DECR Chairman

15.10.2013 15:59

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sends greetings to participants and guests of the conference dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the birth of St Sergius of Radonezh

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sends greetings to participants and guests of the conference dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the birth of St Sergius of Radonezh Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to the organizers and participants of the conference which is taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria, and is dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the birth of St Sergius of Radonezh. The…
11.10.2013 19:36

International Seminar on “Religious Communities for Justice and Peace” takes place in Moscow

A seminar on “Religious Communities for Justice and Peace” took place in the capital of Russia on 11 March 2013. Taking part in the seminar were representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, World Council of Churches, Evangelical Church in Germany, the National Council of Churches in Korea, Protestant communities of…
11.10.2013 17:00

In search of a spiritual pearl. St. Isaac the Syrian and his works. Presentation by Metropolitan Hilarion at the First International Patristics Conference of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies St. Isaac the Syrian and His Spiritual Legacy

In search of a spiritual pearl. St. Isaac the Syrian and his works. Presentation by Metropolitan Hilarion at the First International Patristics Conference of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies St. Isaac the Syrian and His Spiritual Legacy October 10, 2013 in Moscow, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission, rector of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies made ​​a presentation at the First Patristics Conference on "St. Isaac the Syrian and his spiritual legacy."
10.10.2013 20:20

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Mr. Gebran Bassil, Lebanon’s acting Minister of Energy and Water

Mr. Bassil expressed his deep gratitude to the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Christians in the Middle East.
10.10.2013 20:13

DECR chairman meets with representatives of Christian Churches of Syria

DECR chairman meets with representatives of Christian Churches of Syria On 10 October 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met at the DECR premises with a delegation of Christian hierarchs from Syria.
10.10.2013 19:45

Metropolitan Hilarion opens First International Patristics Conference of the Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies

Metropolitan Hilarion opens First International Patristics Conference of the Theological Institute of    Post-Graduate Studies On 10 October 2013, the first international Patristics conference, St. Isaac the Syrian and his Spiritual Legacy, began its work at the Philosophical faculty of the Moscow State University.
10.10.2013 6:55

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk leads solemn act at St. Petersburg Theological Schools

The celebration began with the Divine Liturgy which Metropolitan Hilarion celebrated at the church of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy.
09.10.2013 10:45

Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute to organize First International Conference on Patristic Studies in Moscow

Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute to organize First International Conference on Patristic Studies in Moscow On 10-11 October 2013, the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies, with the assistance of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Moscow State University and the Meta Charity Foundation, holds the First Scholarly and Theological Conference on Patristic Studies in Moscow, dedicated to the theme…
08.10.2013 21:08

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: We take the sufferings of the Syrian people as our own

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: We take the sufferings of the Syrian people as our own On 8 October 2013, the commemoration day of St Sergius of Radonezh, after the Divine Liturgy and a thanksgiving celebrated in the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St Sergius, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill met with the delegation of the Syrian hierarchs who attended the service.
07.10.2013 20:38

Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches consecrate Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica

Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches consecrate Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ was consecrated in Podgorica, Montenegro, on 7 October 2013.