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DECR Chairman celebrates Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Rome
26 May 2025 year 11:43

DECR Chairman celebrates Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Rome

The occasion also marked the 25th anniversary of the return of one of the oldest Russian Orthodox parishes in Italy from the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople — which the community had been forced to join in the 20th century — back to the Russian Orthodox Church.
As a result of the AFU attack, St. Nicholas Cathedral in the village of Epifan, Tula Oblast, was damaged
25 May 2025 year 16:28

As a result of the AFU attack, St. Nicholas Cathedral in the village of Epifan, Tula Oblast, was damaged

On the night of May 25, as a result of an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), St. Nicholas Cathedral in the village of Epifan, Tula Oblast (Kimovskoe Deanery of the Tula Diocese), was damaged.
A moleben was served before the relics of St. Cyril Equal-to-the-Apostles in Rome
24 May 2025 year 15:26

A moleben was served before the relics of St. Cyril Equal-to-the-Apostles in Rome

On May 24, the feast day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlighteners of the Slavs, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, and Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe, served a moleben at the Basilica of St. Clement in Rome.
OCU raiders seize a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Spaska village, Bukovina
13 May 2025 year 17:07

OCU raiders seize a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Spaska village, Bukovina

On 12th May, in Spaska village, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine, the OCU clerics seized the 19th-century Church of the Holy Great Martyr John of Suceava of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: The attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a church in the Belgorod region is evidence of the attackers' lack of Christian faith
7 May 2025 year 11:54

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: The attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a church in the Belgorod region is evidence of the attackers' lack of Christian faith

On 3rd May, drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victory-Bearer in Tolokonnoye village, Belgorod region, which is located 8 km from the border with Ukraine.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims’ Board
4 May 2025 year 22:19

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims’ Board

On 4th May, while in Baku, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ met with Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims’ Board.
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
3 May 2025 year 18:52

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev

On 3rd May, in Baku, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ met with H.E. Mr Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrives in Baku
3 May 2025 year 13:24

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrives in Baku

On 3rd May, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ arrived in Baku.
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Hierarch of the Russian Church takes part in celebrations marking great consecration of the Serbian Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Frankfurt am Main
29 April 2025 year 11:07

Hierarch of the Russian Church takes part in celebrations marking great consecration of the Serbian Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Frankfurt am Main

On 27th April, Second Sunday after Easter, of Apostle Thomas, Archbishop Tikhon of Ruza, administrator of the Diocese of Berlin and Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church, took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the great consecration of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Frankfurt am Main at the invitation of Archbishop Grigorije of Düsseldorf and Germany (Serbian Orthodox Church).
Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy at the church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Rome
28 April 2025 year 11:27

Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy at the church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Rome

On April 27, Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations—who is visiting Italy and the Vatican on a working trip with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'—celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Rome.

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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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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims’ Board
4 May 2025 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims’ Board

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