Patriarchal Ministry
- 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
- Grand reception on the occasion Patriarch Kirill’s 65th birthday
20.11.2011 23:38 ·
On November 20, 2011, after the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour, a grand reception took place on the occasion of Patriarch Kirill’s 65th birthday at the refectory chambers of the cathedral.
- 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 meets with heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches who came for celebrations marking Patriarch Kirill’s 65th birthday
20.11.2011 21:32 ·
On November 20, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev met with heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches who came for the celebrations marking Patriarch Kirill’s 65th birthday, at the Red Hall of the patriarchal residence in Chisty Pereulok, Moscow.
- Prime Minister Putin greets Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of his 65th birthday
20.11.2011 21:31 ·
Patriarch Kirill thanked Mr. Putin for the greetings and thanked him for his invariable attention to the needs of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- President Medvedev brings birthday greetings to Patriarch Kirill
20.11.2011 21:30 ·
In the afternoon of November 20, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev and Ms. Medvedev came to Patriarch Kirill’s working residence in Chisty Pereulok in Moscow to wish him many happy returns of the day on the occasion of his 65th birthday.
- 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
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill completes his official visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch
16.11.2011 12:43 ·
On 15 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia completed his official visit to the Orthodox Church of Antioch.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addresses faculty and students of the University of Balamand
16.11.2011 10:43 ·
On 15 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited the University of Balamand.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church visits Balamand Monastery in Lebanon
16.11.2011 09:59 ·
On 15 November 2011, the last day of his official visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited the Balamand Monastery of the Dormition of Our Lady.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Maronite Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï
16.11.2011 03:11 ·
On 15 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Maronite Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï.
- Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Lebanon
15.11.2011 02:50 ·
On November 14, 2011, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with President of the Republic of Lebanon, Gen. Michel Suleiman, in Beirut.
- Patriarch Kirill celebrates thanksgiving at St. George’s in Beirut
14.11.2011 23:53 ·
On November 14, 2011, in the course of his official visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited St. George’s Cathedral in Beirut. There was a multitude of the faithful – Orthodox Arabs and people from the Russian diaspora in Lebanon.
- Patriarch Kirill arrives in Lebanon
14.11.2011 16:19 ·On November 13, 2011, in the course of his official visit to the Orthodox Church of Antioch, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Lebanon from Syria.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Syria Bashar al-Assad
14.11.2011 12:28 ·
President al-Assad greeted His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, reminded all those present that it was from Damascus that Christianity began to spread all over the through the labours of St. Paul, and said: ‘Syria gives a wonderful example of peaceful coexistence of various religious communities consisting of people of different nationalities.”
- Primates of the Antiochian and Russian Orthodox Churches celebrate at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Damascus
13.11.2011 22:30 ·
On 13 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius of Antioch and All the East officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Assumption in the capital of Syria. The service was celebrated in the Arabic and Church Slavonic languages.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Prime Minister of Syria Adel Safar
13.11.2011 20:15 ·
On 12 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with H. E. Adel Safar, head of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic, at his residence.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with compatriots in Damascus
13.11.2011 16:47 ·
On 12 November 2011, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church concluded the first day of his visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch with a visit to the Church of St. Ignatius the God-Bearer in Damascus – the Representation of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of the Great City of Antioch and All the East.
