To His Holiness, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Your Holiness: Grace and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ. Remembering with pleasure our meeting in Washington some years ago, I…
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06/04/2014 by Marta Allevato AsiaNews sources say the message was brought to Kirill personally by the director of the Sistine Chapel Choir, who performed in the Russian capital while the Pope met…
Our attention has recently been recalled to the following interview granted by Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Department of External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, to Kommersant newspaper in December 2013: Metropolitan…
Through its spokesman, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the Patriarchate is intensifying its attacks on the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at moments of ecumenical encounter between Catholics and Orthodox in wider forums. At…
Metropolitan Hilarion Notes Hope That ‘Spiritual Unity’ Expressed in Song Will Be Reflected in Churches’ Relations – but pours cold water on the meeting of Pope Francis, the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Patriarch of…
Moscow, May 28, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sharply criticized the Ukrainian Greek-Catholics Church. Once again, there is an enduring need to set the context for such remarks…
The following report from Catholic Culture indicates the Patriarchate of Moscow making its point that the Patriarch of Constantinople is not an Orthodox “opposite number” to the Bishop of Rome, but only the…
A few notes before reading this fair-minded Reuters report. 1. The Byzantine Church of what is now Ukraine belonged to the Patriarchate of Constantinople and is not intrinsically Russian or dependent on…
This is a most important interview to read, in conjunction with that on Al-Jazeera with Metropolitan Hilarion (in the next post on). Patriarch Sviatoslav emphasises that the relations between Ukrainian Catholics and…
Orthodox priests picking their way through the battlements in Ukraine is a symbol of how this church is caught in the middle of an unholy conflict. The majority of people on both…