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12.04.2015 9:43
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Pascha at the Church of the ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ Icon of the Mother of God in Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow
Concelebrating with the archpastor were clerics of the church.
10.04.2015 3:39
Patriarch Kirill meets with Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Geek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the patriarchal and synodal residence in St. Daniel’s Monastery.
05.04.2015 22:48
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk greets heads of non-Orthodox Churches with the feast of Christ’s Resurrection
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent the following Paschal greeting to Pope Francis, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, chairman of the EKD Council, and heads of other non-Orthodox Churches.
03.04.2015 15:03
Special inter-Orthodox commission for preparing documents of Pan-Orthodox Council completes its work
The Special Inter-Orthodox Commission for preparing documents of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church completed its third session at the Orthodox Center in Chambesy, Switzerland.
03.04.2015 12:42
5th Advanced Course for newly-consecrated bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church completed
At the conclusion of the 5th Advanced Course, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, in his capacity of the CMI rector, presented diplomas to its graduates.
02.04.2015 20:42
Metropolitan Hilarion expresses condolences over the demise of pastor Philip Potter, former WCC general secretary
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message to Rev. Dr. Olaf Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, expressing his condolences over the death of pastor Dr. Philip Potter who hold the post of the WCC general…
02.04.2015 8:03
Metropolitan Hilarion: There is the genocide of Christians in the Middle East
On March 29, 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who hosts the Church and the World program on Russia-24 TV network, had as his guest the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner For Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law, Constantine Dolgov.
30.03.2015 17:07
Metropolitan Hilarion completes his visit to Metropolia of Tatarstan
Metropolitan Hilarion presented certificates of the Metropolia of Tatarstan’s grants to winners of the youth social contest ‘Love! Live! Act!’ The grants had been established to involve Orthodox youth in promoting socially significant initiatives.
29.03.2015 23:08
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits Kazan Theological Seminary
At the entrance to the Church of St John of Kronstadt, Metropolitan Hilarion was met by Hegumen Yevfimiy (Moiseyev), rector of the Theological school.
29.03.2015 0:33
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Farid Mukhametshin, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council
They discussed the relationship between the Muslim and Orthodox communities in Tatarstan and noted the unique experience of cooperation between them, as well as the high level of inter-ethnic relations.