DECR Chairman
24.04.2016 20:14
On the Day of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem the Primate of the Russian Church celebrates the liturgy at the Church of Christ the Savior
On April 24, 2016, the Day of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
23.04.2016 11:24
DECR chairman sends greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia on the Day of Krsna Slava
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, greeted the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church with the Day of Krsna Slava.
23.04.2016 1:19
Metropolitan Hilarion attends national symposium of theologians and researchers on religion
On April 22, 2016, a national symposium on Religion in Philosophical, Theological and Religious Research Approaches: Problems of Defining the Object and Expertise.
21.04.2016 17:14
Preparation of celebrations marking the millennium of the Russian presence on Mount Athos is discussed in Moscow
A meeting, at which the preparation of the celebrations to mark the millennium of the Russian presence on Mount Athos was discussed, took place in Moscow on 20 April 2016.
20.04.2016 19:29
Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations delivers lecture at the Moscow Theological Academy
On 20 April 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, delivered a lecture in the assembly hall of the Moscow Theological Academy, in which he focused on the meeting that had taken place between His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis in…
20.04.2016 11:01
DECR chairman attends conference on the forthcoming Pan-Orthodox Council
A scholarly conference, 'The Pan-Orthodox Council: Opinions and Expectations,' took place at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University in Moscow on 19 April 2016 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
16.04.2016 12:43
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
On 16 April 2016, a regular session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has opened at the historical building of the Sacred Governing Synod in St. Petersburg.
15.04.2016 13:22
Metropolitan Hilarion attends the opening of Moscow International Salon of Education
On April 13, 2016, the Moscow International Salon of Education (MISE) began its work at Pavilion 75 of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh).
13.04.2016 14:55
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs regular session of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church
On 13 April 2016, a regular session of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church began at the Hall of the Supreme Church Council of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
12.04.2016 7:00
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with U.S. Ambassador to Russia
On 11 April 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. John F. Tefft, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Russian Federation.