Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

3 February 2023 year 17:58

Comments by DECR Communication Service on Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople’s speech at World Policy Conference (Abu Dhabi, 9 December 2022)

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On December 9 during the World Policy Conference ‘For a Reasonably Open World’, Patriarch Bartholomew hurled a number of incorrect, groundless and openly slanderous accusations at the Russian Orthodox Church. In his speech, devoted almost completely not so much to the theme of the conference but to criticism of the Russian Orthodoxy, he gave a biased and distorted interpretation of the history of our Church and peoples she unites and alluded to an alleged deviation of the Russian Church from the Orthodox doctrine and canons.

1 February 2023 year 20:37

DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations visits Ethiopia

Hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations, visited the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from January 18 to 23, with the blessing of Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations.

31 January 2023 year 18:11

DECR Chairman meets the newly appointed Russian ambassador to Mongolia

On January 31st, the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate hosted a meeting between DECR Chairman Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk and the newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Mongolia Andrei Evsikov.

30 January 2023 year 15:56

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with the Chairman of the Russian Association for Religious Freedom

On the 30th of January, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, met with Sergey A. Melnikov, Chairman of the Russian Association for the Protection of Religious Freedom.

30 January 2023 year 13:35

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Mufti Albir Krganov

On the 30th of January, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, met with Mufti Albir Krganov, head of the Spiritual Assembly of the Muslims of Russia, at the DECR office.

27 January 2023 year 19:23

Meeting with the the Deputy Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross takes place at the DECR

On the 27th of January the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate hosted a meeting between the DECR secretary for far-abroad countries affairs, Archpriest Sergei Zvonarev, and Mr Irene Erbe, Deputy Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Russian Federation, Republic of Belarus and Moldova.

24 January 2023 year 12:19

DECR Chairman visits Al-Hosn Patriarchal Hospital in Syria

On the 23rd of January, during his working visit to the Antiochian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited the Al-Hosn Patriarchal Hospital which is run by the Antiochian Patriarchate.

23 January 2023 year 10:55

Consecration of restored Orthodox churches in Arbin and Az-Zabadani

On January 22, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, took part in the Sunday Divine Liturgy at the Church of Great Martyr George the Conqueror in Arbin, Syria.

22 January 2023 year 21:03

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk attended reception at Russian Embassy in Syria

On January 21, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, who is in Syria with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, was invited to the Russian embassy in Damascus in honour of the arrival of a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Syrian capital. Among the invited guests was His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East.

22 January 2023 year 12:49

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

On January 21, in Damascus, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Cardinal Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria.

22 January 2023 year 12:32

DECR chairman meets with Patriarch John X of Antioch

On January 20, in the course of his working trip to the Patriarchate of Antioch, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk arrived in Syria. On January 21, he visited the Cathedral of the Dormition in Damascus. Then, in the building of the Patriarchate of Antioch, the DEC Chairman met with His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East.

21 January 2023 year 12:19

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Russian Ambassador to Lebanon

On January 20, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), currently in Lebanon with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus’, visited the Russian Embassy in Beirut and met with H.E. Alexander Rudakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Lebanon.

18 January 2023 year 11:25

Address of the DECR chairman Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk at the meeting of the UN Security Council

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On January 17, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, delivered an on-line address at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

18 January 2023 year 11:24

DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations meets with representative of Community of Sant’ Egidio

On January 17, DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations Hieromonk Stephen (Igumnov) met with the representative of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Moscow, Alessandro Salakone.

17 January 2023 year 16:53

DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations meets with Moscow Ethiopian community

On January 15, with the blessing of Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations and at the invitation the Moscow Ethiopian community, Hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations, met with representatives of the community.