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"There can be no Christian without good deeds."
— His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
On the Feast of Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov), the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada Prayerfully Mark the 50th Anniversary of Their Founding
On September 5–6, 2020, the clergy and parishioners of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Canada and Mexico prayerfully marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the special church groupings of Moscow Patriarchate parishes in the countries of North America. The celebration was timed to...
Message of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Episcopate, Clergy, Monastics and Laity in Connection with the Harmful Pestilence That Has Come Upon Us This Year
At the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held on August 25, 2020, a Message was adopted to the episcopate, clergy, monastics and laity in connection with the harmful pestilence that has come upon us this year (Minutes No. 45). Giving praise...
Representatives of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA Take Part in the International Online Conference “Youth Ministry of the Russian Orthodox Church: Experience and Prospects”
On June 29–30, the International Online Conference “Youth Ministry of the Russian Orthodox Church: Experience and Prospects” was held. The forum, aimed at bringing together the experience of youth ministry in recent years, took place with the blessing...
Address of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the Day of the Baptism of Rus’ after the Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior
Your Eminences and Graces! Dear fathers, brothers and sisters! I cordially congratulate all of you on the great feast — the commemoration of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Prince Vladimir, the Baptizer of Rus’. And, as a certain tradition has been established in recent decades...
Working Meeting of the Administration of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA
On June 28, at the Church of the Three Holy Hierarchs in Garfield, New Jersey, a working meeting of the administration of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA was held, attended by the Chancellor, Archpriest George Konev; the head of the chancery, Priest Mark Rashkov; the Secretary of the Administrator...
Address of Congratulations from the Members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on His Name Day
To His Holiness, KIRILL, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’. Your Holiness, Holy Master and Gracious Father! Christ is Risen! With these life-affirming words of the Paschal good news, allow us to greet you cordially and congratulate you on the feast...
Bishop Matthew of Sourozh Sends Condolences to the Family and Loved Ones of Yu.A. Sandulov
The president and founder of the compatriots’ historical society “Northern Cross,” historian and philosopher Yuri Sandulov, died on Wednesday morning, May 6, from complications of coronavirus infection in the 67th year of his life. To the family, loved ones and colleagues of Yuri Askoldovich...
Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the 3rd Sunday of Pascha, of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women
Dear brothers and sisters! Christ is Risen! By the mercy of God we have already reached the 3rd Sunday of the Paschal celebration, which the Church has wisely dedicated to the remembrance of the podvig of the myrrh-bearing women. The myrrh-bearing women and the apostles represent, as it were, two paths of faith. The resolute...
Paschal Greeting by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
Your Graces, archpastors, reverend fathers, venerable monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters! CHRIST IS RISEN! By the mercy of the All-Bountiful God we have been granted to reach the radiant Paschal night and again rejoice in the glorious Resurrection of Christ. I cordially congratulate...