Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

1 September 2022 year 19:34

World Council of Churches leaders meet with delegation of Moscow Patriarchate

On September 1, in Karlsruhe, Germany, leaders of the World Council of Churches met with the Moscow Patriarchate delegation led by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk.

1 September 2022 year 16:53

DECR chairman meets with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch

On September 1, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, who is leading the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church at the 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany, met with His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East, who came to the Assembly as a honorary guest.

1 September 2022 year 10:24

Delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church takes part in the 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches

The 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches began its work in the German city of Karlsruhe on August 31. The Russian Orthodox Church delegation is led by Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe.

31 August 2022 year 20:40

Comments made by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s delegation at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches

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The Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk who leads the Russian Orthodox Church’s delegation at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (August 31-September, Karlsruhe, Germany) commented on the statement made by President of Germany Steinmayer who, in his speech at the opening of the forum, cast doubt om the relevance of the participation of a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Assembly.

27 August 2022 year 12:15

Romanian Orthodox filmmaker visits DECR

On August 26, a meeting took place at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate at the St. Daniel Monastery between the acting vice-chairman of the DECR, Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, and filmmaker Archpriest Cyprian Mega of the Romanian Patriarchate, who has come to Moscow for the 44th Moscow International Film Festival.

25 August 2022 year 19:05

Synod dissolves Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Institutions Abroad and delegates its functions to the DECR

In order to ensure greater coordination in the engagement of the Russian Orthodox Church’s institutions abroad in the external church activities, a decision was made to dissolve the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Institutions Abroad and delegate its functions to the Department for External Church Relations. To this end, a new secretariat was established within the DECR.

24 August 2022 year 16:21

DECR Chairman meets with Apostolic Nuncio to Russia

On August 24, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), met at the DECR with the Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation, Archbishop Giovanni Agnello.

5 August 2022 year 15:35

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Francis of Rome

On August 5, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited the Vatican at an invitation of Pope Francis of Rome and met at the Apostolic Palace with the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

4 August 2022 year 15:07

DECR Chairman meets with Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States

On August 4, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, who is on an archpastoral visit to Rome to deal with the affairs of the Administration of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Parishes in Italy, met at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican with the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.

26 July 2022 year 18:23

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk heads liturgy at Moscow representation of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch

On July 26, on the feast of the Synaxis of the archangel Gabriel, celebrations took place at the metochion of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch to mark the patronal feast day. The Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Archangel Gabriel was celebrated by the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Anthony and the representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and dean of the metochion the metropolitan of Philippopolis Niphon.

23 July 2022 year 15:49

Saransk hosts a Christian Youth Forum held under the aegis of the Christian Inter-confessional Consultative Committee

On July 19-22, Saransk hosted a Youth Forum on ‘Christian Youth in Media Space’. The event was organized under the aegis of the Christian Inter-confessional Consultative Committee.

22 July 2022 year 15:27

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Consul of Lebanon in Moscow

On July 22, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR) met with Rodrigue El Khoury, consul of the Lebanese Republic in Moscow.

20 July 2022 year 14:03

DECR chairman meets with Argentinian ambassador to the Russian Federation

On July 20, a meeting took place at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate between the DECR chairman Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk and Argentina’s Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to the Russian Federation H. E. Eduardo Antonio Zuain.

20 July 2022 year 12:34

Christian Youth Forum sponsored by CICC takes place

On July 19, the Christian Youth Forum on “Christian Youth in Media Space” sponsored by the Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee (CICC) opened at the Pilgrim Centre of St. John the Theologian Monastery in the Diocese of Saransk and Mordovia.

19 July 2022 year 15:39

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk presents Patriarchal award to Russian ambassador to China

On July 19, at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, DECR chairman Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk met with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China A. I. Denisov.