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Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church attends Paschal reception at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

20 May 2019 year

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church attends Paschal reception at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia

26 April 2019 year

Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia
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Patriarch Kirill’s congratulations to V. A. Zelensky on his election as President of Ukraine

23 April 2019 year

Patriarch Kirill’s congratulations to V. A. Zelensky on his election as President of Ukraine
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Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church attends Paschal reception at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

20 May 2019 year 19:29

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church attends Paschal reception at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On May 20, a solemn Paschal reception was held at the large mansion of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Attending the reception were religious leaders, heads of foreign diplomatic missions, Russian and foreign diplomats.

Delegation of pilgrims from North American Archdiocese of Antioch on a visit to St. Petersburg

20 May 2019 year 14:36

Delegation of pilgrims from North American Archdiocese of Antioch on a visit to St. Petersburg

On May 19, the fourth Sunday after Pascha, Metropolitan Varsonofy of St. Petersburg and Ladoga celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in the St. Alexander Nevsky Laura.

Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem

18 May 2019 year 12:16

Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem

On May 17, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine, currently on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, met with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.

Divine Liturgy celebrated outside the cathedral captured by schismatics in Vinnitsa

15 May 2019 year 11:28

Divine Liturgy celebrated outside the cathedral captured by schismatics in Vinnitsa

On May 14, the commemoration day of the Holy Martyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kiev, Archbishop Varsonofy of Vinnitsa and Bar, assisted by the diocesan clergy, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the grave of Metropolitan Makary (Svistun), who was administrator of the diocese of Vinnitsa in the period from 1992-2007. The archpastor was buried next to the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration, which is now captured by the OCU supporters.

Churches of the canonical Church have been attacked again in Rovno region in Ukraine

15 May 2019 year 09:42

Churches of the canonical Church have been attacked again in Rovno region in Ukraine

Supporters of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” continue capturing churches in the Rovno diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. In the last two days, worship buildings have been attacked in four villages of the region.

Delegation of Moscow Theological Schools visited Egypt

14 May 2019 year 12:25

Delegation of Moscow Theological Schools visited Egypt

From May 6 to 13, with the blessing of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and on the invitation of Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II, a delegation of the faculty, staff and students of Moscow Theological Academy visited Egypt to help develop inter-church cooperation in academic sphere and make a pilgrimage to old common Christian shrines in Egypt.

Delegation of Russian Orthodox Church visited Romania

14 May 2019 year 11:22

Delegation of Russian Orthodox Church visited Romania

With a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church visited Romania. It was led by Bishop Paramon of Sergiev Posad, abbot of the St. Sergius Laura of the Holy Trinity.

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Two-headed hydra of Ukrainian schism and the world Orthodoxy

8 May 2019 year 14:39

Two-headed hydra of Ukrainian schism and the world Orthodoxy
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Article by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, published on the ‘Jesus’ Orthodox Internet portal.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to heads of foreign states

3 May 2019 year 16:51

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to heads of foreign states
[Patriarch]

On the Feast of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent greetings to heads of foreign states of the Orthodox tradition.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Paschal greetings to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches

28 April 2019 year 15:18

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Paschal greetings to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Paschal greetings to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches.

Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia

26 April 2019 year 07:00

Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia
[Patriarch]

Paschal Message of His Holiness 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.

Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the terrorist action in Sri Lanka

21 April 2019 year 21:10

Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the terrorist action in Sri Lanka
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of condolences to His Excellency Maithripala Sirisene, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches

21 April 2019 year 14:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Easter greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral

16 April 2019 year 13:45

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of condolences to Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, over the fire that broke out at the Notre Dame Cathedral on the 15th of April.

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Patriarch Kirill chairs a regular session of Supreme Church Council

17 April 2019 year

Patriarch Kirill chairs a regular session of Supreme Church Council

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Апостола Симона Зилота (I).

Свт. Симона, еп. Владимирского и Суздальского (1226). Блж. Симона, Христа ради юродивого, Юрьевецкого (XVI). Мчч. Алфия, Филадельфа, Киприана, Онисима, Еразма и иных (251). Мч. Исихия Антиохийского (IV). Прп. Исидоры юродивой (IV). Блж. Таисии (V).

Киево-Братской иконы Божией Матери (1654).

Утр. – Ин., 67 зач., XXI, 15–25. Лит. – Деян., 26 зач., X, 34–43. Ин., 29 зач., VIII, 12–20. Ап.: 1 Кор., 131 зач., IV, 9–16. Мф., 56 зач., XIII, 54–58.

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