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In pictures: Russian Patriarch Kirill meets with Romanian Patriarch Daniel at his patriarchal residence, St Daniel Monastery in Moscow

Photography courtesy of Robert Nicolae/Basilica.ro

Dec 7, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Primates of Local Orthodox Churches

In the evening of 4 December 2017, at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence, the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin, met with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and the Primates and heads of the delegations of the Local Orthodox Churches who had come to Moscow to take part in the celebrations…

Dec 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Fraternal communion and missionary co-responsibility

Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at the Solemn session with the participation of the Primates and Delegations of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, Moscow, 2 December 2017: We are in Moscow today to mark together the 100th anniversary of the restauration of the patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church (1917-2017).…

Dec 2, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Centenary of the restoration of the Russian Patriarchate | The delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church departs to Moscow

Saturday morning, the delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church led by Patriarch Daniel departed to Russia. The Patriarch of Romania will attend the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church, on 2-5 december 2017. This is the second visit paid by His Beatitude Daniel in Russia…

Dec 2, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Colours of Orthodoxy | An album depicting churches in Romania claims first place in “Best Illustrated Book” Category at international contest in Moscow

The ‘Colours of Orthodoxy. Romania’ photo album published by the Orthodox Diocese of Warsaw won first place in “Best Illustrated Book” Category at the 12th edition of the Illumination through books contest held in Moscow on Nov. 2. This year’s contest took place at Sergievsky Hall, Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, reports orthodox.pl. This…

Nov 11, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Ilia planning to visit Russia for centenary of restored Patriarchate 

His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia has accepted the invitation of His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill to visit Moscow on December 4 for the celebration of the centenary of the restoration of the Russian Patriarchate, saying he is ready to visit, health allowing, reports Ria-Novosti, quoted by orthochristian.com. Patriarch Ilia has had several health problems lately.…

Nov 6, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Cooperation and exchange of experience between the Russian and the Romanian Orthodox Churches

His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgovişte and Patriarchal Exarch, participated as a delegate of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, in the festive events to mark the 70th birthday of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, from 19 November to 22 November 2016. The events were opened by the celebration of the Divine…

Nov 29, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The first church dedicated to Physician Martyr Evgeny Botkin, consecrated in Moscow

His Grace Panteleimon, Bishop of Orekhovo-Zouevo (Russian Orthodox Church), consecrated on Friday, 25 March 2016, the church of the Clinical Hospital no. 57 in Moscow, pravmir.ru informs. This is the first church consecrated in Russia in the honour of St Martyr Evgeny Botkin, physician (general practitioner) of the imperial family of Martyr Nicholas II Romanov. “The holy…

Mar 29, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu