Visit to Patriarch Pavle of Serbia

Today on a holiday of Deposition of the Mantle of the Mother of God,  His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of  Montenegro and the Littoral served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the Patriarchate chapel in Belgrade.

After the Holy Liturgy, Metropolitan together with Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje, visited and administered the sacrament to His Holiness Patriarch Pavle of Serbia at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade.

Ambassador of Great Britain HE Stephen Woodsworth visits Patriarchate

His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral received today Ambassador of the United Kingdom HE Stephen Woodsworth in a formal visit, followed by his deputy Bill Longhurst and Srdjan Gligorijevic as his councillor.

The Ambassador expressed in Serbian, he knew very well, his enjoyment for having an honor to be for the first time in his diplomatic career in the Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He came here with a wish to present himself and to convey the greetings from his highest officials.

Patriarch Kirill contented with dynamics of church-state dialogue

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia approves of the character of relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the state.

"I am satisfied with the Premier's visit (to Valaam - IF) as well as with cooperation between the Church and the state. On the one hand, the principle of state non-interference in church affairs works, constitutional frames are observed, but at the same time absolute majority of Russian people belong to the Orthodox Church," the Patriarch has told journalists in Valaam.

Patriarch Kirill and Barack Obama to foster friendship among Christians of Russia and the USA

Moscow, July 8 - Dialogue between the Christian populations of Russia and the United States is important for the development of relations between the two countries, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said at a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Moscow on Tuesday.

Ambassador of Japan visits Serbian Patriarchate

On behalf of his Holiness Patriarch Pavle of Serbia, His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral received today at the Patriarchate Court in Belgrade His Excellency Ambassador of Japan Toshi Tsunozaki with assistants.

State Duma MPs to consult the Patriarchate before adopting drafts

The United Russia political party plans to involve the Moscow Patriarchate in legislative work. "We agreed we would show the Patriarchate the State Duma's plan for legislative work and hold preliminary consultations on all questions that may raise doubts to avoid mutual misunderstanding," Deputy Secretary of the Party's General Council Presidium and Head of the State Duma Labor and Social Policy Committee Andrey Isayev told Interfax-Religion.