Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

22 March 2023 year 11:10

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk attended the reception given on the occasion of the state visit to Russia made by PRC President Xi Jinping

On March 21, a state dinner was given on behalf of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir V. Putin on the occasion of the visit made to Russia by President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping.

16 March 2023 year 17:47

Holy Synod calls upon international community to speak out in defence of persecuted Ukrainian Orthodox Church

At their first session in 2023, chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, the Holy Synod members heard a report from Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, on his speech at the UN Security Council meeting.

28 February 2023 year 11:13

Joint meeting of the Commission on International Cooperation and the Interreligious Working Group for the Protection of Believers takes place

On February 27th, a joint meeting of the Commission for international cooperation and the Inter-religious working group for the protection of believers from discrimination and xenophobia of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations under the President of Russia was held at the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

22 February 2023 year 16:07

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with a delegation of religious figures and scholars from Iran

On February 22, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia received in audience at the Patriarchal Residence in St. Daniel Monastery a delegation of religious figures and scholars from Iran.

20 February 2023 year 12:39

Second meeting of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Church is held

On 11-16th of February, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' and His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Abune Mathias of Ethiopia, the second meeting of the Commission for Bilateral Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

15 February 2023 year 15:17

DECR Chairman meets with the delegation of the Ethiopian Church

On February 14, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with the delegation of the Ethiopian Church who are in Moscow for the second meeting of the Commission for Bilateral Dialogue with the Russian Orthodox Church.

12 February 2023 year 14:50

Russia welcomes a delegation of the Ethiopian Church

On February 11, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Abune Mathias of Ethiopia, an Ethiopian church delegation arrived in Moscow to attend the second meeting of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Church.

10 February 2023 year 15:31

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk visits Russian House in Buenos Aires and meets with compatriots

On February 9, the round-table conference on “The Russian Orthodox Church and Compatriots: Experience of Cooperation in Latin American Countries” completed its work, and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the Russian House in Buenos Aires (Russian Centre of Science and Culture).

10 February 2023 year 13:14

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Metropolitan Jacques of Buenos Aires and All Argentine

On February 9, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with Metropolitan Jacques of Buenos Aires and Argentina, a hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Antioch.

10 February 2023 year 12:04

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina

On February 9, the Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk met in Buenos-Aires with the Chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, Bishop Oscar Vicente Ojea Quintana.

10 February 2023 year 10:43

DECR Chairman meets with Apostolic Nuncio in Argentina

On February 9, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, met in Buenos-Aires with Archbishop Miroslav Adamcik, Apostolic Nuncio in Argentina.

10 February 2023 year 10:07

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk visits the Diocese of Argentina churches in Buenos-Aires

On February 9, 2023, during his stay in Buenos-Aires, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, visited Orthodox churches in the Argentinian capital.

9 February 2023 year 12:12

DECR chairman presided over the round-table conference on cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and compatriots residing in Latin American countries

On February 7-8, a round-table conference took place on ‘The Russian Orthodox Church and compatriots: the experience of cooperation in Latin American countries’. It was presided over by the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk.

8 February 2023 year 11:07

DECR Chairman meets with Russian ambassador in Argentina

On February 7, DECR Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relation Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, who is in Buenos-Aires, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, to attend the round-table conference on ‘The Russian Orthodox Church and Compatriots: the experience of cooperation in Latin American Countries’, met with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Argentina D. V. Feoktistov.

7 February 2023 year 10:38

DECR chairman arrives in Buenos-Aires to attend round-table conference on church work with compatriots

On February 6, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relation Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, arrived in the Argentinian capital to attend a round-table conference on ‘The Russian Orthodox Church and compatriots: the experience of co-work in Latin American countries’ to take place on February 7-8.