Patriarchal Ministry
- Patriarch Kirill goes on official visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch
11.11.2011 13:17 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will be on an official visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch from November 12 to 15, 2011. According to the Orthodox tradition, these ‘peace visits’ are made by every elected primate of a Church to other primates of Local Orthodox Churches in the order prescribed by the diptych, the traditional list of the Heads of the Churches.
- Patriarch Kirill addresses students of Higher Diplomatic Courses
10.11.2011 21:22 ·
On November 10, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with students of the Higher Diplomatic Courses under the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at the Red Hall of the Church of Christ the Saviour.
- Photo exhibition dedicated to the 65th birthday of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill opens in Moscow
10.11.2011 01:39 ·
“Dialogue: Church, Society, State” photo exhibition opened at the Gallery of Classical Photography in Moscow on 9 November 2011. The viewers can be introduced to the primatial ministry of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia by looking at 150 photos presented by the press office of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church and the photobank of RIA ‘Novosti’.
- Patriarch Kirill meets with the leaders of St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation
10.11.2011 00:19 ·
On November 9, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the leaders of the St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation at the patriarchal working residence in Chisty Pereulok.
- Patriarch Kirill sends a letter to Council of Europe Secretary General
08.11.2011 20:02 ·In his letter, His Holiness stressed that ‘the Russian Orthodox Church gives a high value to the level of the relations, a testimony to which are regular meetings between leaders of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Council of Europe and their joint participation in discussions held in various formats on topical issues of pan-European significance’.
- President Dmitry Medvedev meets with Patriarch Kirill and bishops, clergy and church public
06.11.2011 23:37 ·
On November 5, after his visit to the 10th Church-public Exhibition-Forum ‘Orthodox Rus. Towards the Day of the People’s Unity’, President Dmitry Medvedev met with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and representatives of the episcopate, clergy and laity of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.
- Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted-in-Bolshaya Ordynka
06.11.2011 15:20 ·
During the liturgy Patriarch Kirill led the bishops in consecrating Archimandrite Guriy (Fedorov) as Bishop Aresenyev and Dalnegorsk.
- President Dmitry Medvedev visits the exhibition-forum ‘Orthodox Rus’ – Towards the Day of the People’s Unity’
05.11.2011 18:18 ·
The head of the state was met by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the miracle-working Icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin.
- Patriarch Kirill meets with ordinary of Catholic Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, Archbishop Paolo Pezzi
01.11.2011 18:05 ·
On November 1, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, ordinary of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow (Roman Catholic Church). The meeting took place at the Patriarch’s working residence in Chisty Pereulok.
- Patriarch Kirill meets with Japan’s ambassador to Russia
01.11.2011 17:44 ·
On November 1, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Russian Federation, Mr. Tikahito Harada, at the patriarchal residence in Chisty Pereulok.
- Patriarch Kirill congratulates Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on 20th anniversary of his patriarchal ministry
24.10.2011 12:20 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following congratulatory message to His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople the New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his patriarchal ministry
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: May the Girdle of the Most Holy Theotokos help Russian people comprehend the power of the Divine Grace
20.10.2011 13:26 ·
The bringing of the great Christian shrines to the Russian Orthodox Church is a main area of activity of the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation. The relics of St. Andrew the First-Called and of St. Luke, the right hand of St. John the Baptist, and the relics of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna and nun Barbara were brought to Russia and to the neighboring countries during the last ten years.
- Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to Patriarch of Alexandria visits Coptic Church Patriarchate
16.10.2011 14:43 ·Father Leonid informed Bishop Jeremiah of the stand taken by the Russian Orthodox Church with regard to the tragic events in Cairo and conveyed him the official statement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the matter and a letter from Patriarch Kirill to Patriarch Shenouda.
- Patriarch Kirill’s statement on disturbances in Cairo
12.10.2011 00:58 ·
In his statement published below, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church expresses support for the suffering Egyptian Christians.
- Patriarch Kirill’s message to Patriarch Shenouda III of the Coptic Church
12.10.2011 00:34 ·In connection with new attacks against Christians in Egypt, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following message to Shenouda III, the Pope and Patriarch of the Coptic Church
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has visited Moldova
11.10.2011 10:15 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia paid his primatial visit to Moldova on October 8-10, 2011.
- Moldova’s prime minister informs Patriarch Kirill about construction of new cathedral in Kishinev
10.10.2011 00:44 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Moldova’s president V. Filat on October 9, 2011, at presidential residence in Kishinev.
- Patriarch Kirill lays flowers at monument to Stephan III the Great
09.10.2011 21:02 ·
His Holiness was accompanied by Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and All Moldova.
- Patriarch Kirill meets with Moldova’s acting president M. Lupu
09.10.2011 19:45 ·
In the evening of October 9, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Moldova’s acting president and chairman of the parliament Mr. M. I. Lupu, at the presidential residence.
- Patriarch Kirill honoured with Moldova’s highest award
09.10.2011 17:00 ·
On October 9, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was presented with Moldova’s highest award, the Order of the Republic, in a solemn ceremony at the Palace of the Republic in Kishinev, the capital of Moldova.
