Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

11 May 2022 year 18:50

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk holds negotiations with head of the DECR of the Malankara Church

On May 11, negotiations were held in Paralimni, Cyprus, between Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, and the head of Malankara Church in India’s DECR, Metropolitan Zachariah Mar Nikolovos of America, co-chairman of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Malankara Church.

11 May 2022 year 17:43

DECR chairman meets with representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church Catholicosate of Cilicia

On May 11, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, had a conversation with Archbishop Sepouh Sargsyan of Tehran, representative of the Catholicosate of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

10 May 2022 year 18:13

Russian Orthodox Church delegation attends Orthodox Pre-Assembly of World Council of Churches

The Orthodox Pre-Assembly of the World Council of Church has begun its session on May 10, in Paralimni, Cyprus.

10 May 2022 year 13:02

Metropolitan Hilarion on details of the talk between His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis of Rome

On March 16, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia had an online talk with Pope Francis of Rome, which was focused on the situation in Ukraine.

4 May 2022 year 13:04

Commentary by the Communications Service of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate on the interview given by Pope Francis to the Italian publication Corriere della sera

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It’s regrettable that a month and a half after the conversation with Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis chose the wrong tone to convey the content of this conversation. Such utterances can hardly further constructive dialogue between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches, which is so necessary at the current time.

2 May 2022 year 10:09

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Церковь призвана объединять людей вне зависимости от их политической ориентации

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1 мая в передаче «Церковь и мир» на канале «Россия 24» председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион ответил на вопросы ведущей Екатерины Грачевой и телезрителей.

27 April 2022 year 12:02

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Поместные Православные Церкви участвуют в оказании помощи беженцам из Украины

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24 апреля в передаче «Церковь и мир» на канале «Россия 24» председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион ответил на вопросы ведущей Екатерины Грачевой и телезрителей.

24 April 2022 year 15:33

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk on setting a date for the Bishops’ Council

On April 17, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church resolved that the date of the Bishops’ Council be put off. Earlier it was intended to hold the Council from May 26 to 29.The reason for this decision and the time when a new date can be set for the Bishops’ Council was explained to the viewers of the Church and the World TV program by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.

21 April 2022 year 16:40

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: На телевидении недостаточно внимания уделяется культуре

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17 апреля в передаче «Церковь и мир» на канале «Россия 24» председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион ответил на вопросы ведущей Екатерины Грачевой и телезрителей.

17 April 2022 year 11:42

People in Mariupol have received aid from religious communities in Russia

On April 15, in the left bank part of Mariupol, the distribution of the humanitarian aid collected by believers in Russia took place as part of the work of the Interreligious Working Group for Protecting the Rights of Believers against Discrimination and Xenophobia under the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations.

13 April 2022 year 18:17

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with the head of the Foundation for Supporting and Protecting the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad

On April 13, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, met at the DECR with A. I. Udaltsov, executive director of the Foundation for Supporting and Protecting the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad.

13 April 2022 year 17:43

DECR chairman meets with German ambassador to Russia

On April 13, a meeting took place between the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Russian Federation, H, E. Géza Andreas von Geyr.

13 April 2022 year 11:33

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Церковь объединяет людей, несмотря на происходящие конфликты

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10 апреля в передаче «Церковь и мир» на канале «Россия 24» председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион ответил на вопросы ведущей Екатерины Грачевой и телезрителей.

12 April 2022 year 12:51

DECR head: Meeting between Pope and Patriarch needs to be thoroughly thrashed out

“Pope Francis of Rome is speaking out about the Ukrainian topic in a very balanced way because he is aware of not only the present history of the conflict but also its pre-history, which goes back to the events of 2014”, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk stated on the air of the Church and the World program.

11 April 2022 year 18:24

DECR Chairman meets with Ambassador of Great Britain

On April 11, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Deborah Bronnert, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the Russian Federation.