Tag: Metropolitan Hilarion

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk awarded Mexico’s Order of the Legion of Honour

OCP- January 21, 2014

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

OCP- January 18, 2014

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

OCP- October 31, 2013

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 comments on changes in teaching theology in universities

OCP- October 31, 2013

October 2013 On October 12, 2013, Russia’s Minister of Education and Science issued Order No. 1061 “On Approval of the List of Chief Subjects and ... Read More

Russian Church hopes Syrian Christian clerics abducted in April are alive

OCP- October 11, 2013

Moscow, October 10, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate hopes that the abductors of two Syrian Christian leaders in Aleppo will somehow air their demands and ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Coptic Bishop Serapion of Los Angeles

OCP- October 4, 2013

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

Syria, the Pope, China: A Conversation with Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion

OCP- September 5, 2013

Septmeber 2013 Moscow (AsiaNews) - The concern for the fate of Christians in Syria, where “extremist forces aim to completely destroy Christianity”, the signs of ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate: acting as “international executioners,” the US is sacrificing Muslims and Christians in Syria

OCP- August 28, 2013

28/8/13 Speaking to AsiaNews, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Department for External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, condemns threats of NATO intervention without a UN ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: the Holy Rus’ keeps living in the souls of millions of people who are under spiritual guidance of Russian Church

OCP- July 2, 2013

1/7/13 A solemn divine service was celebrated at the crossing place of Russian, Ukrainian and Byelorussian borders on 29 June 2013, preceding the traditional International ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion: No Women On Mt. Athos

OCP- June 3, 2013

3/6/13 Hilarion, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk and  Chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, revealed that Greece is under the ... Read More

Priests should return to Chinese Orthodox churches – Moscow Patriarchate

OCP- May 17, 2013

 Moscow, May 16, Interfax - The recent visit to China by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has exceeded even the most ambitious expectations, ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Iranian ambassador to Russia

OCP- April 12, 2013

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

Metropolitan Hilarion completes his working visit to Kazakhstan

OCP- February 22, 2013

On 20 February 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk comments on reports about Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement

OCP- February 13, 2013

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

Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada meets with Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York and Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk

OCP- January 31, 2013

On 29 January 2013, Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada received Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York and Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk, ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of ROCOR Visits India,Celebrates Divine Liturgy and Ordains Reader

OCP- January 13, 2013

Russian Orthodox Church in India Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Moscow Patriarchate OCP News Service - 13/1/13 Mumbai: Metropolitan Hilarion the first Hierarch of ROCOR arrived in ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits the Parliament of Turkey

OCP- December 18, 2012

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

DECR chairman discusses the situation of Christians in Syria with Syria’s ambassador

OCP- December 4, 2012

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 chairs a conference on Theology in Universities: State-Society Cooperation

OCP- November 30, 2012

November 28, 2012 – a Conference on Theology in Universities: State-Society Cooperation began at the conference hall of Danilovskaya Hotel in Moscow. It is organized ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion seeks legal assessment of Lenin’s speeches

OCP- November 9, 2012

New York, November 8, Interfax - Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, has supported the idea of investigating whether ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion officiates at Divine Liturgy in Chicago Cathedral of the Russian Church Abroad

OCP- November 2, 2012

On 28 October 2012, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on ... Read More