DECR Chairman

17.02.2015 14:45

DECR chairman greets His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa with his Name Day

DECR chairman greets His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa with his Name Day Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, sent a message to His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, congratulating His Beatitude on his Name Day.
16.02.2015 19:49

Special Inter-Orthodox Commission starts its second session

Special Inter-Orthodox Commission starts its second session The commission established by the Primates of Local Orthodox Churches at their meeting on March 6-9, 2014, in Istanbul, will continue the work to edit draft documents of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church.
11.02.2015 16:48

Metropolitan Hilarion: To create an environment favorable for immigrants is a common task for the Church and the state

Metropolitan Hilarion: To create an environment favorable for immigrants is a common task for the Church and the state On February 8, 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk as anchorman of the Church and the World program on Russia-24 NV network hosted the head of the Federal Migration Service Directorate for Promoting Integration, Ms Tatiana A. Bazhan.
09.02.2015 16:23

DECR chairman greets participants in the 21st International Conference ‘Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights: Christian Dimension’

DECR chairman greets participants in the 21st International Conference ‘Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights: Christian Dimension’ Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greeting to the participants in the 21st International Conference ‘Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights: Christian Dimension’, which takes place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 9-12 February 2015.
09.02.2015 16:20

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Liturgy at the Cathedral of Dormition and All Saints in London on Sunday of Prodigal Son

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Liturgy at the Cathedral of Dormition and All Saints in London on Sunday of Prodigal Son On 8 February 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, who is visiting Great Britain with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Dormition and All Saints…
08.02.2015 21:57

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy at St John the Baptist Monastery in Essex

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy at St John the Baptist Monastery in Essex On February 7, 2015, the commemoration day of St Gregory the Theologian, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, while in Great Britain with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the St John the Baptist Monastery,…
08.02.2015 15:07

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk reads lectures at Winchester and Cambridge Universities

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk reads lectures at Winchester and Cambridge Universities On February 5, 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman and rector of Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Winchester University Department of Theology to read a Foundation Lecture on ‘Does Christian Ecumenism…
08.02.2015 15:07

Is There A Future For Ecumenism? Lecture by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the Universities of Winchester (5 February 2015) and Cambridge (6 February 2015)

Is There A Future For Ecumenism? Lecture by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the Universities of Winchester (5 February 2015) and Cambridge (6 February 2015) Lecture by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the Universities of Winchester (5 February 2015) and Cambridge (6 February 2015).
03.02.2015 19:05

Report on the Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church is presented at the Bishops’ Conference

Report on the Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church is presented at the Bishops’ Conference His Holiness Patriarch Kirill thanked Metropolitan Hilarion for the work, noting that it is progressing on schedule.
03.02.2015 13:39

Conference of bishops of frontier dioceses of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Conference of bishops of frontier dioceses of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus On February 2, 2015, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the 3d conference of bishops of the Russian Orthodox dioceses located in the Ukrainian-Russian-Byelorussia frontier area took place at the Church of Christ the Saviour.