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Statement by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem on recent legislation in Estonia affecting freedom of worship
2 May 2025 year 10:45

Statement by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem on recent legislation in Estonia affecting freedom of worship
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In the spirit and yearning for unity within our church, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem raises concerns of the passing of a new law, The Churches and Congregations Act, by the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) on 9 April forcing churches to sever ties with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Statement by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the law adopted in Estonia with the aim of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church
10 April 2025 year 14:25

Statement by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the law adopted in Estonia with the aim of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church
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On 10th April, the Holy Synod issued a statement after a law had been adopted in Estonia with the view of banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church.
Journal of the Holy Synod, April 10, 2025
10 April 2025 year 14:23

Journal of the Holy Synod, April 10, 2025
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On April 10, the journal of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was approved in a remote session.
18 October 2024 year 18:31

Statement of the Legal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate regarding the entry into force of the law of Ukraine No. 3894-IX "On the protection of the constitutional order in the sphere of activity of religious organizations"
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In connection with the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine No. 3894-IX from 20.08.24 "On the Protection of the Constitutional Order in the Sphere of Activity of Religious Organizations," the Legal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate reports that this legislative act grossly contradicts the norms and principles of international law.
Statement by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the bill adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with the aim of liquidating the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
22 August 2024 year 12:00

Statement by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the bill adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with the aim of liquidating the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
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On 22nd August, members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held a remote meeting to approve the text of the statement published below (Minutes No. 102).
Statement of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media regarding the demolition of the Tithes Monastery
17 May 2024 year 19:21

Statement of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media regarding the demolition of the Tithes Monastery
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The Russian Orthodox Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media has issued a statement regarding the demolition of the Tithes (Desyatynny) Monastery in Kiev.
Statement by Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media concerning detention of Metropolitan Arseny of Sviatohirsk, abbot of Sviatohirsk Lavra
24 April 2024 year 17:35

Statement by Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media concerning detention of Metropolitan Arseny of Sviatohirsk, abbot of Sviatohirsk Lavra
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The Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media issued a statement concerning the detention of Metropolitan Arseny of Sviatohirsk, abbot of the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra.
Circular letter of the Moscow Patriarchate Chancellor on prayers for hierarchs and clerics of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held prisoners
30 October 2023 year 09:30

Circular letter of the Moscow Patriarchate Chancellor on prayers for hierarchs and clerics of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held prisoners
[Documents]

The circular letter of Metropolitan Grigoriy, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate, dated October 26, has been published on the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Statement by the Communications Service of the Department for External Church Relations on the Expulsion by the Bulgarian Authorities of the dean of the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia
21 September 2023 year 21:46

Statement by the Communications Service of the Department for External Church Relations on the Expulsion by the Bulgarian Authorities of the dean of the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia
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On 21st September the Bulgarian authorities compelled the dean of the metochion (representation church) of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev), the metochion secretary archpriest Yevgeny Pavelchuk and a metochion staff member to leave the territory of Bulgaria within twenty-four hours under the false pretext that their continuing to remain in Bulgaria “constitutes a threat to the state security of Bulgaria.”
Statement in connection with the prohibition of access of teachers and students of Kiev Theological Schools to the territory of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
30 August 2023 year 22:45

Statement in connection with the prohibition of access of teachers and students of Kiev Theological Schools to the territory of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
[Documents]

In recent weeks, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine has repeatedly confirmed the prohibition of access of teachers and students of Kiev Theological Schools to the educational buildings located in the Holy Dormition Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
Statement of the Moscow Patriarchate Office for the Affairs of the Diaspora on the state of affairs in the Latvian Orthodox Church
15 August 2023 year 13:17

Statement of the Moscow Patriarchate Office for the Affairs of the Diaspora on the state of affairs in the Latvian Orthodox Church
[Documents]

On August 15, the Moscow Patriarchate Office for the Affairs of the Diaspora issued a statement on the state of affairs in the Latvian Orthodox Church.
Resolution of the Bishops Conference (Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 19 July 2023, the Day of the Synaxis of All Saints of Radonezh)
19 July 2023 year 17:36

Resolution of the Bishops Conference (Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 19 July 2023, the Day of the Synaxis of All Saints of Radonezh)
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The document adopted by the Bishops Conference of the Russian Orthodox Church on 19 July 2023.
Statement of Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media on persecutions against the monastic community of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
6 July 2023 year 12:14

Statement of Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media on persecutions against the monastic community of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
[Documents]

On July 6, a statement was published by the Synodal Department for the Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media.
The Synod of the Byelorussian Orthodox Church makes an appeal over the Ukrainian authorities’ actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
5 July 2023 year 10:33

The Synod of the Byelorussian Orthodox Church makes an appeal over the Ukrainian authorities’ actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
[Documents]

On July 4, the Synod of the Byelorussian Orthodox Church issued an appeal over the continued actions of the Ukrainian authorities against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Appeal reads:
Comments by DECR Communication Service on Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople’s speech at World Policy Conference (Abu Dhabi, 9 December 2022)
3 February 2023 year 17:58

Comments by DECR Communication Service on Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople’s speech at World Policy Conference (Abu Dhabi, 9 December 2022)
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On December 9 during the World Policy Conference ‘For a Reasonably Open World’, Patriarch Bartholomew hurled a number of incorrect, groundless and openly slanderous accusations at the Russian Orthodox Church. In his speech, devoted almost completely not so much to the theme of the conference but to criticism of the Russian Orthodoxy, he gave a biased and distorted interpretation of the history of our Church and peoples she unites and alluded to an alleged deviation of the Russian Church from the Orthodox doctrine and canons.
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