DECR Chairman
26.11.2013 14:38
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill opens International Conference on Modern Bible Studies and the Tradition of the Church
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia opened the conference and welcomed the participants.
25.11.2013 18:19
DECR chairman meets with Bishop Aarre Kuukauppi of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria
Metropolitan Hilarion noted the identity of views of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Church of Ingria on the role of Christianity in the contemporary secular society and underscored the necessity of protecting traditional Christian values. He highly appreciated the position of the Church of Ingria on many ethical and…
23.11.2013 23:20
Celebration of 78th birthday of Metropolitan Vladimir are held in Kiev
Metropolitan Vladimir officiated at the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas’ church, while Metropolitan Hilarion celebrated at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Laura of the Caves together with Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod and Chernobyl, abbot of the Laura, and the assembly of bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
22.11.2013 19:06
Working group on the premises for prayer and spiritual care for believers at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi holds its meeting
Participating in the meeting were archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church-Society relations; Mr. Vladimir Legoida, chairman of the Synodal Information Department; other representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church; and trustees of the Interreligious Council of Russia.
22.11.2013 18:57
Members of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church commemorated victims of the tragedy in Riga
“Before we begin our work, I would like to remind you that on November 21 a tragedy occurred in Riga – the roof and walls of the supermarket collapsed, and innocent people were killed or injured,” His Holiness said.
22.11.2013 16:00
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Mr. Igor Radojičić, President of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Metropolitan Hilarion warmly greeted the high guest and his suite and shared with them reminiscences of his visit to Banja Luka paid at the invitation of the President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, in November 2012. The DECR chairman noted that the development of relations with Republika Srpska was…
22.11.2013 15:04
Metropolitan Hilarion’s film ‘The Second Baptism of Rus’ is honoured with an award of Radonezh film festival
On 21 November 2013, an awarding ceremony marked the last day of the XVII International Radonezh Film Festival held at House of Cinema of the Russian Union of Filmmakers.
21.11.2013 20:46
Metropolitan Hilarion chairs workshop on a study guide for migrants from Muslim countries
Members of the workshop studied a textbook for migrants, ‘The fundamentals of the Russian Language and Culture,’ written by experts from the Synodal department for Church-Society relations, the Russian Orthodox University and the Federal Migration Service of Russia in the framework of the ‘Education’ project.
21.11.2013 11:58
Greetings of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to the participants in the IX Assembly of the World Conference of Religions for Peace
Greetings of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, to the participants in the IX Assembly of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (Vienna, Austria, November 20-22, 2013).
20.11.2013 16:19
On his birthday Patriarch Kirill celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Christ the Saviour
He was assisted by a great number of hierarchs and high-ranking church officials in holy orders, abbots and Moscow deans and priests.