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Holy Synod states the impossibility of Eucharistic communion with Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus

20 November 2020 year

Holy Synod states the impossibility of Eucharistic communion with Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill takes part in a talk of Russian President Vladimir Putting with leaders of religious association in Russia

4 November 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill takes part in a talk of Russian President Vladimir Putting with leaders of religious association in Russia

Condolences of Patriarch Kirill over the death of people as a result of a terrorist action in Nice

29 October 2020 year

Condolences of Patriarch Kirill over the death of people as a result of a terrorist action in Nice
[Patriarch : Messages]

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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: the schism provoked by Constantinople is developing outside the folds of our Church

30 November 2020 year 13:53

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: the schism provoked by Constantinople is developing outside the folds of our Church

‘It is difficult to predict how this schism will develop in the Orthodox world but I would like to emphasize that this schism is happening outside the folds of our Church’, His Eminence Hilarion said, ‘The Russian Orthodox Church remains united and consolidated, her episcopate both in Russia and Ukraine and Belarus and other countries is solid’.

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion Attends the Funeral of His Holiness Irinej Patriarch of Serbia

22 November 2020 year 21:01

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion Attends the Funeral of His Holiness Irinej Patriarch of Serbia

On November 22, the divine liturgy and funeral took place in the Church of St. Sava in Belgrade of His Holiness Irinej Patriarch of Serbia (1930 – 2020), who died on November 20.

Metropolitan Hilarion: “Christians in Europe are feeling themselves to be a discriminated against minority”

22 November 2020 year 20:18

Metropolitan Hilarion: “Christians in Europe are feeling themselves to be a discriminated against minority”

“For many years the leaderships of the countries of Europe have been combatting so-called Islamophobia and antisemitism, while at the same time they forget that for along time now in Europe there is such a thing as Christianophobia, and that the passing over in silence of the Christian tradition, the ignoring of Christian symbols is what European Union citizens repeatedly run up against at the present,” said the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion.

Holy Synod states the impossibility of Eucharistic communion with Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus

20 November 2020 year 16:59

Holy Synod states the impossibility of Eucharistic communion with Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus

On November 20, during its session, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church considered the consequences that ensued from the commemoration by the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus of the schismatic structure acting in Ukraine

DECR representative attends OSCE meeting on freedom of religion in Europe

11 November 2020 year 11:12

DECR representative attends OSCE meeting on freedom of religion in Europe

On November 10, Deacon Feodor Shulga, staff member of the Secretariat for Inter-Orthodox Relations, Department for External Church Relation, Moscow Patriarchate, attended the third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Due to the quarantine measures the meeting was held in the teleconference mode.

Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Representation to European international organizations calls upon international organizations at an OSCE meeting to react actively to violations of the rights of believers

10 November 2020 year 17:15

Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Representation to European international organizations calls upon international organizations at an OSCE meeting to react actively to violations of the rights of believers

On November 9, Bishop Victor of Baryshivka, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s representation to European international organizations, attended the annual OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Patriarch Kirill’s book ‘Think about the Future of Humanity’ published in Serbian

10 November 2020 year 16:13

Patriarch Kirill’s book ‘Think about the Future of Humanity’ published in Serbian

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s book entitled ‘Think about the Future of Humanity’ has become available to Serbian readers.

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Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion: For the Patriarch the prayerful support of the whole Church is important

24 November 2020 year 09:40

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion: For the Patriarch the prayerful support of the whole Church is important
[Interview]

On November 21, on the The Church and The World TV programme which comes out on Rossia-24 on Saturdays and Sundays, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion answered questions put by the channel’s presenter Yekaterina Gracheva.

Vladimir Putin sends his condolences on the demise of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia

21 November 2020 year 14:17

Vladimir Putin sends his condolences on the demise of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia
[Greetings and addresses]

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences on the demise of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia in a telegram sent to the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić.

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion Views as Important the Renewal of Consultations between Religious Leaders оf Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on the Issue of Regulating the Conflict in Karabakh

18 November 2020 year 17:40

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion Views as Important the Renewal of Consultations between Religious Leaders оf Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on the Issue of Regulating the Conflict in Karabakh
[Interview]

On November 14, on the The Church and The World TV programme which comes out on Rossia-24 on Saturdays and Sundays, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion answered questions put by the channel’s presenter Yekaterina Gracheva.

The Contemporary Ukrainian Issue and Its Resolution according to the Divine and Sacred Canons by Nicephorus, metropolitan of Kykkos and Tillyria. Conclusions.

16 November 2020 year 11:58

The Contemporary Ukrainian Issue and Its Resolution according to the Divine and Sacred Canons by Nicephorus, metropolitan of Kykkos and Tillyria. Conclusions.
[Article]

Below is the translation into Russian of the conclusions at which Nicephorus, metropolitan of Kykkos and Tillyria (Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus), arrives in his work on the Ukrainian ecclesiastical question.

On the role of religious organizations in post-war restoration of Syria

12 November 2020 year 14:05

On the role of religious organizations in post-war restoration of Syria
[Article]

Report of Archbishop Leonid of Vladikavkaz and Alania, deputy head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relation, to the international conference on Syrian refugees’ and internally displaced people’s return to their homes, November 10-12, 2020, Damascus.

Metropolitan Antony of Borispol and Brovary: Metropolitan Amfilohije was surrounded with love of all Montenegrins

9 November 2020 year 16:08

Metropolitan Antony of Borispol and Brovary: Metropolitan Amfilohije was surrounded with love of all Montenegrins
[Interview]

Metropolitan Amfilohije (Radović) of Montenegro and the Littoral passed away in the Lord on October 30. Metropolitan Antony of Borispol and Brovary, chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, told about his personal contacts with the hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church and his ministry in the interview given to ‘Orthodox Life’ web portal.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed condolences over the killing of believers of the Ethiopian Church in the Vallega region of Oromia state

6 November 2020 year 14:24

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed condolences over the killing of believers of the Ethiopian Church in the Vallega region of Oromia state
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed condolences over the killing of believers of the Ethiopian Church in the Vallega region of Oromia state.