Church of Christ the Saviour on 35th anniversary of his episcopal Consecration
14.03.2011 On 14 March 2011, the Monday of the second Lenten week, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Liturgy of ... Read More
Synaxis of Moscow Saints Day
On Synaxis of Moscow Saints Day, Primates of Alexandrian and Russian Churches celebrate Divine Liturgy at Church of Christ the Saviour On September 5, 2010, ... Read More