DECR Chairman
14.12.2014 21:51
Metropolitan Kallistos of Diocleia and Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrate at the Church of ‘Joy of All the Afflicted’ Icon of the Mother of God
On 14 December 2014, Metropolitan Kallistos of Diocleia and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the “Joy of All the Afflicted’ icon of the Mother of God in Bolshaya Ordynka Street.
14.12.2014 14:09
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk takes part in the 22nd St. Andrew the-First-Called International Prize for Faith and Faithfulness Award Ceremony
On 13 December 2014, the State Kremlin Palace hosted the 20th Award Ceremony of the St. Andrew the-First-Called International Prize for Faith and Faithfulness.
13.12.2014 22:38
Ceremony of awarding degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia takes place at Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies
The decision to confer the degree on Metropolitan Kallistos was made by the Academic Council of the Theological Institute and was approved by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
13.12.2014 22:37
Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk on awarding a degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies to Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diocleia
On 13 December 2014, Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diocleia was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa degree. The ceremony took place at the Main Hall of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies.
12.12.2014 19:34
DECR chairman meets with hierarchs of Serbian Patriarchate
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk told the guests about the activities of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute, in particular, about its plans to organize international theological conferences.
11.12.2014 23:13
The Second International Patristic Conference opens in Moscow
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relation sand Rector of the Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies, opened the conference and greeted the participants on behalf of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
09.12.2014 12:19
Concert is given in the Moscow Conservatoire to mark the First World War centenary
Greeting the audience were the DECR chairman, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who said words full of feeling about the First World War, and Mr. Vygaudas Ušackas, EU representative in Russia.
09.12.2014 10:40
DECR chairman congratulates Baron Tiesenhausen on his 80th birthday
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent the following letter of greeting to Baron Tiesenhausen:
03.12.2014 23:58
Talks between Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russian and Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada
On December 3, 2014, a fraternal talk took place, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in St. Daniel’s Monastery, between His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada, who have come for an official visit to the Russian Orthodox…
02.12.2014 16:43
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada arrives in Moscow
On 2 December 2014, His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, began his official visit to the Russian Orthodox Church.