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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Liturgy at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius on the commemoration day of the saint

18 July 2024 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Liturgy at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius on the commemoration day of the saint

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates His Holiness Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria on his election and enthronement

30 June 2024 year

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates His Holiness Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria on his election and enthronement
[Patriarch : Greetings and addresses]

Paschal Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

4 May 2024 year

Paschal Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
[Patriarch : Messages]

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Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia celebrates Liturgy in Indonesia on the commemoration day of St. Sergius of Radonezh

19 July 2024 year 13:08

Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia celebrates Liturgy in Indonesia on the commemoration day of St. Sergius of Radonezh

On July 18, on the feast day of the uncovering of the venerable relics of St. Sergius, hegumen of Radonezh, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and Southeast Asia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Bishops’ metochion of St.Vladimir’s church in Bekasi, Republic of Indonesia. On the eve of the feast, the archpastor celebrated the All-night Vigil.

Representatives of Local Orthodox Churches take part in divine service honouring the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers in Yekaterinburg

18 July 2024 year 16:54

Representatives of Local Orthodox Churches take part in divine service honouring the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers in Yekaterinburg

On the night of July 16 to 17, the Church honors the memory of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers. The main event of the Tsar’s Days took place in Yekaterinburg, namely the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on the square in front of the lower side-chapel of the Memorial Church on-the-Blood

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Liturgy at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius on the commemoration day of the saint

18 July 2024 year 13:55

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Liturgy at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius on the commemoration day of the saint

On July 18, on the commemoration day of the uncovering of the venerable relics of St. Sergius, hegumen of Radonezh (1422), His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Lavra's Cathedral square.

DECR representative takes part in a meeting of the Commission for Promoting Education, Science and the Russian Language Abroad

18 July 2024 year 12:46

DECR representative takes part in a meeting of the Commission for Promoting Education, Science and the Russian Language Abroad

On 16th July, Hieromonk Kirill (Peregudin), a staff member of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, took part in a meeting of the Commission for Promoting Education, Science and the Russian Language Abroad of the Public Council under the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation

UOC church seized in Pylypy village in Ukraine

18 July 2024 year 11:03

UOC church seized in Pylypy village in Ukraine

On 16th July, in Pylypy village, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine, representatives of the local authorities, acting together with the OCU activists, seized St. Nicholas Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The Primate of the Russian Church celebrates All-night Vigil at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius

17 July 2024 year 20:40

The Primate of the Russian Church celebrates All-night Vigil at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius

On July 17, on the eve of the commemoration day of the uncovering of the venerable relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh (1422), His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' celebrated the All-night Vigil on the Cathedral square of the Lavra.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Little Vespers at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius and reads akathist to the saint

17 July 2024 year 16:57

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Little Vespers at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius and reads akathist to the saint

On July 17, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' arrived at the Lavra of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius on the eve of the commemoration day of the uncovering of the venerable relics of St. Sergius, hegumen of Radonezh.

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Patriarchal condolences on the death of Boris A. Nelyubov

14 July 2024 year 14:50

Patriarchal condolences on the death of Boris A. Nelyubov
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' expressed condolences on the death of Boris Aleksandrovich Nelyubov, an honorary professor of the Moscow Theological Academy and a decades-long worker of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relation. He reposed in the Lord on July 12.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates His Holiness Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria on his election and enthronement

30 June 2024 year 18:00

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates His Holiness Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria on his election and enthronement
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ congratulated the new Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church – His Holiness Patriarch Daniel – on his election and enthronement.

Patriarch Kirill's Congratulations to Prime-Minister Narendra Modi on His Re-election as Head of the Government of India

12 June 2024 year 12:46

Patriarch Kirill's Congratulations to Prime-Minister Narendra Modi on His Re-election as Head of the Government of India
[Patriarch]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' congratulated Prime-Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election as the head of the Government of the Republic of India.

Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church sends message of congratulations on the occasion of the name’s day of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

24 May 2024 year 12:07

Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church sends message of congratulations on the occasion of the name’s day of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
[Greetings and addresses]

The members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulate His Holiness the patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill on the occasion of his name’s day.

Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac: We have no right to be silent about sufferings of Ukrainian Orthodox Church

18 May 2024 year 11:28

Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac: We have no right to be silent about sufferings of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
[Greetings and addresses]

Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac (Serbian Patriarchate), together with the clergy and flock of the Gornji Karlovac Diocese, sent an open letter of support to the long-suffering archpastors and God-loving faithful people of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Statement of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media regarding the demolition of the Tithes Monastery

17 May 2024 year 19:21

Statement of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media regarding the demolition of the Tithes Monastery
[Documents]

The Russian Orthodox Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media has issued a statement regarding the demolition of the Tithes (Desyatynny) Monastery in Kiev.

Paschal Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

4 May 2024 year 09:00

Paschal Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
[Patriarch]

Paschal Message by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monks and nuns, and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church.