DECR Chairman
23.10.2014 15:30
Holy Synod meets for regular session in southern Russia
Before the beginning of the session, Patriarch Kirill congratulated His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine on his forthcoming 70th birthday and awarded him the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
19.10.2014 19:10
Metropolitan Hilarion: Our earthly life should be the striving after God
On 19 October 2014, 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Moscow Church of the “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of God in Bolshaya Ordynka Street. Concelebrating with him…
18.10.2014 13:05
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk delivers presentation at the opening of academic year at the Theological Faculty in Naples
On 17 October 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited Naples at the invitation of Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, in order to take part in the opening of the academic year at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Southern Italy.
18.10.2014 13:02
The Theology of Freedom. Christianity and Secular Power: From the Edict of Milan to the Present
Presentation by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk Chairman of the Department of External Church Relations at the Opening of the Academic Year at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of the Southern Italy, 17 October 2014.
17.10.2014 23:02
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with the Vatican Secretary of State
On 17 October 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of the Holy See.
17.10.2014 19:24
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Pope Francis
Metropolitan Hilarion conveyed greetings from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Primate of the Roman Catholic Church, and Pope Francis conveyed his fraternal greetings and best wishes to Patriarch Kirill.
17.10.2014 11:54
Metropolitan Hilarion’s interview to Vatican Radio
Answering questions from the interviewer, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, attending the plenary session of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Catholic Bishops as representative of the Russian Orthodox Church, spoke on the Christian understanding of the institution…
16.10.2014 21:18
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with president of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
They discussed the work of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Catholic Bishops held in the Vatican in these days and attended by representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate, as well as the most burning issues of the Orthodox-Catholic relations and cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and…
16.10.2014 20:43
DECR chairman meets with Pope Emeritus Benedicts XVI and Russia’s ambassador to Vatican
The DECR chairman conveyed to the honorary pontiff best regards from Patriarch Kirill. During their talk, in which Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, participated, they touched upon a number of topics including the Orthodox-Catholic theological dialogue, as well as the situation in Ukraine.
