Patriarchal Ministry
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia receives a delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople
26.05.2011 00:45 ·
On 25 May 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia received a delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople arrived to participate in the celebration of the Days of Slavonic Literature and Culture and the commemoration of Ss Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-the-Apostle – the Name Day of His Holiness.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin on Ss Cyril and Methodius Day
24.05.2011 18:56 ·
May 24 is also the Name Day of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill takes part in the meeting of the Russian Organizing Committee for the Day of Slavonic Literature and Culture
21.05.2011 10:09 ·
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia chaired the meeting.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church greets President of the Republic of Paraguay with the 200th independence anniversary
16.05.2011 13:24 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the President of the Republic of Paraguay Fernando Lugo on the 200th anniversary of independence. Text of the message is given below.
- Patriarch Kirill completes his primatial visitation to dioceses of Donetsk and Kharkov
08.05.2011 16:49 ·
In the afternoon of May 8, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia attended the festive repast given by the ruling bishop of the diocese of Kharkov and the regional governor.
- Patriarch Kirill lays a wreath at the Memorial of Glory in Kharkov
08.05.2011 14:43 ·
After the Divine Liturgy celebrated on May 8, 2011, in the Freedom Square in Kharkov, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visited the Memorial of Glory.
- Primate of the Russian Church officiates at the consecration of archimandrite German (Kamalov) as Bishop of Yeisk
02.05.2011 10:17 ·
On 1 May 2011, St. Thomas Sunday, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Assumption in the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill attends Paschal reception given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
28.04.2011 17:23 ·
On 28 April 2011, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation gave a festive Paschal reception at the Ministry mansion in Moscow. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was met by the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
- Address by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Easter reception given by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
28.04.2011 16:38 ·
For every believer, the Resurrection of Christ is a source of joy and hope that gives us strength on our spiritual journey of spiritual perfection, honest work and service to our neighbours.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy in the Laura of the Caves in Kiev on Bright Wednesday
27.04.2011 18:28 ·
On 27 April 2011, Bright Wednesday, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine together with the assembly of hierarchs and cleric from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Laura of the Caves in Kiev.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Paschal prayer service in the Chernobyl Zone
26.04.2011 18:33 ·
On 26 April 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine arrived in St. Elijah’s church in Chernobyl, the only working church in the Zone of Alienation of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
- Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church holds its first meeting
14.04.2011 15:41 ·
In his introductory speech His Holiness named the main reasons of establishing a new body of collective leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church and its tasks.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono
06.04.2011 18:26 ·
On 6 April 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with H. E. Masaharu Kono, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Russia.
- Department for External Church Relations marks its 65th anniversary
04.04.2011 16:58 ·
The Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), a most important Synodal department of the Russian Orthodox Church, marks its 65th anniversary on 4 April 2011.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church meets Nicaraguan Ambassador to Moscow
31.03.2011 21:15 ·
His Holiness wished the government and people of Nicaragua success in the solution of economic problems and emphasized the importance of maintaining principles of social justice.
- Patriarch Kirill meets with Polish Ambassador Wojciech Zajączkowski
30.03.2011 20:58 ·
On March 30, 2011, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Russian Federation Wojciech Zajączkowski.
- Patriarch Kirill receives Italian ambassador to Moscow Antonio Landi
30.03.2011 20:56 ·
On March 30, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia received Ambassador of the Republic of Italy in the Russian Federation Antonio Landi, at the patriarchal residence in Chisty Pereulok.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill commemorates victims of Moscow metro terrorist attack
29.03.2011 15:30 ·
A year has passed since the tragic day of bombing at ‘Lubyanka’ and “Park Kultury’ metro stations leaving forty people killed and eighty-eight injured. Today I would like to repeat the well-known words: Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia meets with President of the Palestinian National Authority Mr. Mahmoud Abbas
23.03.2011 17:06 ·
On 23 March 2011, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, at the Patriarch’s residence, Chisty side-street, Moscow.
- Holy Synod makes decisions concerning life of Russian Orthodox Church
23.03.2011 01:10 ·At its session on 22 March 2011, the ROC Holy Synod, chaired by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, considered the Church’s internal life, external relations, church-society relations and theological education.
