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Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
5 January 2020 year

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Holy Synod of the Russian Church expresses its deep sorrow over uncanonical actions of Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria who entered into communion with schismatics
26 December 2019 year

Holy Synod of the Russian Church expresses its deep sorrow over uncanonical actions of Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria who entered into communion with schismatics

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs joint session of the Holy Synod and the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, first in a hundred years
25 December 2019 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs joint session of the Holy Synod and the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, first in a hundred years

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The Day of the Baptism of the Lord at the Damascus representation of the Russian Orthodox Church
19 January 2020 year 19:47

The Day of the Baptism of the Lord at the Damascus representation of the Russian Orthodox Church

On January 18-19, the celebrations commemorating the Baptism of the Lord were held at the Damascus representation of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Choir of Bulgarian Church’s Metropolis of Stara Zagora takes part in Moscow Christmas Festival
18 January 2020 year 12:24

Choir of Bulgarian Church’s Metropolis of Stara Zagora takes part in Moscow Christmas Festival

On January 17, the cathedral choir of the Metropolis of Stara Zagora, Bulgarian Patriarchate, gave a performance at the Moscow House of Music as part of the 10th Moscow Christmas Festival of church music. It was conducted by Metropolitan Cyprian of Stara Zagora, Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
Round table on World War Two in Humanitarian Dimension: Experience of Past Years and the Modernity will take place at the Federation Council within the framework of Eighth Christmas Parliamentary Meetings
17 January 2020 year 19:28

Round table on World War Two in Humanitarian Dimension: Experience of Past Years and the Modernity will take place at the Federation Council within the framework of Eighth Christmas Parliamentary Meetings

The meeting will be co-chaired by Archbishop Leonid of Vladikavkaz and Alania, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; Mr. Alexei Kondratyev, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; and Mr. Ikhtiyar Aslanov, head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross for the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova.
DECR chairman holds meeting with head of the Order of Malta’s Mission to Russia
16 January 2020 year 18:53

DECR chairman holds meeting with head of the Order of Malta’s Mission to Russia

On January 16, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with the newly appointed head of the Mission of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta to the Russian Federation, Aimone of Savoy-Aosta.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Ambassador of Austria to Russia
16 January 2020 year 18:22

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Ambassador of Austria to Russia

On January 16, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Johannes Aigner, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Russian Federation.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Bishop Joseph Werth
13 January 2020 year 16:29

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Bishop Joseph Werth

On January 13, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with the Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of the Transfiguration in Novosibirsk, Bishop Joseph Werth, at the parish house of the church of Our Lady the Joy of All the Afflicted.
President of Russia visits Patriarchal Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition in Damascus
8 January 2020 year 12:01

President of Russia visits Patriarchal Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition in Damascus

On January 7, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during his visit to Syria, visited the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition in Damascus.

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Metropolitan Hilarion: We hope that heads of Orthodox Churches will meet
22 January 2020 year 16:27

Metropolitan Hilarion: We hope that heads of Orthodox Churches will meet
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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, will make a visit this week to Israel where the tragedy of the Holocaust will be commemorated on January 23 on the highest international level.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primates of Local Orthodox Churches with the Nativity of Christ
7 January 2020 year 16:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primates of Local Orthodox Churches with the Nativity of Christ
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Christmas greetings to Primates of Local Orthodox Churches
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets heads of foreign states with Nativity of Christ and New Year
7 January 2020 year 14:10

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets heads of foreign states with Nativity of Christ and New Year
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On the Feast of the Radiant Nativity of Christ and the New Year His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent greetings to heads of foreign states of the Orthodox tradition, in particular, to President of Greece Prokopios Pavlopoulos, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, and President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski.
Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
5 January 2020 year 17:00

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Onufriy of Kiev and All Ukraine expresses support for the Serbian Church in connection with the situation in Montenegro
4 January 2020 year 18:21

Metropolitan Onufriy of Kiev and All Ukraine expresses support for the Serbian Church in connection with the situation in Montenegro
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In the end of 2019, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted a law “On Freedom of Faith and Beliefs and Legal Status of Religious Communities”, whereby all the religious edifices that had been built before 1918, are to be transferred for ownership to the state. His Beatitude Onufriy, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, sent a letter to His Holiness Irenaeus, Patriarch of Serbia, supporting the Serbian Orthodox Church and expressing solidarity with the Orthodox faithful in Montenegro in their trials.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia with the anniversary of his enthronement
25 December 2019 year 17:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia with the anniversary of his enthronement
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The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulated His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia on the anniversary of his enthronement.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches
25 December 2019 year 13:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Christmas greetings to the heads of the non-Orthodox Churches.
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On the Nativity day the Primate of the Russian Church celebrated Great Compline at the Church of Christ the Saviour
7 January 2020 year

On the Nativity day the Primate of the Russian Church celebrated Great Compline at the Church of Christ the Saviour

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