Russian Orthodox Church

«Department for External Church Relations»

21 May 2024 year 13:32

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with hierarchs of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus

On 20th May, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, while in Cyprus with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the metochion of the Kykkos Monastery in Nicosia and met with the monastery’s abbot, Metropolitan Nikiforos of Kykkos and Tylliria.

21 May 2024 year 10:18

DECR chairman meets with Russian Ambassador to Cyprus

On 20th May, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited the Russian Embassy in Niсosia and met with H.E. Mr Murat Ziazikov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus.

20 May 2024 year 13:16

DECR chairman meets with Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

On 19th May, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, while in Cyprus with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Metropolis of Limassol and met with Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol.

20 May 2024 year 11:38

Russian Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker consecrated in Limassol

On 19th May, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, who is visiting Cyprus, took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the consecration of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Limassol, built for the needs of the local Russian-speaking community.

19 May 2024 year 11:43

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk begins his visit to Cyprus

On 18th May, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, arrived in Cyprus.

16 May 2024 year 19:09

Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church participated in a meeting of the Strategic Vision Group "Russia - Islamic World" in Kazan

The forum was attended by religious and state leaders, representatives of international and public organizations, diplomats, and experts from dozens of countries around the world.

14 May 2024 year 19:20

DECR Chairman arrives in Kazan and meets with head of the Republic of Tatarstan

On May 14, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, to take part in the international conference of the Strategic Vision Group 'Russia – Islamic World: A Just Multipolar World Order and Secure Development', which is being held within the framework of the international economic forum 'Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum 2024'.

1 May 2024 year 17:40

DECR Chairman takes part in the forum of religious leaders in Azerbaijan

On the 1st of May, the 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue "Dialogue for Peace and Global Security" opened at the Congress Center in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

30 April 2024 year 14:56

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk visited the Cathedral of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women in Baku

On the 29th of April, as part of his trip to Azerbaijan to participate in a conference of religious leaders on the topic of "Building Trust through Interreligious Dialogue", Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited the Cathedral of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women in Baku.

30 April 2024 year 11:23

DECR Chairman arrives in Azerbaijan

On the 29th of April, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, arrived in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, to participate in an international conference of religious leaders on "Building Trust through Interreligious Dialogue".

21 April 2024 year 17:10

Primate of Autonomous Orthodox Church in Japan and DECR chairman celebrate Divine Liturgy in Tokyo

On 21st April, 5th Sunday of Lent, His Eminence Seraphim, Archbishop of Tokyo, Metropolitan of All Japan, Primate of the Autonomous Orthodox Church in Japan, and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Tokyo.

18 April 2024 year 12:52

Интервью протоиерея Максима Козлова журналу Сербского Патриархата «Православие»

[Interview]

К 15-летию основания Общецерковной аспирантуры и докторантуры имени равноапостольных Кирилла и Мефодия опубликовано интервью ректора ОЦАД протоиерея Максима Козлова журналу Сербского Патриархата «Православие».

9 April 2024 year 17:23

Patriarch Kirill met with the DECR Chairman and the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe

On the 9th of April, at the Patriarch's working residence in Chisty Pereulok in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' held a working meeting with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, and Metropolitan Nestor of Chersonesus and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe.

9 April 2024 year 16:08

Patriarch Kirill met with the DECR Chairman and the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe

On the 9th of April, at the Patriarch's working residence in Chisty Pereulok in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' held a working meeting with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, and Metropolitan Nestor of Chersonesus and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe.

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3 April 2024 year 18:22

DECR representative took part in an interreligious meeting on the topic of the family

On the 2nd of April, the Moscow Islamic Institute hosted an interreligious meeting on "Family and Spiritual Values in the Dialogue of Religions and Cultures" organized by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation.