Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

24 October 2019 year 11:52

DECR representative takes part in the 5th International Forum ‘Religion and Peace’

On October 23, the 5th International Forum ‘Religion and Peace: Religion and Ecology’ was held at the multimedia press centre of the Russia Today International News Agency in Moscow.

23 October 2019 year 17:26

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Russian Ambassador to the USA

On October 22, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a working visit to the USA, visited the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, where he met with H.E. Anatoly Antonov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States of America.

22 October 2019 year 16:24

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Полнота ответственности за решение Элладской Церкви относительно украинского раскола лежит на Константинопольском Патриархе

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19 октября 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.

22 October 2019 year 11:18

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN

On October 21, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, visited the Russia’s Permanent Representation to the United Nations in New York to meet with Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasiliy Nebenzya.

22 October 2019 year 10:46

Metropolitan Hilarion visits St. Vladimir’s Seminary in New York

On October 21, in the course of his visit to the USA, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations and rector of Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies, visited St. Vladimir’s Seminary in New York, the higher education institution of the Orthodox Church in America.

21 October 2019 year 12:11

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk takes part in celebrations marking the 125th anniversary of the ministry of St. Raphael of Brooklyn in America

On October 19-20, the celebrations marking the 125th anniversary of the beginning of the ministry of St. Raphael of Brooklyn in North America and the centenary of Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America took place in Brooklyn, New York.

16 October 2019 year 09:00

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Русская Православная Церковь — одна из самых быстрорастущих в мире

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12 октября 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.

15 October 2019 year 17:41

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: The rupture with Constantinople has not damaged either the Russian or the Ukrainian Church

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The chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, gave an interview to the TASS News Agency.

12 October 2019 year 19:02

Annual session of the ‘Dialogue of Civilizations’ Rhodes Forum takes place in Greece

The 17th session of the World Public Forum – Dialogue of Civilizations was held on the island of Rhodes on October 11-12. Taking part in the session were prominent representatives of different states, politicians, scientists, businessmen and journalists who discussed various forms of dialogue among nations and cultures with the purpose of facilitating peaceful development, prosperity and stability.

11 October 2019 year 16:24

Metropolitan Hilarion completes his visit to Bulgaria

On October 10, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a visit to Bulgaria, visited the Metropolia of Pleven. He visited the Church of St. Paraskeva and met and talked with Metropolitan Ignatij of Pleven.

11 October 2019 year 16:19

Интервью митрополита Волоколамского Илариона Болгарскому телеграфному агентству

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Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион дал интервью Болгарскому телеграфному агентству.

11 October 2019 year 11:13

Доклад митрополита Волоколамского Илариона на конференции «История Болгарской Православной Церкви как предмет академического изучения в духовных школах Русской Православной Церкви»

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10 октября митрополит Волоколамский Иларион принял участие в научно-богословской конференции «История Болгарской и Русской Православных Церквей как предмет академического изучения в Болгарии и России на современном этапе» в Великотырновском университете имени свв. Кирилла и Мефодия.

11 October 2019 year 11:03

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in theological conference at Veliko Tarnovo

On October 10, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a visit to Bulgaria with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited Veliko Tarnovo, the old capital of the country.

10 October 2019 year 19:27

Metropolitan Hilarion begins his visit to Bulgaria

On October 9, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Bulgaria with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of the University of Veliko Tarnovo.

10 October 2019 year 14:45

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Важно не спешить с односторонними решениями, которые могут лишь усугубить возникшее разделение

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В интервью РИА Новости митрополит Иларион ответил на вопросы о совершившемся воссоединении Архиепископии западноевропейских приходов русской традиции с Московским Патриархатом и ожидаемом 12 октября принятии Элладской Церковью решения о признании или непризнании созданной Константинополем на Украине структуры.