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11.01.2015 22:58
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi with his 40th birthday
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated H.E. Mr. Matteo Renzi, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Italy, on his 40th birthday.
10.01.2015 10:18
Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the opening of 5th Christmas Festival of Religious Music in Moscow
The Christmas Festival already has its own history and its own audience, Metropolitan Hilarion noted, greeting all those present in the concert hall.
07.01.2015 23:45
Patriarch Kirill celebrates Great Vespers on Christmas Day in Church of Christ the Saviour
In the evening of the Day of the Nativity of Christ, January the 7th, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Great Vespers at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
07.01.2015 11:28
Metropolitan Hilarion: Having come to this world, Christ always remains with us
On the Christmas night, January the 7th, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, celebrated the festive Divine Liturgy at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted-on-Bolshaya Ordynka in Moscow.
07.01.2015 10:01
Patriarch Kirill’s Christmas greetings to heads of states
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following Christmas greetings to heads of states belonging to the Orthodox tradition in far abroad. He greeted in particular Presidents Rosen Plevneliev of Bulgaria, Nicos Anastasiadis of Cyprus, Gjogre Ivanov of Macedonia, Klaus Iohannis of Romania, Tomislav Nicolic…
07.01.2015 10:00
DECR chairman sends Christmas and New Year greetings to heads of foreign states, foreign public figures and statesmen
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent greetings to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; King Felipe VI of Spain; Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein; Mr. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia; Mr. Bronisław…
07.01.2015 0:02
Patriarch Kirill’s greetings to primates of Local Orthodox Churches on the occasion of the Day of the Nativity of Christ
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent Christmas greetings to the following Primates of Local Orthodox Churches: His Holiness Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople; His Beatitude Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria; His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch, His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem;…
07.01.2015 0:01
DECR chairman sends Christmas greetings to Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, has sent the following Christmas greetings to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches
05.01.2015 23:28
Christmas Message of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus Kirill
to the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church.
28.12.2014 21:32
Metropolitan Hilarion: the Lord calls all of us to apostolic service
After the Litany of Fervent Supplication Metropolitan Hilarion said a prayer for peace in Ukraine.