Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

10 January 2025 year 10:23

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk presents Patriarchal awards to DECR Staff

On January 9, a meeting took place between Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate, and DECR staff members.

3 January 2025 year 11:15

Контакты Московского Патриархата с региональными христианскими объединениями и международными молодежными христианскими организациями в годы председательства в Отделе внешних церковных сношений митрополита Никодима (Ротова)

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В научном журнале Санкт-Петербургской духовной академии «Христианское чтение» опубликована статья секретаря по делам дальнего зарубежья ОВЦС, докторанта ОЦАД кандидата богословия протоиерея Сергия Звонарева.

26 December 2024 year 17:44

DECR Chairman participates in the meeting of the IOPS council summarizing 2024 activities

On December 25, under the chairmanship of S.V. Stepashin, the final meeting of the Council of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society took place at the society's center.

24 December 2024 year 17:19

Rector of St. Philip Church in Sharjah, UAE, receives Patriarchal award

On December 24th, at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, met with Archimandrite Alexander (Zarkeshev), rector of the Church of the Holy Apostle Philip in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.

23 December 2024 year 18:02

Commission on Old-Rite Parishes and Cooperation with the Old-Rite Community holds it meeting

On 23rd December, the Commission on Old-Rite Parishes and Cooperation with the Old-Rite Community held its meeting at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate. Presiding at the meeting was DECR chairman Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, who also serves as the Commission chai.

18 December 2024 year 17:53

DECR secretary for interreligious relations attends conference held by Iranian Embassy and Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

On December 18, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a conference themed ‘Clarifying and Promoting the Discourse of Progress and the New Islamic Civilization,’ dedicated to the establishment of the Imam Khomeini World Award by the Iranian government.

18 December 2024 year 11:15

DECR representative attends official licensing of the new Anglican chaplain in Moscow

On December 15, the Revd. Canon Dr. Arun John, who had previously served in India, South African Republic, Great Britain and Turkey, was licensed as the new Chaplain of St. Andrews’s Anglican church in Moscow by Archdeacon Dr. Leslie Nathaniel from the Church of England Diocese in Europe currently on a working visit to the capital of Russia.

12 December 2024 year 11:26

DECR Сhairman completes his visit to Bahrain

On December 11th, at the conclusion of his working trip to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and met with the Ministry’s General Director of Bilateral Relations – Shaikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Khalifa.

11 December 2024 year 10:04

Metropolitan Anthony meets with the King of Bahrain

On December 10th, at Al Safriah Palace in Manama, capital of Bahrain, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, was received by the country’s reigning monarch – His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

10 December 2024 year 14:05

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk celebrates prayer service for Russian-speaking Orthodox community in Bahrain

On the evening of December 9, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), celebrated a prayer service for the Russian-speaking Orthodox community in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

10 December 2024 year 12:03

DECR chairman meets with religious leaders of Bahrain

On 9th December, as part of his working trip to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia in Awali.

10 December 2024 year 10:20

DECR Сhairman Meets with Bahraini Minister of Social Development

On December 9, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a working visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, met with Mr. Osama bin Saleh Al-Alawi, Minister of Social Development.

9 December 2024 year 16:22

DECR Chairman begins working visit to Bahrain

On December 9th, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, arrived in the Kingdom of Bahrain

6 December 2024 year 20:21

The DECR Chairman met with a Hierarch of the Antiochian Orthodox Church

On December 6, a meeting took place at the Department for External Church Relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate between the Chairman of the DECR, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, and Metropolitan Basil of Akkar (Antiochian Patriarchate).

6 December 2024 year 18:06

The DECR Chairman met with Hierarchs of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa

On December 6, a meeting took place at the Department for External Church Relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate between Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk? Chairman of the DECR; Metropolitan Konstantin of Zaraisk, the Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, and the Vicar of the Exarchate, Bishop Euthymius of Lukhovitsy.