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    Patriarch

    Department Chairman

    Interorthodox relations

    Interchristian contacts

    Interfaith dialog

    Unity of the Russian Church

    DECR Chairman meets with Primate of Armenian Apostolic Church

    17.03.2025

    DECR chairman congratulates Archbishop Joani of Tirana and All Albania on his election as Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church

    16.03.2025

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends congratulations to Archbishop Joani of Tirana and All Albania on his election as Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church

    16.03.2025

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with delegation of Malankara Church

    08.03.2025

    Meeting of the Council of the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee has been held

    On February 28, 2025, a meeting of the Council of the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee (CIAC) took place at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

    28.02.2025

    Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk participates in Patriarchal Liturgy in Belgrade

    26.02.2025

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill speaks on the phone with His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije

    25.02.2025

    DECR Chairman tells participants of the meeting at Nizhny Novgorod seminary about external contacts of the Russian Orthodox Church

    22.02.2025

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Metochion in Bari

    16.02.2025

    DECR chairman meets with Catholic Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto Giuseppe Satriano

    15.02.2025

    On the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk celebrates Liturgy at the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bari

    15.02.2025

    Divine Liturgy celebrated at Christ the Saviour Cathedral on the occasion of the sixteenth anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

    01.02.2025

    News

    DECR Secretary for Interfaith Relations speaks at student conference in Moscow State Law University

    17.03.2025

    Russian Church representatives take part in interfaith meeting at UAE Embassy in Moscow

    17.03.2025

    Exhibition of Albert Benois’ works opens in Russian Orthodox Religious and Cultural Centre in Paris

    17.03.2025

    Statement by Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media concerning mass killings of civilians in Syria

    11.03.2025

    On fake letters sent to Russian Orthodox Church’s dioceses requesting rooms for namaz

    10.03.2025

    Patriarch John of Antioch officiates at Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of Orthodoxy

    09.03.2025

    Patriarchs of three Churches in Syria issue joint statement

    09.03.2025

    Delegation of the Church of India arrives in Russia for the feast of Blessed Matrona of Moscow

    08.03.2025

    In Trier, the memory of fallen Soviet prisoners of war was honored

    03.03.2025

    His Holiness Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria Leads Liturgy at the Representation of the Russian Church in Sofia

    28.02.2025

    Representative of the DECR participates in Interreligious Scientific-Practical Conference

    28.02.2025

    Patriarchal Exarch of Africa holds pastoral meeting in Zambia

    28.02.2025

    The sisters of the Pyukhtitsa Monastery have once again addressed an appeal to the Estonian parliament regarding the proposed amendments to the Law on Churches and Congregations

    27.02.2025

    A regular session of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Church Abroad is held

    27.02.2025

    Land plot in the capital of Zambia transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church

    26.02.2025

    Representative of the DECR participates in Interreligious Roundtable

    26.02.2025

    Rector of St. Nicholas Parish in Reykjavík takes part in laying of flowers ceremony on Defender of the Fatherland Day

    25.02.2025

    Russian Church hierarchs take part in commemorative events dedicated to prominent Serbian theologian Bishop Atanasije (Jevtić)

    24.02.2025

    Metropolitan Serafim of Penza concelebrates Sunday Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

    23.02.2025

    Soviet soldiers-liberators fallen in Second World War were commemorated in Berlin

    23.02.2025

    Russian Foreign Minister visits St. Sergius Cathedral of South African Diocese

    22.02.2025

    Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem receives Metropolitan Seraphim of Penza and Nizhny Lomov

    22.02.2025

    Documentary "Christ’s People. Our Time" about persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Church was shown at Russian House in Beirut

    21.02.2025

    Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa to provide drinking water to over 1,500 residents of Cameroon

    21.02.2025

    Agreement permitting a parish of the Patriarchal Exarchate of South-East Asia to carry out its religious activity in Myanmar was signed in the country’s capital

    19.02.2025

    Insights

    Ukraine as a testing ground for a new Unia: threats and ways to overcome them

    A report by Metropolitan Luka of Zaporozhye and Melitopol at the conference "The Influence of the Patriarchate of Constantinople on the Fate of Orthodoxy in Ukraine," organized by the Center for Russian Studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade.

    23.10.2024

    The Extreme Inconsistency of the Behaviour of Patriarch Bartholomew

    Protopresbyter Ioannis K. Diotis. Theologian, social commentator, writer and publisher. Recipient of awards from the Academy of Sciences of Athens for his activities.

    25.12.2023 • Reviews

    Pyrrhic victory of the Ukrainian authorities: the fight against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

    Article by Vakhtang V. Kipshidze, vice-chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media

    16.11.2023 • Reviews

    On the blessing of “same-sex” marriages in the Church of England

    09.03.2023 • Reviews

    Author

    The Origins of the 'Barbarian Lands' Theory: The Greek Archdiocese of America and the Interpretation of Canon 28 of Chalcedon

    An article by Matthew Namee

    28.10.2022

    Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'

    The Church’s communication with the world external to her is a special but integral part of Orthodox mission. This ministry is not always the direct proclamation of the Word of God. However, it helps millions of people to see Orthodoxy from various viewpoints and also to come to feel the beauty and power of Orthodoxy.

    News

    #Unity of the Russian Church 
    The sisters of the Pyukhtitsa Monastery have once again addressed an appeal to the Estonian parliament regarding the proposed amendments to the Law on Churches and Congregations

    27.02.2025

    Documentary "Christ’s People. Our Time" about persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Church was shown at Russian House in Beirut

    21.02.2025

    Documentary People of Christ. Our Time telling about persecutions against Ukrainian Orthodox Church was shown in Washington

    17.02.2025

    #Foreign parishes 
    Patriarchal Exarch of Africa holds pastoral meeting in Zambia

    28.02.2025

    Land plot in the capital of Zambia transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church

    26.02.2025

    Rector of St. Nicholas Parish in Reykjavík takes part in laying of flowers ceremony on Defender of the Fatherland Day

    25.02.2025

    #Persecution of Christians 
    Statement of the Legal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate regarding the entry into force of the law of Ukraine No. 3894-IX "On the protection of the constitutional order in the sphere of activity of religious organizations"

    28.10.2024

    Primate of the Malankara Church of India: "In these difficult times, we assure you of our prayerful support for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its believers."

    24.10.2024

    Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia characterizes the seizure of the Cathedral and beating of the Hierarch in Cherkasy as barbaric actions

    23.10.2024

    Video

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