Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

5 March 2022 year 10:40

DECR chairman meets with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch

On March 4, His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East, received in audience at the Patriarchate of Antioch, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk who came on a visit to Syria with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

26 February 2022 year 16:42

Patriarch of Ethiopia meets with DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations

On February 24, Hieromonk Stephen (Igumnov), secretary for inter-Christian relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Relations, during his working trip to East African countries with a blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, visited the Patriarchate of Ethiopia in Addis-Ababa, where he was received in audience by the Primate of the Ethiopian Church, His Holiness Patriarch Abune Mathias.

26 February 2022 year 15:43

Интервью митрополита Волоколамского Илариона изданию Orthodoxie.com

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Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион дал интервью франкоязычному изданию Orthodoxie.com.

26 February 2022 year 14:20

DECR representative on a visit to Eastern African countries

From February 23-28, DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations Hieromonk Stephen (Igumnov), with a blessing of Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, is taking a trip to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Djibouti.

23 February 2022 year 08:54

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Русская Церковь дорожит богослужением в том виде, в каком унаследовала его от предков

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19 февраля в передаче «Церковь и мир», выходящей на канале «Россия 24» по субботам и воскресеньям, председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион ответил на вопросы ведущей Екатерины Грачевой и телезрителей.

21 February 2022 year 11:09

Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations visits Jerusalem, Hebron and Bethlehem

On February 19, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, arrived in the Holy Land leading a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church.

17 February 2022 year 19:23

Chairman of the Department for External Church relations meets with Russia’s ambassador in Tanzania

On February 17, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, met with Russian Federation’s newly appointed ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, A. P. Avetisian, at the DECR.

17 February 2022 year 12:17

Working meeting of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk

On February 17, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in St. Danial Monastery in Moscow.

17 February 2022 year 11:51

Working meeting of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk

On February 17, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in St. Danial Monastery in Moscow.

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17 February 2022 year 10:12

Meeting with a Druze delegation held at the DECR

On February 16, a meeting of the DECR vice-chairman, Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), with a delegation of the Druze community in Israel took place at the lesser hall of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

16 February 2022 year 12:52

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk awarded Serbia’s high state decoration

On February 15, the feast of the Meeting of Our Lord, when the Republic of Serbia celebrates the Statehood Day, the President of the country Aleksandar Vučić presented high state awards to outstanding scientists, cultural workers and representatives of other spheres of life of the Serbian society, as well as several foreign citizens.

16 February 2022 year 12:40

DECR Chairman meets with Russian Ambassador to France

On February 15, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Alexei Yu. Meshkov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the French Republic at the residence of the Russian Embassy in Paris.

16 February 2022 year 10:11

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Jean-Luc Marion

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with Mr. Jean-Luc Marion, a French philosopher, theologian and public figure. The meeting took place in Paris in the evening of February 14.

16 February 2022 year 09:21

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Соборное решение по «екатеринбургским останкам» станет обязательным для всей Церкви

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12 февраля в передаче «Церковь и мир», выходящей на канале «Россия 24» по субботам и воскресеньям, председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион ответил на вопросы ведущей Екатерины Грачевой и телезрителей.

15 February 2022 year 19:20

DECR Chairman meets with the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of France

On February 4, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, met with the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of France, Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, at the parish house of the church of St. Philippe du Roule.