The funeral service and burial of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania took place.

On January 30, 2025, the funeral service and burial of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, who passed away on January 25, were held at the Resurrection Cathedral in Tirana.

30.01.2025

Annual Christmas meeting takes place at Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

29.01.2025

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Orthodox Church of Antioch

26.01.2025

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk visits Lebanon

26.01.2025

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the passing of the Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church

25.01.2025

His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania falls asleep in the Lord

25.01.2025

DECR Chairman meets with chaplain of St. Andrew's Anglican church in Moscow

23.01.2025

DECR Chairman participates in a meeting of the government commission on compatriots living abroad

20.01.2025

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk presents Patriarchal awards to DECR Staff

09.01.2025

On the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrated Great Vespers at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

07.01.2025

On the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, the Primate of the Russian Church celebrated the Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

07.01.2025

Christmas Message by His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia

06.01.2025

A Joint Session of the Holy Synod and the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Took Place

On December 26, 2024, a joint session of the Holy Synod and the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church was held in the Patriarchal Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.

26.12.2024

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill presided over the joint session of the Holy Synod and the Supreme Church Council

26.12.2024

DECR Chairman participates in the meeting of the IOPS council summarizing 2024 activities

26.12.2024

Rector of St. Philip Church in Sharjah, UAE, receives Patriarchal award

24.12.2024

DECR chairman meets with Israeli Ambassador to Russia

24.12.2024

Commission on Old-Rite Parishes and Cooperation with the Old-Rite Community holds it meeting

23.12.2024

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh sends condolences over the plane crash in Washington, DC

30.01.2025

Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Russia’s Ambassador to Syria

30.01.2025

Moscow Patriarchate’s delegation takes part in the celebrations marking the enthronement of new Primate of the Eritrean Church

29.01.2025

Hierarch of the Russian Church takes part in patronal feast of the Serbian convent in Buenos Aires

28.01.2025

Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan concelebrated Divine Liturgy at the Holy Sepulchre

26.01.2025

Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan meets with Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem

26.01.2025

Cleric of the Diocese of Korea speaks at the readings “Relations between Russia and Korea: 120 years ago and now”

25.01.2025

DECR representative attends concert performed for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

24.01.2025

Patriarchal Exarch of Africa blessed the waters of Lake Victoria

20.01.2025

Blessing of the Indian Ocean waters take place in Sharjah

20.01.2025

Russian citizens residing in Myanmar attend divine service on the Eve of Holy Theophany

20.01.2025

On the Eve of Theophany, Metropolitan Konstantin of Zaraysk celebrated Liturgy at St. Alexander Nevsky Parish in Kenya

20.01.2025

Patriarchal Exarch of Africa chairs meeting of clergy from six Western Kenya deaneries

20.01.2025

His Beatitude Patriarch John of Antioch and All the East meets with Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church

18.01.2025

On the Eve of the Holy Theophany the head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission took part in Patriarchal service on Jordan River

18.01.2025

Southern and Northern Church districts established within the South African Diocese in the Republic of Madagascar

18.01.2025

The Patriarchal Exarch of Africa celebrates Liturgy in the Kenyan Town of Nyabini

18.01.2025

Representatives of International Islamic University Malaysia visit Orthodox church in Kuala Lumpur

15.01.2025

Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka: Division in Ukraine has turned into the Orthodoxy-wide division

14.01.2025

Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka speaks on "Posthumanism" in the Field of Bioethics

14.01.2025

Reception held at the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem for the feast of the Nativity of Christ

10.01.2025

Community in Angola is for the first time received into the Russian Orthodox Church.

10.01.2025

Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulate the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilus on the occasion of the feast of the Nativity of Christ.

10.01.2025

Nativity services celebrated in Church Slavonic in the UAE, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrein and Oman.

10.01.2025

Head of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem participates in common prayer meeting with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus.

10.01.2025

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Ukraine as a testing ground for a new Unia: threats and ways to overcome them

A report by Metropolitan Luka of Zaporozhye and Melitopol at the conference "The Influence of the Patriarchate of Constantinople on the Fate of Orthodoxy in Ukraine," organized by the Center for Russian Studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade.

23.10.2024

The Extreme Inconsistency of the Behaviour of Patriarch Bartholomew

Protopresbyter Ioannis K. Diotis. Theologian, social commentator, writer and publisher. Recipient of awards from the Academy of Sciences of Athens for his activities.

25.12.2023 • Reviews

Pyrrhic victory of the Ukrainian authorities: the fight against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Article by Vakhtang V. Kipshidze, vice-chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media

16.11.2023 • Reviews

On the blessing of “same-sex” marriages in the Church of England

09.03.2023 • Reviews

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The Origins of the 'Barbarian Lands' Theory: The Greek Archdiocese of America and the Interpretation of Canon 28 of Chalcedon

An article by Matthew Namee

28.10.2022

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'

The Church’s communication with the world external to her is a special but integral part of Orthodox mission. This ministry is not always the direct proclamation of the Word of God. However, it helps millions of people to see Orthodoxy from various viewpoints and also to come to feel the beauty and power of Orthodoxy.

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Statement of the Legal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate regarding the entry into force of the law of Ukraine No. 3894-IX "On the protection of the constitutional order in the sphere of activity of religious organizations"

28.10.2024

Primate of the Malankara Church of India: "In these difficult times, we assure you of our prayerful support for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its believers."

24.10.2024

Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia characterizes the seizure of the Cathedral and beating of the Hierarch in Cherkasy as barbaric actions

23.10.2024

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Metropolitan Hilarion: it is our duty to preserve God's creation.

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The funeral service and burial of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania took place.

DECR Chairman meets with chaplain of St. Andrew's Anglican church in Moscow

A Joint Session of the Holy Synod and the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Took Place

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Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Russia’s Ambassador to Syria

Cleric of the Diocese of Korea speaks at the readings “Relations between Russia and Korea: 120 years ago and now”

On the Eve of Theophany, Metropolitan Konstantin of Zaraysk celebrated Liturgy at St. Alexander Nevsky Parish in Kenya

The Patriarchal Exarch of Africa celebrates Liturgy in the Kenyan Town of Nyabini

Community in Angola is for the first time received into the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'

Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka: Division in Ukraine has turned into the Orthodoxy-wide division

OCU raiders break Royal Doors while seizing Dormition Cathedral in Kremenchuk

The UN: Ukraine has not proven the legality of its actions aimed at banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Patriarchal Exarch of Africa blessed the waters of Lake Victoria

Blessing of the Indian Ocean waters take place in Sharjah

Russian citizens residing in Myanmar attend divine service on the Eve of Holy Theophany

Statement of the Legal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate regarding the entry into force of the law of Ukraine No. 3894-IX "On the protection of the constitutional order in the sphere of activity of religious organizations"

Primate of the Malankara Church of India: "In these difficult times, we assure you of our prayerful support for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its believers."

Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia characterizes the seizure of the Cathedral and beating of the Hierarch in Cherkasy as barbaric actions

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