Patriarchal Ministry
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church expresses his condolences over tragedy in Slovakia
01.09.2010 15:20 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed the following condolences to the President of Slovakia Ivan Gašparovič upon the tragic death of innocent people in Bratislava on 30 August 2010.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with representatives of the Russian museum community
30.08.2010 15:03 ·On 29 August 2010, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the cathedral square of St. Andronik’s Monastery, which houses the Andrei Rublev Central Museum of Old Russian Culture and Art and marks its 650th anniversary this year.
- Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia and hieromonk Gabriel (Bunge) concelebrate All-Night Vigil with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the church of “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of God
28.08.2010 07:55 ·
On 27 August 2010, the eve of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk officiate at the All-Night Vigil at the church of the “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon in Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow.
- Patriarch Kirill greeting Ukraine’s President Yanukovich on Independence Day
24.08.2010 11:49 ·The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church has sent the following message of greetings to Ukraine’s President Yanukovich on the occasion of the Independence Day
- Patriarch Kirill marks the Day of Solovki Saints’ Assembly with Divine Liturgy at Cathedral of Transfiguration in Solovki monastery
22.08.2010 15:00 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy on August 22, the Day of the Assembly of the Solovki Saints, at the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration in the Solovki Stauropegial Monastery.
- Patriarch Kirill begins his visit to Solovki monastery of Transfiguration
19.08.2010 23:15 ·
On August 19, 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived for a primatial visitation to the Solovki Islands.
- Heads of Russian Orthodox Church Synodal departments hold their first meeting
16.08.2010 13:09 ·On August 16, 2010, the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church Synodal departments assembled for their first meeting at the patriarchal working residence in Chisty Pereulok, Moscow. The meeting was chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.
- ‘We do not seek the defeat but the return of our brothers…’ – Interview by V. Legoida, head of the Synodal Information Department
11.08.2010 10:58 ·The Appeal of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod ‘To Orthodox Christians in Ukraine who stay outside the unity with the Holy Church’ has provoked a lively public discussion in Ukraine. The Synod of the so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kievan Patriarchate (UOC KP) issued immediately a counter statement whose tone and affirmations may perplex the reader. At the request of the Bogoslov.ru website, this document is commented by V. Legoida, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Synodal Information Department.
- Patriarch Kirill sends message of greetings to abbot of St. Panteleimon’s Monastery on occasion of its patron saint’s day
09.08.2010 12:00 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent a message of greetings to the abbot of the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on the occasion of its patron saint’s day
- Greek hierarch makes donation to the victims of forest fires in Russia
02.08.2010 16:15 ·On 1 August 2010, Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Laureotiki, leading pilgrims of the Greek Orthodox Church, who arrived in the Nizhny Novgorod diocese to celebrate the commemoration day of St. Seraphim of Sarov, handed over his own money to the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church as a donation to the victims of forest fires in Russia, press service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia reports.
- Patriarchal Appeal Concerning the Drought and Forest Fires in Russia
01.08.2010 14:45 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has addressed the following appeal to all the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the natural disasters – the drought and large-scale forest fires.
- Press-conference summing up Patriarch Kirill’s visitation of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
30.07.2010 17:32 ·
A press-conference on the results of Patriarch Kirill’s visit to Ukraine was held on July 30, 2010, at the Interfax news agency. The visit took place from July 20 to 28 on the invitation of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its dioceses.
- Patriarchal condolences over explosion in church of Protecting Veil in Zaporozhie
30.07.2010 11:42 ·An explosion went off during vespers, in the church of the Protecting Veil on July 28, 2010 in Zaporozhie. Nine people were injured and Sister Liudmila Donets died of the wounds. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences over the tragedy.
- Patriarch Kirill completes his visitation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
28.07.2010 17:15 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia completed his primatial visitation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on July 28, 2010.
- ‘It is easy to pray together with the Ukrainian people’ – Patriarch Kirill’s interview to Russia-24 TV channel
28.07.2010 15:30 ·On July 2, 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia gave an interview to an observer of the Russian National Television and Radio Company, I. N. Semenov. Below is the full text of the interview, which came out on July 28, the Day of the Baptism of Rus’.
- Patriarch Kirill honours memory of Great Patriotic War soldiers and victims of mass starvation in the 30s
28.07.2010 15:00 ·On July 28, 2009, in conclusion of his pastoral visitation of Ukraine, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited the Memorial of Glory in Kiev and the memorial to the victims of the 1930s mass starvation.
- Patriarch Kirill and Metropolitan Vladimir open an exposition on Heritage of Holy Prince Vladimir at Kiev Laura of Caves
28.07.2010 14:50 ·
On July 28, 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine took part in the opening of an exposition on the Heritage of the Holy Prince Vladimir organized by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Tourism, National Historical and Cultural Preserve of the Kiev Caves, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the New Era public political association.
- Patriarch Kirill and Metropolitan Vladimir celebrate Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Laura of the Caves in Kiev
28.07.2010 13:01 ·
The liturgy took place in the monastery’s square overcrowded with worshippers. The service was broadcast live by the Ukrainian television.
- Patriarch Kirill’s homily in Kiev Laura of Caves on the Baptism of Rus’ Day
28.07.2010 11:24 ·In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit!
With great joy and in the simplicity of our hearts we celebrate the Day of the
- Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod meets in the Kiev Laura of Caves
26.07.2010 12:19 ·
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, began its meeting on July 26, 2010, at the Dormition Monastery of the Caves in Kiev.
