DECR Chairman
26.12.2015 10:04
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill attends New Year reception at the Kremlin
Addressing all those present, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated them on the coming New Year.
25.12.2015 17:35
Holy Synod takes decisions on external church activities
During its session held on 24 December 2015, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church considered a number of issues concerning the external church relations.
25.12.2015 13:10
DECR chairman sends greetings to Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and Primorje on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his episcopal consecration and the 25th anniversary of his election to the See of Cetinje
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and Primorje.
25.12.2015 12:07
DECR chairman sends congratulatory message to Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church on the occasion of his Name Day
In his message to His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, the Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, greeted him on the occasion of the commemoration day of his heavenly patron saint – God’s Holy Prophet Daniel
25.12.2015 11:47
DECR chairman’s congratulations to Primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church
The chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, has sent the following congratulatory message to His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia on the occasion of the anniversary of this primatial ministry
24.12.2015 20:40
DECR chairman greets heads of non-Orthodox Churches with the Feast of the Nativity of Christ
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent Christmas greetings to Pope Francis, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, chairman of the EKD Council, and heads of other non-Orthodox Churches.
24.12.2015 13:21
Holy Synod begins its session chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
On 24 December 2015, the last session of this year of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Synodal hall of the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in St Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
23.12.2015 18:02
Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission hold plenary session
On 22 December 2015, a plenary session of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church took place at the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate Studies under the chairmanship of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.
22.12.2015 17:49
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Philippines ambassador
Metropolitan Hilarion warmly welcomed the guest to the synodal institution.
18.12.2015 18:55
Special inter-Orthodox commission for preparing Pan-Orthodox Council completes its session
On December 18, 2015, the Special Inter-Orthodox Commission for Preparing the Pan-Orthodox Council completed its session in Athens.