| Archive Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Ambassadors of Italy, France, Great Britain, Greece, Brazil, Serbia, Bulgaria and Lebanon 5 October 2020 year 17:57 On 5 th October 2020, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the residence of the Ambassador of the Italian Republic to the Russian Federation, where he met with the heads of diplomatic missions from eight countries. Taking part in the meeting were H.E. Pasquale K. Terraciano, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Russia; H.E. Debora Bronnert, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to Russia; H.E. Pierre Lévy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Russia; H.E. Ekaterini Nassika, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to Russia; H.E. Atanas Krastin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Russia; H.E. Miroslav Lazansky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Serbia to Russia; H.E. Chawki Bou Nassar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lebanon to Russia; H.E. Tovar da Silva Nunes, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Russia; and staff members of the Italian Embassy in Moscow. Among the topics raised during the meeting were the plight of Christians in the Middle East, political crisis in Lebanon, conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, problems of the Russian-Ukrainian relationships, global warming, COVID-19 pandemic, Russian-Bulgarian and Russian-Serbian church ties, ways to overcome the church schism in Ukraine, and the situation in Turkey after Hagia Sophia had been converted into a mosque. Answering question from those present, Metropolitan Hilarion told about the inter-Christian and interreligious contacts of the Russian Orthodox Church and about the Moscow Patriarchate’s position on a number of social issues. The participants in the meeting agreed to continue contacts in the bilateral format. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Metropolitan Mercurius of Rostov: “The Church is doing its best to help the refugees” Rostov-on-Don, July 9, 2014 The Rostov region in Russia has declared a state of emergency regarding aid to refugees from the Ukraine, and the Church is doing its best to support the arriving people, to help free them of there “stupor and fear”, reported Metropolitan Mercurius of Rostov and Novocherkassk on Wednesday to RIA-Novosti at the press conference, dedicated to celebrations of the 700th anniversary the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh. “The situation with refugees from the Ukraine is very tense. They keep arriving to the Rostov region and are currently accommodated in camps. From there some of them are then sent to other regions. The region has declared a state of emergency regarding aid to the refugees. This refers to state agencies, the Church, and public organizations. Now we are doing our best,” said Metropolitan Mercurius. According to him, the Church is taking part in all aid programs for refugees carried out by the state. As far as the Church is concerned, these are mainly issues of spiritual guidance, because people are coming, in very low spirits, crossing the borders in some cases by hidden paths and under shelling, and so it is necessary to strengthen them spiritually. The clergy regularly watch at refugee camps, supplicatory prayer and prayers for the dead are served; people are given help getting to churches in order to pray – this is very important. Priests talk to the people and their fear and stupor disappear little by little,” related the hierarch. The dioceses’ social departments are working very actively on rendering humanitarian aid and fundraising, added Metropolitan Mercurius. “We are, of course, are not distributing money, but with the funds raised we purchase the main necessities, food and clothes. A priest has called me recently and reported the need of a refrigerator and washing machine for one center of accommodation. They were delivered on the same day. But all in all, the situation in the region is difficult,” noted the metropolitan. As was reported earlier, 25,343 Ukrainian citizens were accommodated on the territory of the Rostov region, including 9,259 children. 11 июля 2014 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Archive Ukrainian Orthodox Church clergy and parishioners have recorded a video appeal in defence of the Kiev Lavra of the Caves 24 March 2023 year 18:25 The clergy and parishioners of several dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have recorded a video appeal to the Ukrainian authorities calling them not to take off the Kiev Lavra of the Caves. As the Union of Orthodox Journalists reports, the video appeal is published by the Public Union ‘Miryane’ (Laity). ‘We ask to prolong the leasing contract of the Lower Lavra of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’, the appeal reads, ‘As far back as the Middle Ages, the Lavra was the breading ground of Orthodoxy and today it remains to be a center of Orthodox pilgrimage. Under the militant atheism, the Lavra fell into decay. