Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

3 December 2021 year 17:06

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk presented a public lecture at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

On December 2, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, rector of the Theological Institute of Postgraduate Studies and president of the Scientific Theological Education Association, delivered a public lecture on “Christianity: from its Origins to the Present Time” at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

2 December 2021 year 19:13

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Российское государство будет заботиться о восстановлении храма Архангела Михаила в Каннах

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27 ноября 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.

2 December 2021 year 16:28

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion speaks at the opening of the V All-Russian Theology within the Scientific and Educational Expanse conference

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The V All-Russian (with international participation) Theology within the Scientific and Educational Expanse: The Theory, History and Practice of Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Dialogue within a Situation of Global Challenges conference opened in Moscow on December, 1.

2 December 2021 year 13:09

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk attends the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Empire

On December 1, the State Historical Museum opened the “Russian Empire” exhibition.

30 November 2021 year 17:45

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Romania’s ambassador to Russia

On November 30, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, met with Romania’s Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Russia H. E. Cristian Istrate.

27 November 2021 year 15:07

Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at the Russian National Forum of Young Theologians

On November 25, the First Russian National Forum of Young Theologians took place in the spacebridge format. It was organized by the Academic Educational Theological Association with the support of the Commission for Developing Theological, Religious and Ethical Education under the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations and the Education Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church, as part of the Fifth Russian National Academic Conference on Theology in Academic-Educational Space held with international participation.

25 November 2021 year 14:53

Meeting of the Board of the Christian Inter-confessional Consultative Committee

On November 24, the Board of the Christian Inter-confessional Consultative Committee met at the assembly hall of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies. The Board is the governing body of the CICC functioning in periods between the CCIC plenary sessions.

25 November 2021 year 11:55

“Reading the Bible Together” audio project timed to the 75th birthday of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill is presented at Chernigov Metochion in Moscow

The release of the first part of the “Reading the Bible Together. The New Testament” audio project was timed to coincide with the 75th birthday of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

24 November 2021 year 18:25

DECR representatives take part in”Protecting the Future” International Conference

The 3rd “Protecting the Future” International Conference on Combating Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Racism was held in Moscow on November 22-23.

24 November 2021 year 16:23

DECR Chairman meets with President of Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

On November 24, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. The meeting took place at the premises of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies.

24 November 2021 year 12:00

Председатель ОВЦС: Украинские власти имеют все возможности для того, чтобы остановить волну гонений на Украинскую Православную Церковь

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

23 November 2021 year 18:59

The International Cooperation Commission of the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations meets for a regular session

On November 23, the International Cooperation Commission of the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations held its 8th session at the Grand Hall of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

21 November 2021 year 19:23

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: For the first time the violation of rights of the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is recognized on an international platform

On November 11, the UN Human Rights Committee published a decision clearly formulating concern for the violations of human rights of the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. This document prescribes the Ukrainian authorities to guarantee the exercise of religious freedom in the country and to ensure the investigation of all the cases of violence committed against the faithful in it.

21 November 2021 year 18:55

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk describes as groundless the USA statements about “the violation of religious freedoms” in Russia

US Secretary of State Entony Blinken has designated Russia among the countries engaged “in systematic, egregious violations of religious freedoms" along with Myanmar, China, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saud Arabia. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, was asked by the hostess of the TV program “The Church and the World”, Ekaterina Gracheva, to comment on this statement by the USA official.

17 November 2021 year 14:02

DECR Chairman visits the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN in New York

On November 16, at the end of his working trip to the United States of America, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visited the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in New York, where he met with the Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Mr. V. Nebenzya.