Metropolitan of Kyiv: Our Autocephaly does not require Moscow’s approval
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine issued strong criticism of the Patriarchate of Moscow, accusing its supporters of challenging ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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Patriarch of Moscow expresses condolences over deadly earthquake in Colombia
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ has expressed his condolences following the devastating earthquake in Colombia, which caused significant ...
Patriarch of Moscow: “Russia’s atomic bomb was created also through the prayers of St. Seraphim of Sarov”
Patriarch Kirill delivered a sermon on... Russia's nuclear program, continuing the wartime rhetoric that has characterized the Russian Orthodox Church, ...
Metropolitan Hilarion: I did not retire of my own initiative
Retired Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev), in a wide-ranging interview with the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, hinted at his dissatisfaction with ...
Iran’s Ambassador to Patriarch of Moscow: Our leaders understand each other very well
On 30 July 2026, at the Patriarchal Residence of the Monastery of St Daniel in Moscow, a meeting took place ...
Patriarch of Moscow on Putin: “May God grant him strength and wisdom to govern Russia”
On July 28, 2026, the commemoration day of Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Prince Vladimir and the ecclesiastical and state holiday of the ...
Metropolitan of Volokolamsk visits Metropolises of the Church of Cyprus
On July 22, 2026, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Anthony of ...
Metropolitan of Volokolamsk begins working visit to Cyprus
On July 20, with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's ...
Patriarch Kirill chairs Holy Synod meeting in Moscow (PHOTOS)
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow presided over a regular session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on July ...
Representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate took part in the mourning ceremonies for Khamenei
From 3 to 9 July 2026, mourning ceremonies dedicated to bidding farewell to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Imam ...
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Metropolitan Athenagoras celebrates Dormition Feast in Houthalen
The Feast of the Dormition and Translation of the Most Holy Theotokos was celebrated with solemnity in the Metropolis...
Metropolitan Nathanael consecrates Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Albania
Metropolitan Nathanael of Gjirokastër consecrated the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the village of Dhivër, in...
Metropolitan Epifaniy: Ukrainians have achieved an independent State and an Autocephalous Church
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine arrived in the Lviv region on August 17, 2026, for a primatial...
The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos celebrated in Wood Green
Celebrations for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos commenced on Friday, 14 August 2026, with Vespers at...
Saint Niphon’s Feast in Târgovişte draws more than 20,000 romanian pilgrims (PHOTOS)
The feast of Saint Hierarch Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople and Metropolitan of Wallachia, was celebrated in Târgovişte, Romania, on...
Memory of Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria (18 August)
The Martyrs Florus and Laurus were brothers by birth not only in flesh but in spirit. They lived in...