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has been restoring this holy monastery since 1988. Today, at the site where only ruins used to be, golden cupolas are sparkling magnificently. The clergy and laity of the Lavra work daily exerting great efforts to maintain order in the monastery. It is for this reason that we consider it unjust to take away from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church clergy the permission to serve in this holy place. Let the icon-lamp continue gleaming here so that the faithful could freely come here to celebrate the Sacred Mysteries of Christ and venerate the saints of the Caves’. According to the faithful, nowhere in the world, the relics of saints are ‘museum exhibits’. ‘Just imagine that the relics of Nicholas the Wonder-worker in Italy were made ‘an exhibit’, or the Church of the Lord’s Sepulchre in Jerusalem was closed for people and became a museum’. The parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reminded the authorities that a hundred years ago the Orthodox Christians in Ukraine ‘already endured similar trials, and it did not bring any good to theomachists’. ‘Do not take the Lavra from us. You will take away the walls but not the faith’, the appeal stressed. Taking part in the recording of the video were the clergy and faithful from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Dioceses of Vladimir-Volynsky, Volyn, Dnepropetrovsk, Zhitomir, Kharkov, Kiev, Kirovograd, Odessa, Rovno, Sarny, Ternopol and Chernovitsy-Bukovina, as well as from Poland. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive Representatives of Local Orthodox Churches arrived in Kazan for the celebration in honour of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God 3 November 2021 year 13:31 On November 2nd, 2021, the representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis, the representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Bishop Anthony of Moravici, representative of the Orthodox Church of the Czech lands and Slovakia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Archimandrite Seraphim (Shemyatovsky) and the representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Archpriest Daniel Andreyuk arrived in the diocese of Kazan. Representatives of Local Churches will take part in celebrations on the occasion of the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, established in memory of the deliverance of Moscow and Russia from the invaders in 1612. Distinguished guests will also speak at the international academic and theological conference entitled " Theology and secular sciences: traditional and new relations " , which is taking place these days at the Kazan Theological Seminary. On the first day of their stay in Kazan, Metropolitan Niphon, Bishop Anthony, Archimandrite Seraphim and Archpriest Daniel visited the diocesan administration. Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan cordially greeted guests and told them about the history of Orthodoxy in Tatarstan, the shrines of the Kazan region and the development of various areas of Church ministry. The Metropolitan paid special attention to social service in the Kazan diocese, educational activities and youth work. Representatives of Local Churches thanked the head of the Tatarstan Metropolitanate for the invitation to visit the capital of Tatarstan and share the joy of prayer at the site of the miraculous appearance of the Kazan icon of the Most Holy Theotokos with the clergy and believers of Kazan. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive Orthodox Church of Antioch receives aid from Russia for restoring churches in Syria destroyed during the hostilities 30 November 2018 year 14:37 On 29 November 2018, at the Dormition Convent of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, located near the city of Tartus, Syria, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East met with Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchal Throne of Antioch. During the meeting Fr. Arseniy introduced to His Beatitude Mr. I.P. Kharitonov, staff member of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, and Mr. M.A. Zelnik, representative of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, who had arrived in Syria with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and on the instructions of the leadership of the Russian Federation. As the guests told the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, they came to Syria to offer help in restoring two Orthodox churches destroyed during the hostilities: the first one is located in the town of Arbin in Rural Damascus, and the second one in the town of Zabadani, on the border with Lebanon, as well as to render aid to the hospital in Al Hosn village, Homs province. Mr. Kharitonov and Mr. Zelnik delivered to His Beatitude Patriarch John the funds intended for restoring an elementary Orthodox school in East Ghouta, destroyed during the war. His Beatitude cordially thanked the representatives of Russia for the assistance, wished them God’s help in their noble mission in Syria and gave them his Primatial blessing. Taking part in the meeting were also Hegumenness Makrina, mother superior of the Dormition Convent, and Mr. T.A. Bokov, Third Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Syria. After the meeting the guests accompanied by Hegumen Arseniy and Mr. Bokov visited the Al Hosn hospital and met with its director Dr. Halid Yazdgi. Mr. Kharitonov and Mr. Zelnik enquired about the medicaments and equipment that the hospital needs, and promised to provide all the things needs needed in the nearest future. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece accused Europe and the Greek government of trying to alter Christian Greek society and the identity of Greek people. Ieronymos spoke on the occasion of a recent government proposal to make easier for students to be exempted from religious education classes. “The recent incident regarding religious education classes is the tip of the iceberg, I’m afraid. It seems that our European friends — taking advantage of our dire economic situation and in light of changing the economic relations between us — will seek by all means to alter Greek society starting with our schools,” Ieronymos said, addressing the Annual Conference of the Holy Synod. “The tragic thing is that our enemies are no longer far away. They are inside our walls. We can see it,” he said. The Archbishop referred to the reforms required by Greece’s creditors as part of the bailout agreement. He