New documents
- Communique of 2nd Talks between Russian Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania
07.02.2012 18:27 ·The talks were a follow-up of the Symposium on Christians in Face of the Challenge to the Institution of Family organized in January 2011 in Kaunas by the Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference with the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets King Abdullah II of Jordan with his 50th birthday
31.01.2012 11:17 ·
(Russian) Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл направил Королю Иордании Абдалле II поздравительное послание по случаю юбилея – 50-летия со дня рождения.
- Metropolitan Christopher of the Czech Lands and Slovakia’s message to Metropolitan Hilarion on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his archpastoral ministry
14.01.2012 21:29 ·His Beatitude Christopher, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, sent the following congratulatory message to Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his archpastoral ministry
- Patriarch Kirill congratulates Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk on 10th anniversary of his archpastoral ministry
14.01.2012 21:02 ·
(Russian) Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл направил председателю Отдела внешних церковных связей Московскго Патриархата митрополиту Волоколамскому Илариону поздравительное послание по случаю 10-летия архиерейской хиротонии.
- Christmas Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia
05.01.2012 14:56 ·
to the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill upon victims of terrorist attacks in Nigeria
30.12.2011 19:10 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to the President of Nigeria, H. E. Goodluck Jonathan, upon the loss of dozens of people in a series of terrorist attacks within and near Christian churches in different regions of the country on Christmas celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
- Metropolitan Hilarion’s condolences upon terrorist attacks in Nigeria
30.12.2011 19:08 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a letter to the President of the Nigerian Conference of Bishops in connection with the loss of people in terrorist attacks on Christmas Day.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets the Heads of foreign states with the New Year and the Nativity of Christ
30.12.2011 12:42 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Krill of Moscow and All Russia sent greeted the heads of states of Orthodox tradition in far abroad with the Nativity of Christ. His Holiness congratulated President Boris Tadić of Serbia, President Filip Vujanović of Montenegro, President Gjorge Ivanov of Macedonia, President Georgi Parvanov of Bulgaria, President Traian Bǎsescu of Romania, President Karolos Papoulias of Greece and President Dimitris Christofias of Cyprus. The text is given below.
- DECR chairman greets the heads of foreign states and public and state leaders in far abroad with the New Year and the Nativity of Christ
30.12.2011 12:42 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent Christmas greetings to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and the other Commonwealth realms, Ireland, President Serj Sargsian of Armenia, President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President Bronislaw Komorovski of Poland, President Boris Tadić of Serbia, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy and other persons. The text of his message is given below.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church expresses concern over detention of Archimandrite Ephrem, abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos
29.12.2011 14:03 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to H. E. Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic, expressing concern over detention of the abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery of the Annunciation on the Holy Mount Athos. Text of the message is given below.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the Heads of non-Orthodox Churches with the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
25.12.2011 02:00 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the Heads of non-Orthodox Churches with the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- DECR chairman greets Heads of Non-Orthodox Churches with the Nativity of Christ
25.12.2011 01:59 ·Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, has sent his greetings to the Pope of Rome Benedict XVI; the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II; Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams, Head of the Anglican Communion; Archbishop Kari Mäkinen, Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland; Praeses Nikolaus Schneider, President of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany; and the heads of other non-Orthodox Christian Churches.
- Patriarch Kirill congratulates Metropolitan Christopher on 60th anniversary of autocephaly of Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
09.12.2011 15:00 ·
On December 8, 2011, the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia marked the 60th anniversary since canonical autocephaly was granted her by the Russian Orthodox Church. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a congratulatory letter on the occasion of this remarkable date. Its text was read out by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, during the solemn service celebrated at St. Nicholas’s at Staromestska Square, Prague.
- Communiqué of the International Conference on Freedom of Faith: the Problem of Discrimination and Persecution against Christians
01.12.2011 23:04 ·The International Conference on Freedom of Faith: Problem of Discrimination and Persecution against Christians completed its work in Moscow on December 1, 2011, by issuing a communiqué. The text is given below.
- Communiqué of Meeting of the Primates and representatives of seven Local Orthodox Churches held in Moscow on the occasion of the 65th birthday of the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
21.11.2011 16:28 ·On November 21, 2011, the Primates and representatives of seven Local Orthodox Churches: Antiochian, Russian, Georgian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Polish and of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, met at the patriarchal residence in the Moscow Kremlin on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
- DECR chairman’s message of greetings to Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of his 65th birthday
21.11.2011 13:02 ·Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, has addressed the following message to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russian on the occasion of his 65th birthday
- Patriarch Kirill’s speech at grand reception on occasion of his 65th birthday
20.11.2011 22:56 ·
On November 20, 2011, a grand reception took place at the Refectory Chambers of the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour on the occasion of Patriarch Kirill’s 65th birthday. His Holiness Kirill addressed himself to the guests with the following words of gratitude
- President Medvedev’s message to Patriarch Kirill on occasion of his 65th birthday
20.11.2011 16:24 ·The head of the Russian state sent the following message of birthday greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of his 65th birthday.
- Patriarch Kirill extends condolences to Nigeria’s president over the death of Christian civilians at the hands of terrorists
16.11.2011 20:07 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan the following message of condolences over the tragic death of over one hundred citizens of his country as a result of terrorist actions committed against Christian civilians
- “Moral Dimension of Democracy” Speech by Metropolitan Hilarion at the International Conference on Democracy, Society and Modernization in Modern Russia: Unity of Purpose and Action
25.10.2011 16:00 ·If we show understanding of our spiritual tradition and, above all, rely on it in attempts to make social changes, these changes will differ from the utopian projects of those who wanted to extinguish our historical memory in their endeavour to build a new world without God.
