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Congratulations to all Orthodox Christians and everyone celebrating Easter

April 24, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Orthodox Christians and all those celebrating Easter on Resurrection Sunday.

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Congratulations to Russian Jews on Passover holiday

April 18, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russian Jews on Passover holiday.

Tags: interethnic relations, religion

Congratulations to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

March 14, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev sent a congratulatory telegram to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the 35th anniversary of his pontifical consecration.

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Visit to Vatican

February 17, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev met with Pope Benedict XVI and Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone.

Tags: foreign policy, religion, Vatican City

Meeting with participants of the Bishops' Council

February 3, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev met with participants of the Bishops’ Council being held in Moscow on February 2–4, 2011.

Tags: interethnic relations, religion

Meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

February 1, 2011

Dmitry and Svetlana Medvedev congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the anniversary of his enthronement.

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Meeting with Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

January 21, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev met with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Kremlin.

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Dmitry Medvedev awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

January 7, 2011

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was decorated for his personal services to the Fatherland in maintaining spiritual and cultural traditions.

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Executive Order to award Order of Courage to Mufti of Kabardino-Balkaria

January 3, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order awarding the Order of Courage to Anas Pshikhachev, mufti, first deputy chair of the Coordinating Centre for Muslims in the North Caucasus and chair of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kabardino-Balkaria, for the courage and bravery he showed in performing his civic duties (posthumously).

Tags: regions, religion, state decorations, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

Condolences to the family of Mufti of Kabardino-Balkaria Anas Pshikhachev

December 15, 2010

Dmitry Medvedev sent his profound condolences to the family of Mufti of Kabardino-Balkaria Anas Pshikhachev and the republic’s entire Muslim community following the Mufti’s murder.

Tags: regions, religion, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

Law on restitution of property to religious organisations

November 30, 2010

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Restitution of Religious Property in State or Municipal Ownership to Religious Organisations.

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Meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

November 30, 2010

Dmitry Medvedev told the Patriarch that he has signed the law on the restitution of property to religious organisations. The President is confident that this law will address a number of pressing problems faced by the Russian Orthodox Church and other confessions.

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Congratulations to Russia’s Muslims on Kurban Bairam holiday

November 16, 2010

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Muslims of Russia on the occasion of the main Islamic holiday, Kurban Bairam.

Tags: interethnic relations, religion

Congratulations to Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna on his 75th birthday

September 22, 2010

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna, the diocesan bishop of Moscow, on his 75th birthday.

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Congratulations to Russia’s Muslims on the Uraza Bayram holiday

September 9, 2010

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Muslim community of the Russian Federation on the Uraza Bayram holiday, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

Tags: religion

Ceremony unveiling the icon above the gate of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower

August 28, 2010

Dmitry Medvedev took part in the ceremony unveiling the icon on the Moscow Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower.

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