said that the Greek government has committed to a series of reforms and measures that are imposed by international creditors in order to “devalue Greek history and our traditions, tear down the institution of family, enforce perverted ideas, further degrade our language and show obvious contempt for centuries of our great civilization, our homeland, our faith.” The Archbishop called on the faithful Greek people, the hierarchy of the Greek Orthodox Church and the clergy to defend Greece’s traditions and faith. He also called on the state to collaborate with the Church “with sincerity and consistency and to set an example to our people for cooperation and unity.” GreekReporter.com 7 октября 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Hieromonk Timothy 5 февраля 2016, 05:00 What does the social-political actions of the Greek government or of other European governments have to do with attending and participating in the Synaxis in Geneva? alex 25 января 2016, 16:00 the hierarchy has all the blame, because in recent years nationalism and regionalism lack of culture of bishops has led to an ethnic selfishness, being the universal concept of constantly forgotten in church, some " bishops desperately accept all the garbage " . |
| Chisinau, February 27, Interfax - Moldovan President Igor Dodon has declined an invitation to take part in a sexual minorities march. Moldovan President Igor Dodon President Igor Dodon “will initiate events in defense of traditional values” in response to the invitation to take part in such a march, presidential press officer Ivan Cheban told reporters. While presenting an annual report on the human rights situation in Moldova at the beginning of last week, representatives of the organization Amnesty International suggested that the president take part in an LGBT march, which will be conducted in spring. They said they believe that by doing so President Igor Dodon “would prove that he wants to be president for everyone.” “Igor Dodon has been and remains president for all people of the Republic of Moldova and he intends to continue taking part in events that are common to all citizens of the country. During the march, which representatives of this organization spoke about, a number of events in support of the traditional family will be organized, like last year, and the president will definitely take part in them,” Cheban said. “A number of presidential initiatives to support young families, motherhood, children, and also programs aimed at strengthening the institution of family are also expected to be launched in this period,” he said. Code for blog Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. Having said that, Pravmir provides daily articles from an autonomous news service, weekly wall newspaper for churches, lectorium, photos, videos, hosting and servers. Editors and translators work together towards one goal: to make our four websites possible - Pravmir.ru, Neinvalid.ru, Matrony.ru and Pravmir.com. Therefore our request for help is understandable. For example, 5 euros a month is it a lot or little? A cup of coffee? It is not that much for a family budget, but it is a significant amount for Pravmir. If everyone reading Pravmir could donate 5 euros a month, they would contribute greatly to our ability to spread the word of Christ, Orthodoxy, life " s purpose, family and society. Also by this author Today " s Articles Most viewed articles Functionality is temporarily unavailable. Most popular authors Functionality is temporarily unavailable. © 2008-2024 Pravmir.com |
| – All the Primates of the Orthodox Churches will soon have to express their attitude and make official statements about whether they recognize the new Church of Ukraine or not. In your opinion, how will the situation develop? – So far not a single Local Orthodox Church has recognized the newly-created schismatic structure in Ukraine. I would like to note that in the current situation the question is not whether to support Moscow or Constantinople. The question is: do we recognize the exceptional authoritative powers of one local Church over all the other Orthodox Churches? Do we recognize that it has the right to declare, with the stroke of a pen, schismatics canonical and the universally recognized Local Church inexistent? We all are faced with an attempt to impose a new ecclesiology on the Orthodox Church. I do not think that the Local Churches will agree to that. – By granting the Tomos of autocephaly to the newly-instituted church structure, Patriarch Bartholomew, in fact, ignored the existence in Ukraine of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the largest in number and recognized by all the Local Churches. In what way has its situation changed, when both the Phanar and the Ukrainian authorities are trying hard “not to notice” its existence? – From the canonical perspective the situation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has not changed at all. It was and is the only canonical Church of Ukraine. However, from a legal perspective its situation has worsened dramatically. The discriminatory laws adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine, which I mentioned earlier, in fact, doom to persecutions those who remain faithful to the canonical Orthodoxy. Despite all the efforts and pressure exerted by the Ukrainian authorities, clergymen and laypeople of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have shown exceptional faithfulness to their Church: except several clergymen and two bishops who joined the schism, the clergy supports His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry. Of course, persecutions of the faithful in Ukraine are still taking place, but the truth is not on the persecutors’ side: even now we see that the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches’ parishes win suits of ownership of church buildings, that processions with the cross bring together hundreds of thousands of believers. For instance, taking part in the procession with cross that marked the 1030th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia were 250 thousand believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and in 2017 taking part in the procession with the cross were 100 thousand people. It shows that the faithful people do not take notice of and ignore actions of the Ukrainian authorities which are obsessed with the idea of creating a nationalistic “church.” |
