His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs session of the Supreme Church Council
On 13 June 2019, a session of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church took place at the Supreme Church Council’s Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour under chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus
In the beginning of the meeting, the DECR chairman conveyed to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus cordial greetings and best wishes from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
On June 6, 2019, with a blessing of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), arrived in the Holy Land.
Patriarch Kirill presides over Holy Synod session in St. Petersburg
On May 30, 2019, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church began its session at the historic building of the Sacred Governing Synod in St. Petersburg. The session is chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
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Primate of Serbian Orthodox Church greets His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine with his Name Day
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On 23 June 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR) arrived in Greece with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All RussiaIn Kiev, seekers of tomos are now revolting against it
Philaret Denisenko has announced the re-creation of the so-called ‘Kiev Patriarchate’.DECR chairman meets with Ambassador of Denmark to Russia
Metropolitan Hilarion warmly greeted the guest at the Synodal department in charge of external relations of the Russian Church.Metropolitan Hilarion meets with a hierarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Metropolitan Mar Ishaq extended congratulations to His Eminence Hilarion on yesterday’s commemoration day of his patron saint and conveyed him a cordial greeting from His Holiness Mar Gewargis III, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East.DECR chairman meets with Hungary’s Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén
During the talk, the interlocutors exchanged opinions concerning a number of problems including the church situation in Ukraine.CMI Commencement Day begins with common prayer of the rector, faculty and student
On June 19, 2019, the commemoration day of his heavenly patron – St. Hilarion the New and the 32th anniversary of his monastic vows, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman and rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies (CMI), celebrated Divine Liturgy in the church of…Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe presides over celebration at the Trinity Cathedral in Paris on Pentecost
On 16 June 2019, the Day of the Holy Trinity, celebrations took place at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on the Branly Embankment in Paris. Metropolitan Antony of Korsun and Western Europe officiated at the Divine Liturgy, the first for him as for the ruling bishop.Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem celebrates its main feast
On June 17, 2019, the Day of the Holy Spirit, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, traditionally presided over the celebrations on the annual day of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, the official representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Holy…Celebrations on the Day of the Holy Trinity in Pyongyang
On June 16, 2019, when the Orthodox Church commemorates the Day of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles – the day of the foundation of the Christian Church, the church of the Trinity in the capital city of the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea celebrated its dedication…