Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

16 November 2021 year 17:52

DECR chairman visits Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA

On November 15, during his working trip to the United States, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA - St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York.

15 November 2021 year 18:38

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Под видом уврачевания раскола Патриарх Варфоломей его легализовал

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13 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.

15 November 2021 year 16:46

Metropolitan Hilarion visits St. Tikhon’s Monastery in Pennsylvania

On November 14, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, continued his working visit to the USA and arrived in St. Tikhon’s Monastery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the invitation of the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America.

13 November 2021 year 18:26

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sums up the Search for Scriptures theological conference

On November 12, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who is in the USA with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada, attended the plenary sessions of the academic-theological conference on “Search for Scriptures”, which took place at St. Vladimir’s Seminary in New York.

12 November 2021 year 11:18

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk begins his working trip to the USA

On November 10, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk arrived for a working visit to the United States of America.

11 November 2021 year 17:27

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Constantinople’s claims have brought forth bitter fruits of schism in the world Orthodoxy

In his message of greetings to the organizers and participants of the forum, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, stated as topical the issue of primacy of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, which has become an apple of discord in the world Orthodoxy.

11 November 2021 year 10:32

Exhibition devoted to the Likhud brothers’ academic work has opened in Moscow

On November 10, the exhibition “Greek Educators in Russia: the Likhud Brothers and the Slavic- Greek-Latin Academy in Moscow” opened at the Blue Exhibition Hall of the Russian State Library. It was organized by the Russian State Library and the Greek Embassy in Russia.

10 November 2021 year 12:01

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Сегодня уровень смертности от коронавируса в России — общенациональная катастрофа

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6 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.

9 November 2021 year 18:28

DECR Chairman meets with Holy See Secretary for Relations with States

On November 9, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with the Holy See Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher who came to Moscow for Russian-Vatican consultations between the external policy departments.

8 November 2021 year 17:19

XV Russia Abroad Film Festival Opens in Moscow

The XV Russia Abroad International Film Festival opened on November 7, at the Alexander Solzhenitsyn House of Russia Abroad.

4 November 2021 year 19:18

«Журналу Московской Патриархии» — 90

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Многие десятилетия «Журнал Московской Патриархии» был единственным религиозным изданием в Советском Союзе. В этом году исполняется 90 лет со дня выхода первого номера этого уникального издания. Статья, опубликованная в юбилейном номере журнала, рассказывает о том, как появился официальный печатный орган Русской Православной Церкви, как развивался все эти годы и как он живет в настоящее время.

3 November 2021 year 12:15

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Closer interaction between the G20 countries is a long overdue issue

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On October 30, on The Church and the World TV program shown on Saturdays and Sundays on “Rossiya-24”, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), answered questions from the anchor Ekaterina Gracheva.

1 November 2021 year 12:27

First Session of Inter-religious Working Group for the Protection of Rights of Believers from Discrimination and Xenophobia Takes Place

The first session of the Inter-religious Group for the Protection of Rights and Believers fr om Discrimination and Xenophobia of the Council for Inter-action with Religious Associations under the Russian President took place on October 29. The event took place at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI.

30 October 2021 year 18:48

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Церковь призывает хранить память о всех безвинно пострадавших в годы репрессий

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О том, для чего нужно хранить память о людях, которые в XX веке стали жертвами массовых репрессий, в прямом эфире радио Sputnik рассказал председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион.

27 October 2021 year 16:07

An interview of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to RIA Novosti

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In an interview to RIA Novosti, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, spoke about the visit of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to the United States.