Patriarchal Ministry
- Patriarch Kirill’s primatial visitation to Ukraine
29.07.2011 11:27 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was on a primatial visit to Ukraine from July 26 to 28.
- Patriarch Kirill of Russia, Patriarch Iliya of Georgia and Metropolitan Vladimir of Ukraine celebrate together
28.07.2011 16:21 ·
On July 28, the commemoration day of St. Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia and His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Kiev Laura of the Caves.
- Patriarch Kirill attends the opening of international forum on Orthodox Women: Unity, Service, Love
28.07.2011 14:44 ·On July 27, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia attended the opening of the international forum on Orthodox Women: Unity, Service, Love. It took place at the Ukraine’s House, the national business and cultural cooperation center in Kiev.
- Regular session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church takes place in the Laura of the Caves in Kiev
27.07.2011 15:00 ·
On 27 July 2011, a regular meeting of the summer session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia began at the Synodal Hall of Kievan Metropolia.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, His Holiness Patriarch Iliya, and His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir celebrate prayer service at the monument to the Baptizer of Russia
27.07.2011 15:00 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Ukrainian Prime Minister N. Azarov at the Dormition Laura of the Caves in Kiev in the morning of July 27, 2011. After the meeting, Patriarch Kirill proceeded to Vladimir’s Hill.
- Primates of the Russian and Georgian Orthodox Churches meet at the Laura of the Caves in Kiev
27.07.2011 12:50 ·
On 26 July 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with His Holiness and Beatitude Iliya II, Catholics-Patriarch of All Georgia at the Synodal Gall of the Kiev Metropolia.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill begins his primatial visit to Ukraine
26.07.2011 23:19 ·
On 26 July 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia began his primatial visit to Ukraine.
- Patriarch Kirill receives hierarchs of the Orthodox Church of Antioch
26.07.2011 10:15 ·
On July 25, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia received some hierarchs of the Orthodox Church of Antioch at his working residence in Chisty Pereulok, Moscow.
- Patriarch Kirill addresses grand meeting held on occasion of 65th anniversary of Department for External Church Relations
24.07.2011 21:53 ·
A grand meeting devoted to the 65th anniversary of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations took place on July 24, 2011 at the Danilovsky Hotel. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia delivered the following address
- Grand meeting on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations takes place
24.07.2011 21:50 ·
On 24 July 2011, a grand meeting on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR) took place at the ‘Danilovskiy’ hotel complex in Moscow. The Presidium included His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia; Metropolitan Philaret of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus; Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna; Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the DECR chairman; Mr. Sergei Naryshkin, head of the Administration of the President of Russia; Mr. Alexander Zhukov, Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation; and Mr. Grigory Karasin, the State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia.
- Celebration of the DECR’s 65th anniversary begins with Patriarchal service at St. Daniel’s Monastery
24.07.2011 18:00 ·
On 24 July 2011, the 6th Sunday after Pentecost and the commemoration day of St. Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Council in St. Daniel’s Stavropegic Monastery.
- Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy at St. Sergius Monastery of the Holy Trinity
18.07.2011 20:56 ·
On July 18, 2011, the Day of the Finding of the Relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Assumption in the St. Sergius Monastery of the Holy Trinity.
- Patriarch Kirill receives a delegation of a Catholic dioceses in Italy
14.07.2011 17:02 ·
On July 13, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia received a delegation of the Catholic diocese of Trento, Italy, led by Archbishop Luigi Bressan, at the Myrrh Preparation Hall of the Patriarchal Palace in the Moscow Kremlin.
- Patriarch Kirill gives his blessing upon holding a Jubilee Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
06.07.2011 11:26 ·On July 5, 2011, His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine, sent His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia a letter informing him about the plan to convene a Jubilee Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on July 8 in Kiev and about its aims, pointing out that the Council ‘is called to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Eph. 4:3)’.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Svensk Monastery of the Dormition in Bryansk on the Feast of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Land of Russia
26.06.2011 13:17 ·
The leaders of the Bryansk region, including Governor Nikolai Denin, and deputies of the Regional and City Dumas, as well as representatives of Belarus and Ukraine attended the divine service, which was broadcast at the square in front of the monastery and on local TV.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill takes part in the opening ceremony of Slavonic Unity Festival
26.06.2011 01:14 ·
On 25 June 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Bryansk and proceeded to the juncture of borders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to take part in the opening ceremony of the “Slavonic Unity-2011” International Festival.
- Patriarch Kirill opens the Moscow meeting of the European Council of Religious Leaders
21.06.2011 19:28 ·
The European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) opened its meeting on 21 June 2011, at the Church Councils Hall of the Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
- Patriarch Kirill meets with new Apostolic Nuncio in Russia
17.06.2011 16:08 ·
Welcoming Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Patriarch Kirill said he kept good memories of and gave a high value to the archbishop’s contribution to the settlement of inter-confessional relations in the 1990s in Moscow and later in Ukraine. He also wished his guest successful tenure in Moscow as apostolic nuncio.
- Patriarch Kirill greets 5th International Russian-Georgian Poetry Festival
06.06.2011 12:13 ·The 5th International Russian-Georgian Poetry Festival is held from June 6-15, 2011, in the Georgian cities of Batumi, Poti, Kutaisi and Tbilisi. About 100 authors from over 30 countries attend.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent following message of greetings to the organizers, participants and guests of the festival
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs a regular session of the Holy Synod in St. Petersburg
30.05.2011 12:11 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill opened the session, saying, “There are many items on the agenda. We should consider many important issues of the life of the Russian Orthodox Church and reorganization of several dioceses. We should think of measures to bring about a more intensive church life in certain regions in compliance with the decisions of the Bishops’ Council.”
