Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

22 December 2021 year 13:26

DECR Chairman meets with Pope Francis of Rome

On December 22, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with Pope Francis of Rome at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican.

21 December 2021 year 18:37

Interfaith Dialogue and Peace among Religions

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Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations at the Free Mediterranean University, Casamassima, Puglia, Italy, December 20.

21 December 2021 year 17:42

DECR chairman delivers lecture at Free Mediterranean University

On December 20, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, during his working visit to the Italian region of Apulia, delivered a lecture at the Free Mediterranean University (LUM) on the present state and prospects of interreligious dialogue.

21 December 2021 year 14:57

Archbishop of Yerevan and Armenia Leonid greets delegation from Chilandar monastery of Mount Athos

On December, 21 a meeting took place between the deputy chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate the archbishop of Yerevan and Armenia and a delegation fr om the Serbian monastery of Chilandar on Mount Athos, headed by the father superior of the monastery archimandrite Methodius (Markovich).

21 December 2021 year 12:12

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Когда предлагается изгнать монахов из монастыря и взорвать крест, это не имеет никакого оправдания

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18 декабря 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 December 2021 year 11:50

Inter-religious working group for the protection of the rights of believers from discrimination and xenophobia sends humanitarian aid to Syria

Between 13th and 16th of December the inter-religious group for the protection of the rights of believers fr om discrimination and xenophobia under the Russian Presidential Council for Interaction with Religious Associations was in Damascus and Tartus distributing humanitarian aid.

20 December 2021 year 13:19

DECR Chairman meets with Mayor of Bari

On December 19, after the Divine Liturgy on the commemoration day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, met with the Mayor of Bari, Mr. Antonio Decaro.

19 December 2021 year 14:25

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Governor of Apulia

On December 18, 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, began his working trip to Bari, Italy.

17 December 2021 year 13:16

DECR vice-chairman meets with State Secretary of Hungarian Prime Minister Administration

On December 16, DECR vice-chairman Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov) met with the State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians of the Administration of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Mr. Tristan Azbey.

16 December 2021 year 13:58

Metropolitan Hilarion: The threat to the presence of Christians in the Holy Land cannot but cause concern to the Russian Church

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In an interview given to RIA Novosti news agency Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, spoke about the Statement on the current threat to the Christian presence in the Holy Land made by the heads of Local Churches of Jerusalem.

14 December 2021 year 15:49

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Украина стала яблоком раздора между Россией и Соединенными Штатами Америки

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11 декабря 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.

14 December 2021 year 11:43

The 60th anniversary of the passing away of Metropolitan Nikolay (Yarushevich) marked with prayer at his burial place

On December 13, the 60th anniversary of the passing away of Metropolitan Nikolay (Yarushevich) of Krutitsy and Kolomna, the brethren of the St. Sergius Laura of the Holy Trinity held the Office of the Dead at his burial place at the crypt of the church of Our Lady of Smolensk, Patriarchia.ru reports with reference to the Laura’s website.

14 December 2021 year 10:48

The Metropolitans of Volokolamsk Hilarion and Voskresensk Dionysius open online seminar for deaneries of the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church

An online seminar entitled ‘How a deanery functions in the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church’ began at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies on December, 13.

12 December 2021 year 19:38

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Schism supported by Patriarch of Constantinople inflicts wound on all Ukrainian people

It is deeply regrettable that Ukraine has become a bone of contention between Russia and the Unites States of America, said Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, commenting on the issue at “The Church and the World” TV programme.

12 December 2021 year 16:42

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Constructive relations between Russia and United States are essential for the security of the whole world

On December 7, a video summit between the presidents of Russia and the United States took place. At the request of Yekaterina Gracheva, the host of “The Church and the World TV programme,” chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion, shared his thoughts about the results of the talk between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden.