Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

31 October 2018 year 18:17

Выступление митрополита Волоколамского Илариона на VI Всемирном конгрессе российских соотечественников, проживающих за рубежом

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Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион выступил 31 октября в рамках пленарной дискуссии «Россия и соотечественники: новые вызовы и новые рубежи».

31 October 2018 year 17:35

Situation in Ukraine is discussed at “Faith and Word” festival

On October 31, the Ukrainian church problem and a threat of the “one local Orthodox Church” the creation of which is being imposed by the Ukrainian authorities, was discussed in the framework of the ‘Faith and Word” international festival of Orthodox media.

30 October 2018 year 18:38

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with new ambassador of Estonia to Russia

On October 30, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, met with the newly appointed ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the Russian Federation, Mr. Margus Laidre.

30 October 2018 year 13:20

DECR chairman meets with the head of the European Union’s representation in Russia

On October 30, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations met with Mr. Markus Ederer, head of the Representation of the European Union in the Russian Federation.

29 October 2018 year 17:24

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Patriarch Bartholomew is not free in his actions

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On October 27, during ‘The Church and the World’ program aired by Russia-24 TV channel on Saturdays and Sundays, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, answered questions from its host Ekaterina Gracheva.

26 October 2018 year 13:25

Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Assyrian Church of the East holds its third meeting

On October 23-27, the third meeting of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Assyrian Church of the East took place at the Novodevichy Convent of the Holy Resurrection in St. Petersburg.

23 October 2018 year 10:22

DECR representatives take part in the presentation of the annual report on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Intolerance in Today’s World prepared by the Russian Association for Protection of Religious Freedom

On October 22, the presentation of the annual report on the Freedom of Conscience and Religious Intolerance in Today’s World prepared by the Russian Association for Protection of Religious Freedom took place at the Press Centre of the Russia Today international news agency.

22 October 2018 year 13:23

Metropolitan Hilarion: Constantinople is no longer the leader of the world Orthodoxy

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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, gave an interview to TASS news agency.

22 October 2018 year 11:18

Metropolitan Hilarion: Filaret Denisenko was and remains a schismatic

In his comments to the Greek Romfea church news agency Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, offered his assessment of the decision taken by the schismatic “Kievan Patriarchate” to give Filaret Denisenko the title of “His Holiness and Beatitude Archbishop and Metropolitan of Kiev – the Mother of Russian Lands, hiero-archimandrite of the Kiev Caves and Pochaev Lavras.”

21 October 2018 year 12:38

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Разделение из-за действий Константинополя пройдет через все тело мирового Православия

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20 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.

20 October 2018 year 10:53

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Francis

On October 19, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican.

20 October 2018 year 10:29

Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: Все христианские Церкви в Европе сегодня стоят перед одними и теми же вызовами

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18 октября председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион дал интервью итальянскому изданию Il Messaggero, ответив на вопросы о православно-католических отношениях, а также о ситуации, сложившейся в связи с антиканоническими действиями Константинопольского Патриархата.

19 October 2018 year 10:32

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Cardinal Kurt Koch

On October 18, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Department for External Church Relations, met with the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unite, Cardinal Kurt Koch, within the framework of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church.

16 October 2018 year 09:39

Metropolitan Hilarion: the Patriarchate of Constantinople has lost the right to be called the coordinating center for the Orthodox Church

‘The way to returning from a schism is always open and this way lies through repentance’ said Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relation, speaking in the Big Game analytical TV program about ways of coming out of the situation caused by the anti-canonical actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople because of which the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, on October 15, had to recognize as impossible to remain any further in the Eucharistic communion with it.

16 October 2018 year 09:11

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Decision demanded by church canons was taken today

A briefing for journalists was held after the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church that took place in Minsk on October 15. Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, told the mass media representatives about decisions taken at the session.