Tag: DECR
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus
March 2014 On 24-25 February 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited Cyprus with the blessing ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk expresses concern over sufferings of Christians in Syria during the meeting with representatives of Syrian opposition
February 2014 On 5 February 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, received representatives of the National ... Read More
The 5th anniversary of Patriarch Kirill’s enthronement marked by Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour
On February 1, 2014, the 5th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated ... Read More
Enthronement of Archbishop Joachim of Prague
On February 1, 2014, the enthronement of the newly-elected Archbishop Joachim of Prague and the Czech Lands took place at Ss Cyril and Methodius’s in ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk awarded Mexico’s Order of the Legion of Honour
On January 17, 2014, during the grand reception held on the occasion of the name-day of Metropolitan Anthony of Mexico, Central America, Venezuela and the ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Mexico’s prime minister
On January 16, 2014, during his visit to Mexico, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with ... Read More
Cooperation agreement signed between Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute and Moscow State Institute of International Relations
October 23, 2013 – Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Department for External Church Relations, in his capacity as rector of the Ss Cyril ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Coptic Bishop Serapion of Los Angeles
On 30 September 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with a hierarch of the ... Read More
Ukrainian President awards Primates of Local Orthodox Churches
28/7/13 July 27, 2013 – Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich met with the Primates of Local Orthodox Churches who came to Kiev for the celebrations marking ... Read More
Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy holds is 20th conference in Athens
1/7/13 The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy held its 20th General Assembly from June 27-29, 2013, in Athens to discuss Parliamentary Democracy-Christianity-Orthodoxy: Values and Meanings. The ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill begins a primatial visit to Estonia
On June 14, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has arrived in Estonia. At the airport, he was met by Metropolitan ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Iranian ambassador to Russia
On April 11, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the Ambassador of the Islamic ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill meets with President Alexander Ankvab of Abkhazia
On March 4, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, received A. S. Ankvab, President of the Republic of Abkhazia, at the patriarchal ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk comments on reports about Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement
On February 11, 2013, the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, made comments to ITAR-TASS news agency ... Read More
Common Faith Old Believers thank Patriarch Kirill for opportunity to celebrate according to old rites at the Kremlin Cathedral of the Assumption
On January 25, 2013, a conference on the Old Rite in the Life of the Russian Orthodox Church: Past and Present was held within the ... Read More
Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia arrives in Moscow
January 20, 2012 – His Holiness and Beatitude Iliya II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, was given a solemn welcome at Vnukovo airport in Moscow. On ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits the Parliament of Turkey
On 15 December 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. Volkan Bozkyr, chairman of ... Read More
On the Commemoration Day of St. Philaret of Moscow, Patriarch Kirill celebrates at the Church of Christ the Saviour and leads an episcopal consecration
December 2, 2012, the Commemoration Day of St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow – His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine ... Read More
DECR chairman discusses the situation of Christians in Syria with Syria’s ambassador
November 29, 2012 – Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with Syria’s ambassador to Moscow Dr ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill celebrates his birthday with liturgy at the Church of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Russian Land
November 20, 2012 – On this birthday, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the domestic Chapel of ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion concludes his working visit to Greece
On September 24, 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, together with His Beatitude Hieronymus, ... Read More