The Georgian Patriarchate is under pressure from governmental and non-governmental forces to recognize the new Ukrainian nationalist church, according to the head of the Patriarchate’s press service Archpriest Andria Dzhagmaidze. Those who do not support autocephaly for the Ukrainian schismatics are being painted as having pro-Russian sentiments, whereas the Church has stated that it will…

On 17 January 2019, the Russian delegation led by Mr. Dmitry Sablin, deputy of the State Duma and vice-chairman of the ‘Combat Brotherhood’ veteran organization, visited the residence of the Patriarch of Antioch in Damascus and met with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East. The delegation included Mr….

On 20 January 2019, after the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God in the city of Borispol, Archbishop Abel of Lublin and Chelm expressed support to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its Primate His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine, the UOC Information and Education…

On 17 January 2019, Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of the Great Antioch and All the East, took part in a meeting between the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a delegation of the Russian parliamentarians, public figures and entrepreneurs. The delegation included Mr. Sergei Gavrilov,…

His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, has greeted His Holiness Neophyte, Patriarch of Bulgaria, on the occasion of his Name Day. His Holiness Neophyte Metropolitan of Sofia Patriarch of Bulgaria Your Holiness, Beloved Brother and Concelebrant at the Altar of God: I cordially greet you on the occasion of your Name Day…

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, has greeted the Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the commemoration day of his heavenly patron, the Holy Martyr Neophytos. Below is the full text of the message of greeting. Your Holiness, I cordially greet you on the occasion of…

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on his Name Day. The text of the letter is given below. Your Beatitude, Please accept my heartfelt greetings with the commemoration day of your heavenly patron. Gaining…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on the commemoration day of his heavenly patron – Venerable Martyr Anastasius the Persian. The text of the message is given below. HIS BEATITUDE ANASTASIOS ARCHBISHOP OF TIRANA AND ALL ALBANIA Your Beatitude, Beloved in the…

On 21 January 2019 Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with H.E. Norbert Konkoly, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to the Russian Federation. They were joined at the meeting, which took place at the DECR premises, by Archbishop Antony of Vienna and Budapest, head…