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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill elevates Bishop Veniamin, newly elected Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, to the rank of metropolitan

6 September 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill elevates Bishop Veniamin, newly elected Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, to the rank of metropolitan

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut

4 August 2020 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut
[Patriarch : Messages]

On commemoration day of Great Prince Vladimir Equal to the Apostles, Primate of Russian Orthodox Church celebrated liturgy at Church of Christ the Saviour

28 July 2020 year

On commemoration day of Great Prince Vladimir Equal to the Apostles, Primate of Russian Orthodox Church celebrated liturgy at Church of Christ the Saviour

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DECR chairman meets with newly appointed Russia’s Ambassador to Lebanon

23 September 2020 year 14:59

DECR chairman meets with newly appointed Russia’s Ambassador to Lebanon

On September 23, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Mr. Alexander Rudakov, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Lebanese Republic.

Mr. Miklós Soltész, Hungary’s Secretary of State for Churches, Minorities and Civil Affairs, visits construction site of Orthodox church in Hévíz

21 September 2020 year 17:13

Mr. Miklós Soltész, Hungary’s Secretary of State for Churches, Minorities and Civil Affairs, visits construction site of Orthodox church in Hévíz

On September 18, Mr. Miklós Soltész, Hungary’s Secretary of State for Churches, Minorities and Civil Affairs, visited the town of Hévíz, in particular, a building site of the Russian Orthodox church of the “Life-Giving Spring” Icon of the Mother of God.

Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchal Throne of Antioch celebrated memorial litya for the late director of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development of the Church of Antioch

21 September 2020 year 16:32

Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchal Throne of Antioch celebrated memorial litya for the late director of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development of the Church of Antioch

On September 20, on the eve of the 40th day after the demise of Archimandrite Alexi (Chehadeh), director of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, a memorial litya was celebrated at his burial place in the Christian Bab Sharqi cemetery in Damascus, Syria, by Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchal Throne of Antioch.

Moscow Patriarchate’s representative attends opening ceremony of the Association of Russian-Speaking Compatriots in northern Turkey

18 September 2020 year 20:33

Moscow Patriarchate’s representative attends opening ceremony of the Association of Russian-Speaking Compatriots in northern Turkey

On September 18, Rev. Georgy Sergeyev, who is responsible for taking pastoral care of the Russian Orthodox Church’s flock in the territory of the Republic of Turkey, took part in the opening ceremony of the Russian-Speaking Association for Education, Culture and Friendship of the Black Sea Region. The ceremony was held in the city of Samsun in the north of Turkey.

Russian Orthodox Church in UAE resumes divine services after six-month quarantine

17 September 2020 year 14:39

Russian Orthodox Church in UAE resumes divine services after six-month quarantine

On September 13, the 14th Sunday after Pentecost and the commemoration day of the Saints Peter and Fevronia, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the church of St. Philip in Ash Shāriqah (United Arab Emirates).

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris will take part in European Heritage Days

17 September 2020 year 13:43

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris will take part in European Heritage Days

On September 19 and 20 the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and the Russian Spiritual-Cultural Orthodox Center in Paris will take part for the fourth time in the European Heritage Days

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Latvia’s Ambassador to Russia

16 September 2020 year 17:48

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Latvia’s Ambassador to Russia

On September 16, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Mr. Māris Riekstiņš, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Russian Federation.

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Patriarch Kirill congratulates the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church on his 90th birthday

28 August 2020 year 10:00

Patriarch Kirill congratulates the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church on his 90th birthday
[Patriarch]

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulates His Holiness Irinej, Patriarch of Serbia, on his 90th birthday.

Bishop Veniamin of Minsk: Today spiritual struggle is going on for our Motherland

27 August 2020 year 13:24

Bishop Veniamin of Minsk: Today spiritual struggle is going on for our Motherland
[Greetings and addresses]

On August 26, the Day of the Minsk Icon of the Mother of God, Bishop Veniamin, elected Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsk, Patriarchal Exarch for All Belarus, addressed himself to the faithful of the Belorussian Orthodox Church with an archpastoral homily.

Message of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to the episcopate, clergy, monastics and laity on the invasion of a harmful infection this year

25 August 2020 year 17:00

Message of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to the episcopate, clergy, monastics and laity on the invasion of a harmful infection this year
[Documents]

Praising Merciful God Who causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous (Mt. 5:45), the Church is ardently praying for the final deliverance of people from the harmful infection that has invaded us this year.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut

4 August 2020 year 23:45

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent condolences to the President of the Lebanese Republic, Mr. Michel Aoun, and to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East over the death of people in the explosion at Beirut’s port.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: We have supported and will support the canonical Church of Montenegro

4 August 2020 year 13:32

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: We have supported and will support the canonical Church of Montenegro
[Interview]

In the evening of August 2, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, took part in the live stream of the Internet-Litija Montenegro program.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church with anniversary of enthronement

2 August 2020 year 11:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church with anniversary of enthronement
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on the anniversary of his enthronement.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill extends greetings to Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church on his Name Day

2 August 2020 year 10:30

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill extends greetings to Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church on his Name Day
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia on his Name Day.