Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

13 July 2022 year 11:52

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk celebrates Liturgy at Moscow Metochion of the Serbian Orthodox Church

On July 12, the commemoration day of the holy glorious and all-laudable apostles Peter and Paul, the Metochion of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Moscow celebrated its patronal feast.

11 July 2022 year 17:43

DECR Chairman meets with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs

On July 11, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’ Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with Mr. Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

11 July 2022 year 11:43

DECR chairman meets with representative of Kirche in Not foundation

On July 7, a meeting took place at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate between the DECR chairman, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, and the head of the department for relations with Russia of the international charity ‘Kirche in Not’ (Aid to the Church in Need), Mr P. V. Gumenyuk.

8 July 2022 year 13:39

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Anthony celebrates Liturgy on the patronal feast day of the Church of Saint John the Baptist ‘na Presne’

On 7th July on the feast day of the Nativity of the Honourable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Anthony celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist ‘na Presne’ in Moscow.

4 July 2022 year 17:39

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk and Archbishop Nestor of Madrid celebrate Liturgy at Trinity Cathedral in Paris

On July 3, the 3d Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Patriarchal Exarch for Western Europe, and Archbishop Nestor of Madrid and Lisbon, acting administrator of the Diocese of Chersonessus, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on Brainly Embankment in Paris.

4 July 2022 year 15:27

Hierarch of the Church of England visits the Department for External Church Relations

On July 4, Hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations, met with the Right Reverend Robert Innes, Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe.

1 July 2022 year 20:39

DECR chairman on a working visit to Paris

On June 30, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, arrived in Paris, France, on a working visit.

28 June 2022 year 13:27

Fourth round of negotiations on developing cooperation between theological schools of the Russian Orthodox and Coptic Churches takes place in Russia

On June 26-30, the fourth round of negotiations on the development of cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church was held in Russia as part of the work of the Commission for Bilateral Dialogue.

24 June 2022 year 12:13

DECR chairman visits St. Petersburg Theological Academy

On June 24, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, a member of the Holy Synod and chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, visited the St. Petersburg Theological Academy.

17 June 2022 year 18:40

First meeting takes place between the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Anthony and the workers of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate

On June 17 a meeting took place in the Great Hall of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate between the newly-appointed chairman of the DECR and the colleagues of the DECR.

17 June 2022 year 10:08

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk: Growing manifestations of extremism threaten preservation of common Christian shrines in Holy Land

In his commentary to the TASS news agency, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk pointed to the danger of continued manifestations of extremism with regard to Christian shrines in the Holy Land.

10 June 2022 year 20:02

Handover of work responsibilities at the Department for External Church Relations

On June 20, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the handover of work responsibilities took place at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

7 June 2022 year 13:47

Appointments of new Сhairman of the Department for External Church Relations and new rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute

Metropolitan Anthony of Chersonesus was appointed as DECR Chairman and permanent member of the Holy Synod with the title of Metropolitan of Volokolamsk. Archpriest Maxim Kozlov, chairman of the Education Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church was appointed as rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies.

7 June 2022 year 13:20

ЖУРНАЛЫ Священного Синода от 7 июня 2022 года

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7 июня в Патриаршей и Синодальной резиденции в Даниловом монастыре в Москве Святейший Патриарх Кирилл возглавил очередное заседание Священного Синода Русской Православной Церкви.

6 June 2022 year 16:49

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Attempts to split up the Orthodox community in Lithuania are doomed to failure

The other day the news have become known about two events having a direct bearing on the church life of the Orthodox faithful in Lithuania: the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has set up a commission for considering a change to be made in the status of the Diocese of Vilnius and Lithuania; in addition, it has become known that the authorities of that country submitted a proposal to the Patriarch of Constantinople to accept into his jurisdiction the clergy who would be ready to split off.