DECR Chairman
19.09.2013 13:18
DECR chairman takes part in WCC Consultation on Syria
On 18 September 2013, a one-day Consultation on the Syrian crisis, organized by the World Council of Churches, took place in Bossey, Switzerland. Participating in the meeting were representatives of the Christian Churches of Syria and other countries which have taken an active part in the efforts to overcome the…
18.09.2013 13:27
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk speaks at Valdai Discussion Club meeting
On 17 September 2013, within the framework of the 10th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, dedicated to the theme “Russia’s Diversity for the Modern World”, the session on Inter-Religious and Inter-Ethnic Dialogue as a Reflection of the Spiritual Condition of Society took place at the Valdai Monastery…
04.09.2013 17:14
Metropolitan Hilarion sends message of greetings to participants in 21st International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality
On 4 September 2013, the 21st International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality on the theme “the Ages of the Spiritual Life” began its work in the Monastery of Bose, Italy.
04.09.2013 12:28
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs a regular session of the Supreme Church Council
On 4 September 2013, the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church met for a regular session at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
04.09.2013 11:36
Metropolitan Hilarion chairs a meeting of interdepartmental task force on teaching theology in institutions of higher education
Discussed at the meeting that took place at the DECR premises were prospects of formation of theology into a separate integrated group of specialties of the Federal State Education Standard for higher professional education for post-graduate and doctoral studies.
04.09.2013 0:08
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk begins special lectures on History of Christian Thought at National Research Nuclear University
On 3 September 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission and rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies delivered the first lecture in a special course “The History of…
01.09.2013 21:19
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: All human life is a school
On 1 September 2013, the 10th Sunday after Pentecost and the commemoration day of the Synaxis of Moscow saints, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations DECR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the ‘Joy to All the Afflicted’ icon of…
01.09.2013 15:39
Syria, the Pope, China: A Conversation with Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion
What worries the Russian Orthodox Church most of all is the fate of the civilian population and that of the Christians. It is clear that the extremist forces seeking power have set themselves the goal of the complete and total destruction of Christianity in Syria.
30.08.2013 18:25
DECR chairman meets with Ireland’s Ambassador to Russia
30 August 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Mr. Philip McDonagh, Ireland’s Ambassador to Russia, who is concluding his diplomatic mission in Moscow. The meeting took place at the Department for External Church Relations.
30.08.2013 15:00