DECR Chairman
09.02.2016 15:40
Christmas dinner in Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs together wish church officials
On February 9, 2016, a Christmas dinner took place at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ House of Receptions.
08.02.2016 12:04
Organizing Committee and Working Group for Preparing Celebrations Marking the Millennium of Russian Monasticism on Mount Athos meet in Moscow
On 4 February 2016, the first joint meeting of the Presidential working group for preparing celebrations marking the millennium of Russian presence on Mount Athos and the Organizing Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church for preparing celebrations marking the millennium of Russian monasticism on Mount Athos took place in Moscow.
07.02.2016 18:26
DECR chairman sends greetings to Primate of Church of Greece on the anniversary of his election to the See of Archbishops
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece on the occasion of the anniversary of his election to the See of Primates of the Orthodox Church of Greece.
05.02.2016 14:21
Press conference at DECR on Patriarch Kirill’s forthcoming visit to Latin America
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations (DECR), held a press conference on February 5, 2016, at the DECR.
05.02.2016 14:21
Joint Press Release of the Holy See and of the Patriarchate of Moscow
The Holy See and the Patriarchate of Moscow are pleased to announce that, by the grace of God, His Holiness Pope Francis and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will meet on February 12.
04.02.2016 13:49
DECR chairman meets with president of Cardinal Paul Poupard Foundation, Mr. Musumeci
On February 4, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with lawyer Giuseppe Musumeci, president of the Cardinal Paul Poupard Foundation, at the Department for External Church Relations (DECR).
03.02.2016 15:36
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church meets in Moscow
On 3 February 2016, a session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church took place at the Patriarchal Chambers of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
28.01.2016 13:10
Synaxis of Primates of Local Orthodox Church completes its work in Geneva
The Synaxis of Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches took place at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy near Geneva, Switzerland, from January 21 to 28, 2016.
27.01.2016 13:27
DECR chairman’s greeting to Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya of Georgia on commemoration day of St. Nina Equal-to-the-Apostles
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), has greeted the Primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church on the occasion of the commemoration day of St. Nina Equal-to-the-Apostles, the Enlightener of Georgia
27.01.2016 13:01
DECR chairman sends greetings to Primate of Orthodox Church in Amercia with anniversary of his enthronement
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, congratulated His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada on the anniversary of his enthronement.