Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

24 February 2021 year 19:55

Influence of pandemic on service of Churches in Russia and Germany is subject of discussion at online conference

On February 24, the round table of the Churches in Europe working group of the Russia-Germany public forum ‘St. Petersburg Dialogue’ held a virtual meeting to discuss the theme ‘The Pandemic and Its Influence on Churches in Russia and Germany: Challenges and Consequences’.

24 February 2021 year 17:45

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Вероучительные истины — не плод человеческого консенсуса, а откровение Божие

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21 февраля 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 телеканала Екатерины Грачевой.

17 February 2021 year 19:55

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Истинная вера — не та, которая изобретена людьми, а та, которая открыта нам Богом

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13 февраля 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 телеканала Екатерины Грачевой.

17 February 2021 year 11:45

Metropolitan Hilarion spoke at an online seminar of the International Hellenic University

On the February 16, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, took part in a seminar of the International Hellenic University (MOET of IHU, Thessaloniki). The event, dedicated to the topic of “Orthodox Theology and Human Responsibility”, was held online.

17 February 2021 year 10:43

"Freedom and Responsibility as Viewed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill". Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk (International Hellenic University online seminar, 16th February 2021)

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"Freedom and Responsibility as Viewed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill". Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (International Hellenic University online seminar, 16th February 2021).

12 February 2021 year 19:13

Christian response to the pandemic challenge discussed at online-conference

On February 12, a conference on the Church and the Pandemic, dated to the fifth anniversary of the Havana Meeting between Pope Francis and His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, took place in the online mode.

12 February 2021 year 18:55

Доклад митрополита Волоколамского Илариона на конференции «Церковь и пандемия»

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12 февраля в онлайн-режиме состоялась конференция «Церковь и пандемия», в ходе которой состоялось выступление председателя Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополита Волоколамского Илариона.

11 February 2021 year 15:28

Online conference «The Church and the Pandemic» will be held on February 12

On February 12, at 12:00 Moscow time, the conference «The Church and the Pandemic» will be held online, marking the fifth anniversary of the meeting of Pope Francis and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in Havana.

11 February 2021 year 10:49

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Церковь не оказывает религиозные услуги за деньги

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6 февраля 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 телеканала Екатерины Грачевой.

7 February 2021 year 17:04

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion on the Annulment of Anti-Church Provisions in Montenegro’s Laws

At the end of January, the president of Montenegro Milo Đukanović was obliged to sign into law amendments made by parliament on freedom of conscience, thereby abolishing provisions of legislations which were discriminatory towards the Serbian Orthodox Church. The amendments to the notorious 2019 law were voted for by the new parliament, in which for the first time in thirty years the pro-presidential party found itself in opposition.

4 February 2021 year 17:49

The Church of the Georgian Diaspora in Moscow Scheduled for Restoration

On February 3, the bishop of Naro-Fominsk Paramonus (Golubka), the head of the directorate for finance and logistics of the Russian Orthodox Church, chaired a meeting to discuss issues concerning the restoration of the Church of the Great Martyr George ‘v Gruzinakh’, which the Georgian Orthodox diaspora in Moscow attends for spiritual sustenance and guidance.

2 February 2021 year 17:22

Information about external relations of the Russian Orthodox Church is now available in 10 languages

The new informational-analytical portal, which has begun functioning since February 1, will inform readers about the external work of the Russian Orthodox Church at www.mospat.ru.

2 February 2021 year 13:27

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Восстановление единства в нашей общей православной семье возможно только путем отказа от ложной экклезиологии

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Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион ответил на вопросы корреспондента сербской газеты «Вечерние новости».

1 February 2021 year 16:17

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Большинство живших в Ираке христиан были вынуждены покинуть эту землю

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30 января 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 телеканала Екатерины Грачевой.

31 January 2021 year 14:56

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk gave an online lecture for the Theological Institute of St. John of Damascus, Balamand University

On January 29, the Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk delivered an online lecture on the topic "Revelation of the Mystery of the Mother of God in Theological Works of St. John of Damascus" as part of a series of lectures in honor of the jubilee year for the Theological Institute of St. John of Damascus at the University of Balamand (Lebanon).