Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

14 September 2021 year 10:20

DECR vice-chairman calls at the G20 Interfaith Forum to protect Christians in Africa against genocide

September 13, the second day of the work of the G20 Interfaith Forum in Bologna, Italy, was devoted to the theme “The time for healing: peace among cultures, understanding between religions”.

13 September 2021 year 10:52

Message of greetings by Patriarch Kirill to G20 Interfaith Forum was read out by Archbishop Leonid of Vladikavkaz and Alania

From September 12 to 14, Bologna, Italy, is hosting a representative G20 Interfaith Forum on the theme “Time to Heal: Peace among Cultures, Understanding between Religions.” The forum has brought together about three hundred and seventy religious leaders, politicians, parliamentarians, and representatives of science and culture.

8 September 2021 year 11:35

Students of Moscow higher education institutes - representatives of the Coptic community in Egypt visit Department for External Church Relations

On September 3, a group of young believers of the Coptic Church who study in Moscow higher education institutions visited the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations.

8 September 2021 year 11:23

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Преподавание теологии в России развивается очень динамично

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4 сентября 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.

7 September 2021 year 16:31

DECR Chairman meets with Deputy Prime-Minister of Hungary

On September 7, DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with the Deputy Prime Minister of the country, Mr. Zsolt Semjén, at the official residence of the head of the Hungarian Government.

7 September 2021 year 12:43

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Russian Ambassador to Hungary

On September 6, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Yevgeny A. Stanislavov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Hungary.

7 September 2021 year 11:52

The Orthodox Understanding of the Eucharist

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Presentation by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the International Eucharistic Congress (Budapest, September 6, 2021).

7 September 2021 year 11:27

DECR chairman meets with Bishop Lukijan of Budimlije

On September 6, when on a visit to Hungary, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the church of St. George’s church of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Budapest. At the entrance to the church, Vladyka Hilarion was met by the Administrator of the Budimlije diocese, Bishop Lukijan.

6 September 2021 year 19:41

DECR Chairman spoke at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest

On September 6, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who is currently in Hungary with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, opened the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, presenting a report on the Orthodox understanding of the Eucharist.

6 September 2021 year 16:39

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Dishonorable visit of Patriarch Bartholomew to Ukraine has demonstrated the fruits of his actions to the world

Аt the end of August, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople visited Ukraine. He met with the state leaders, with the head of the schismatic OCU that he has recognized, and with representatives of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, ignoring the position of bishops, clergymen and laymen of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that unites the majority of the faithful in Ukraine. Also, he “took no notice” of the several thousand strong protest actions against his visit.

6 September 2021 year 12:05

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk begins his working visit to Hungary

On September 4, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Hungary for a working visit.

3 September 2021 year 18:02

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk awarded the Russian MFA’s Medal ‘For Cooperation’

On September 3, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, met with the Russian Federation Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey V. Lavrov, at the Russian MFA House of Receptions.

3 September 2021 year 13:17

DECR chairman meets with Ambassador of Chile to Russia

On September 3, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Eduardo Escobar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Chile to the Russian Federation.

2 September 2021 year 10:48

DECR chairman meets with Apostolic Nuncio in Russia

On September 1, head of the DECR Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with Apostolic Nuncio in the Russian Federation Archbishop Geovanni di’Agnello, at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

30 August 2021 year 17:24

Egyptian monks visit holy sites in Tver and Novgorod Dioceses

On August 26-28, a delegation of the abbots and monks fr om the monasteries of the Coptic Church, on a pilgrimage in Russia, visited churches and monasteries in the Tver and Novgorod dioceses.