| Archive Convent in Maaloula in Syria receives shipment of solar-panel based electrical equipment 19 October 2022 year 11:06 On 17th October at the Patriarchal Convent of St Thecla in Maaloula in Syria there took place the solemn ceremony of the handing over to the convent of a shipment of solar-panel based electrical equipment for the power supply of the church complex and accommodation and administrative buildings, reports the website of the representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus. Taking part in the solemn ceremony were the special representative of the president of Russia for the regulation of affairs in Syria A. L. Lavrentiev, the deputy of the Russian presidential administration V.A. Lunkov, the Russian ambassador to Syria A.V. Yefimov, the deputy chairman of the State Duma committee for the Commonwealth of Independent States K.K. Taisaev and the director general of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library Yu.S. Nosov. Taking part on behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church was the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev). The Russian delegation was met at the gates of the convent by the auxiliary bishop of the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch the bishop of Larissa Moses, archimandrite Matthew (Ruzouk) and the abbess of the convent Pelagia (Seyaf). Opening the solemn ceremony, the deputy of the Russian presidential administration V.A. Lunkov spoke of the huge work involved in supplying aid to Syria for the resolution of the humanitarian problems that the Syrian people have had to seriously confront as the harshest stages of military operations come to a close and territories are liberated fr om terrorists. In particular, the fraternal Syrian people were given large quantities of humanitarian cargo, including food produce, household and hygiene goods, sleeping equipment, school equipment, textbooks and children’s toys. “Moreover, taking into account the acute need for electricity supplies for the social infrastructure, the Russian presidential administration has enabled the supply, assembly and exploitation of one-hundred-kilowatt diesel power stations for hospitals in the cities of Deraa and Zabadani,” he continued. “In June of this year a visit was organized to the Convent of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Saidnaya, wh ere the convent was presented with a gift of the icon of the Lady of Saidnaya painted in the workshops of St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow, and humanitarian aid for orphaned children who are under the care of the convent. More than a thousand packages of school items were given such as books, textbooks and toys for children.” |
| Archive Пн His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with delegations of Local Orthodox Churches that arrived in Moscow for celebrations marking 10th anniversary of 2009 Local Council and Patriarchal enthronement 31 January 2019 year 21:56 On 31 January 2019, at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in St. Daniel’s Monastery, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill met with delegations of the Local Orthodox Churches that had assembled in Moscow to take part in the celebrations marking the 10 th anniversary of the 2009 Local Council and Patriarchal enthronement. Taking part in the meeting were: Among those present at the meeting were also Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; Archbishop Roman of Yakutsk and Lensk; Archbishop Leonid of Vladikavkaz and Alania; Bishop Iriney of Orsk and Gai; Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuyevo; Bishop Ioann of Domodedovo; Archpriest Nikolai Balashov, DECR vice-chairman; and Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia delivered an address, saying in particular: “Every time we, representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, meet, we can not only pray together, which is, of course, essential to such assemblies, but also discuss issues that worry us all.” Patriarch Kirill mentioned the developments in ecclesiastical life in Ukraine that, he emphasized, went beyond the canonical tradition of the Orthodox Church. The Patriarchate of Constantinople accepted into communion without repentance the Ukrainian schismatics, including former metropolitan Filaret, anathematized by the Russian Orthodox Church, and “hierarchs” of the schismatic groups who have no canonical ordination. The so-called “unification council” was held in Ukraine in order to legalize the election of the head of the new “unified church.” Taking part in that gathering were only two out of ninety canonical hierarchs of Ukraine. “That is why we do not recognize this “council” and regard its decisions as void, having no canonical force,” His Holiness also said, “However, this action caused many difficulties for the canonical Church. As the schism is supported by the governmental authorities, they are now fighting against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Its episcopate and clergy are been brought under presser. At a parish level, church buildings of our Church are being seized.” |
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