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On September 11, the Russian Orthodox Church commemorates the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist, the prophet who prepared the people for the coming of the Savior and baptized the Lord Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan.
The beheading of John the Baptist is described in the Gospels of Matthew (Matthew 14:1-12) and Mark (Mark 6:14-29).
The ruler of Galilee, Herod Antipas, left his lawful spouse and began to live with Herodias, his brother's wife. Saint John openly rebuked him, saying, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." For this, the prophet was imprisoned. Herod was afraid to execute John, because he revered him as a righteous man and was afraid of popular anger, but Herodias was looking for an opportunity to deal with the accuser.
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Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics, and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ Kirill addressed the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monastics, and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church with his traditional Easter message.
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“Not a Laurel Wreath, but a Thorny Crown.” On the 50th Anniversary of the Episcopal Consecration of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
March 14, 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. This is not merely a personal jubilee, but a date of profound significance for the fullness of the Church as a whole, because episcopal consecration is the moment of assuming a special responsibility for the people of God and a witness to the Church’s fidelity to apostolic succession. The calling of the future Primate to episcopal ministry was formally established by a resolution of the Holy Synod in early March 1976; on the eve of the consecration, the rite of nomination took place, and on March 14—on the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy—at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Archimandrite Kirill (Gundyaev), rector of the Leningrad theological schools, was consecrated Bishop of Vyborg.
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Patriarchal Sermon Before the Rite of Forgiveness at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior
On the evening of February 22, 2026, on Cheesefare Sunday, the commemoration of Adam’s expulsion (Forgiveness Sunday), His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ prayed at Vespers and presided over the Rite of Forgiveness at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. After the dismissal of Vespers, His Holiness delivered a sermon.
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Addresses at the Nomination and Episcopal Consecration of Archimandrite Kirill (Gundyaev) as Bishop of Vyborg, Vicar of the Leningrad Diocese (1976)
By the decision of His Holiness Patriarch Pimen and the Holy Synod of March 3, 1976, Archimandrite Kirill (Gundyaev), rector of the Leningrad Theological Academy and Seminary, was elected Bishop of Vyborg, vicar of the Leningrad Diocese.
Exactly 50 years ago, on March 13, 1976, at the Church of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian at the Leningrad Theological Academy, the rite of nomination took place; and on the following day, March 14, the First Sunday of Great Lent, the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, during the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Leningrad, the episcopal consecration of Archimandrite Kirill — the future Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ — was performed. The service was presided over by the ever-memorable Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov), whom His Holiness Patriarch Kirill calls his spiritual mentor and teacher.
Exactly 50 years ago, on March 13, 1976, at the Church of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian at the Leningrad Theological Academy, the rite of nomination took place; and on the following day, March 14, the First Sunday of Great Lent, the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, during the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Leningrad, the episcopal consecration of Archimandrite Kirill — the future Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ — was performed. The service was presided over by the ever-memorable Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov), whom His Holiness Patriarch Kirill calls his spiritual mentor and teacher.
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Address of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the 17th Anniversary of His Enthronement Following the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior
On February 1, 2026, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. On this day, the 17th anniversary of His Holiness’s enthronement was commemorated. At the conclusion of the service, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed the faithful gathered in the cathedral.
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Greeting of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin to the participants of commemorative events on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Patriarch Tikhon's repose
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Address of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Plenary Session of the XIV Christmas Parliamentary Meetings
On January 29, 2026, a plenary session of the XIV Christmas Parliamentary Meetings entitled “Education and Morality: The Formation of the Individual and the Challenges of Our Time” was held at the Federation Council as part of the XXXIV International Christmas Educational Readings. The event was chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’, who delivered the keynote address.
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Anatoly Torkunov: «What’s really important is how many students are blood donors»
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Nativity Message by His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
Beloved in the Lord archpastors, all-honourable presbyters and deacons, God- loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters:
Please accept my heartfelt congratulations to you all on the radiant feast day of the Nativity of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ as I address you with the words of the ancient Christian hymn: “Christ is born, glorify him! Christ is come from heaven, receive him! Christ is on earth, be ye lifted up to him!” (Heirmos of the first Ode of the Nativity Canon).
Please accept my heartfelt congratulations to you all on the radiant feast day of the Nativity of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ as I address you with the words of the ancient Christian hymn: “Christ is born, glorify him! Christ is come from heaven, receive him! Christ is on earth, be ye lifted up to him!” (Heirmos of the first Ode of the Nativity Canon).
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Alexey Savvateev: "Wisdom is you take on exactly the problems that you can solve"
Life is not equal to mind, life is an irrational and a very chaotic thing, and if these bastards ever design a homo sapiens, I mean, turn a man into a robot — this will be the end of history.
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Humility helped the Russian people create a great multinational state
At a fraternal meal following the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Assumption Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, on November 4, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia shared his thoughts on Russian identity and the global role of Russia as a state-civilization.
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Cancel reporting, teachers’s pay and my math program, – three solutions by mathematician Alexei Savvateyev, if he were to become Minister of Education
Why mathematics is a language of God and what miracles happen in a scientist’s life? Why proof of unscientific nature of homeopathy is unscientific, and why lack of forgiveness is dangerous? These and many other very extremely interesting issues were discussed by mathematician Alexei Savvateyev and Vladimir Legoida in Parsuna TV show.
