DECR Chairman
26.08.2016 13:26
Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia arrives in Moscow
On 26 August 2016, His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia arrived in Moscow.
25.08.2016 17:55
Metropolitan Hilarion expresses condolences to the President of Italian Bishops’ Conference over earthquake in central Italy
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, expressed condolences to the President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Angelo Cardinal Bagnasco, over the earthquake in central Italy.
25.08.2016 16:39
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs session of Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church
On 25 August 2016, the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church began its session at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
24.08.2016 18:14
Patriarch Kirill meets with Japanese ambassador to Russia
On August 24, 2016, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Japanese Ambassador to Russia Mr. Toyohisa Kozuki, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in the St. Daniel Monastery.
23.08.2016 20:15
5th session of the Russian-Chinese working group for contacts and cooperation in religious sphere takes place in Moscow
On 23 August 2016, the 5th session of the Russian-Chinese working group for contacts and cooperation in religious sphere was held at the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations.
21.08.2016 8:43
DECR chairman sends message of greetings to Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians on his 65th birthday
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, greeted the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church with his 65th birthday.
31.07.2016 2:02
Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in celebrations marking the centenary of the Russian chapel at Vršič Pass
On 30 July 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, took part in a memorial ceremony at the Russian Chapel of the Holy Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, at the Vršič Pass.
30.07.2016 19:37
DECR chairman meets with Karl Erjavec, Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
On 29 July 2016, Mr. Karl Erjavec, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, gave a reception at the Strmol Castle in honour of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, who is visiting Slovenia with the…
30.07.2016 2:12
Representatives of Russian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia hold talks in Ljubljana
The hierarchs noted the fruitful development of relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church.
26.07.2016 19:20
DECR chairman sends condolences over the tragedy in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray
In a message to the Archbishop of Rouen Dominique Lebrun, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, expressed condolences over the death of Catholic priest Jacques Hamal in the hands of terrorists at the church of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in northern France.