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20.02.2015 23:47
Patriarch Kirill leads the 15th Ceremony of Awarding the Prize of the International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Nations
The prize is awarded ‘in recognition of outstanding work to strengthen the unity of Orthodox nations, to assert and promote Christian values in the life of society’.
20.02.2015 19:37
Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission completes its session
On 20 February 2015, the Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission for the Preparation of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church completed its second session, which had begun on February 15, at the Orthodox Centre of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Chambésy (Switzerland).
20.02.2015 16:55
Patriarch John X of Antioch meets with Foreign Minister S. Lavrov
On February 20, 2015, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch met with the head of the Russian foreign policy departments, Mr. Sergey Lavrov.
19.02.2015 19:01
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch
On 19 February 2015, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
19.02.2015 15:46
Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church take part in the first meeting of the Commission on Improvement of Law and Regulatory Practice at the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations
The Commission was set up by the decision of the Council on 11 December 2015 and is chaired by Mr. Sergei Ivanov, head of the Presidential Administration.
18.02.2015 20:49
Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East arrives in Moscow
His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East arrived in Moscow.
18.02.2015 19:00
An Orthodox religious education center to be built on Phuket Island
The construction of a religious education center in Thailand is more than vital since students from among local people, who are sent for theological training to Russia, find it difficult to get fully accustomed to new conditions.
17.02.2015 22:04
Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission continues its session
The Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission for the Preparation of the Pan-Orthodox Council will continue its work until 21 February 2015, at the Orthodox Centre of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Chambésy near Geneva.
17.02.2015 17:32
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over mass killing of Christians in Libya
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent condolences to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and His Holiness Patriarch Tawadros II over the murder of over twenty Coptic Christians in Libya.
17.02.2015 14:46
Patriarch Kirill’s congratulates Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa on his Name Day
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following message of greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa on the occasion of the day of his patron saint