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Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk leads celebrations at Moscow Metochion of Serbian Orthodox Church on its patronal feast
13 July 2025 year 12:10

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk leads celebrations at Moscow Metochion of Serbian Orthodox Church on its patronal feast

On 12th July, commemoration day of the Holy Glorious and All-Praised Peter and Paul, Leaders of the Apostles, the Moscow Metochion of the Serbian Orthodox Church celebrated its patronal feast.
Commemoration day of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco celebrated at Moscow Metochion of Orthodox Church in America
3 July 2025 year 19:26

Commemoration day of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco celebrated at Moscow Metochion of Orthodox Church in America

On 2nd July the celebrations marking the commemoration day of St. John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco, took place at the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine in-the-Fields – Moscow Metochion of the Orthodox Church in America.
Vladimir Legoyda: Decision to revoke Metropolitan Onuphry’s citizenship is a political act aimed at putting pressure on entire millions-strong flock of the Ukrainian Church
2 July 2025 year 22:47

Vladimir Legoyda: Decision to revoke Metropolitan Onuphry’s citizenship is a political act aimed at putting pressure on entire millions-strong flock of the Ukrainian Church

Mr Vladimir Legoyda, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media, issued a statement following news reports of 2nd July saying that His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine had been stripped of the Ukrainian citizenship.
Chinese martyrs commemorated in Beijing
24 June 2025 year 15:04

Chinese martyrs commemorated in Beijing

June 23rd marks the commemoration day of the Holy Hieromartyr Metrophanes of Beijing and many other martyrs who suffered with him for Christ during the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900.
Administrator of Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada takes part in celebrations marking the glorification of St. Olga of Kwethluk (Alaska)
24 June 2025 year 13:46

Administrator of Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada takes part in celebrations marking the glorification of St. Olga of Kwethluk (Alaska)

On 18th–22nd June, celebrations marking the canonization of the Holy Righteous Olga of Kwethluk (Alaska) took place in Alaska in compliance with the Proclamation of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America on the Glorification of the Righteous Servant of God Matushka Olga, issued on 8th November 2023.
DECR Chairman arrives in South Africa
17 June 2025 year 10:14

DECR Chairman arrives in South Africa

On June 16, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Primate of the Russian Church celebrates Liturgy at the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra on the Feast of the Holy Trinity
8 June 2025 year 13:57

Primate of the Russian Church celebrates Liturgy at the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra on the Feast of the Holy Trinity

On June 8, the Day of the Holy Trinity, which is the patronal feast of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' arrived at the abbot of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
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Religions Working Group of Petersburg Dialogue Forum holds its meeting in Tashkent
4 June 2025 year 11:33

Religions Working Group of Petersburg Dialogue Forum holds its meeting in Tashkent

On 3rd June, the Religions Working Group of the Petersburg Dialogue Forum held its regular meeting in the capital of Uzbekistan. It focused on the topic entitled “Social Activity As an Instrument of Interfaith Cooperation and Dialogue.”
Assyrian Patriarch meets with the head of St. Petersburg Metropolitanate and the Governor of St. Petersburg
4 June 2025 year 10:27

Assyrian Patriarch meets with the head of St. Petersburg Metropolitanate and the Governor of St. Petersburg

On June 2, a delegation of the Assyrian Church of the East headed by His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Awa III currently on an official visit to Russia, arrived in St. Petersburg.
Litiya celebrated in the territory of St. Sergius Cathedral in Johannesburg on the anniversary of the end of Anglo-Boer War
3 June 2025 year 10:49

Litiya celebrated in the territory of St. Sergius Cathedral in Johannesburg on the anniversary of the end of Anglo-Boer War

On 31st May, the anniversary of the end of the Anglo-Boer War, commemorative events took place in the Chapel of the Holy Grand Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, in the territory of the Cathedral of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg, South Africa. Prayers were offered for the Russian people who had died in that war.

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Statement by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the law adopted in Estonia with the aim of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church
10 April 2025 year 14:25

Statement by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the law adopted in Estonia with the aim of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church
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On 10th April, the Holy Synod issued a statement after a law had been adopted in Estonia with the view of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church.
18 October 2024 year 18:31

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"
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In connection with the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine No. 3894-IX from 20.08.24 "On the Protection of the Constitutional Order in the Sphere of Activity of Religious Organizations," the Legal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate reports that this legislative act grossly contradicts the norms and principles of international law.
Report on church relief efforts in Kursk and Belgorod regions for September 16th
17 September 2024 year 13:00

Report on church relief efforts in Kursk and Belgorod regions for September 16th
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Orthodox volunteers have begun working in one of the hospitals in the Kursk region, where the wounded are being treated, reports diakonia.ru. The Synodal Department for Charity has announced an additional recruitment of volunteers to assist in the Kursk hospital.
Report on church relief efforts in Kursk and Belgorod regions for 14th September
16 September 2024 year 10:35

Report on church relief efforts in Kursk and Belgorod regions for 14th September
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Since 16th August, 22,529 people have appealed for help to the Church Centre for All-Round Social Relief operating in the Trinity Convent in Kursk. Seeking assistance at the Church Centre on 14th September were 1,104 people (276 families).
Report on church relief efforts in Kursk and Belgorod regions for 12th September
13 September 2024 year 13:30

Report on church relief efforts in Kursk and Belgorod regions for 12th September
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Since 16th August, 20,373 people have appealed for help to the Church Centre for All-Round Social Relief operating in the Trinity Convent in Kursk. Seeking assistance at the Church Centre on 12th September were 1,220 people (305 families).
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Primate of the Russian Church celebrates Liturgy at the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra on the Feast of the Holy Trinity
8 June 2025 year

Primate of the Russian Church celebrates Liturgy at the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra on the Feast of the Holy Trinity

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