DECR Chairman
18.07.2013 13:51
Metropolitan Hilarion’s book ‘Church in History: the Orthodox Church from Jesus Christ to Our Days’ comes out in Moscow Patriarchate Publishers
The presentation of the book will take place at the Moscow International Book Fair to be held from September 4 to 9, 2013.
17.07.2013 22:25
Primate of Russian Church meets with Patriarch Irinej of Serbia
On 17 July 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia at the Patriarchal residence in St Daniel’s monastery.
17.07.2013 9:55
Primate of Serbian Orthodox Church prays at the residence of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
His Holiness Patriarch Irinej celebrated thanksgiving; His Holiness Patriarch Kirill prayed in the sanctuary.
16.07.2013 19:26
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concludes its spring/summer session
On 16 July 2013, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met for its concluding meeting in the spring/summer session.
16.07.2013 16:23
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Professor Adriano Roccucci
Metropolitan Hilarion expressed his appreciation of fruitful cooperation the Community of Sant’Egidio and the Russian Orthodox Church have maintained for many years and noted in particular the importance of joint initiatives in witnessing about traditional Christian values in the present-day Europe.
10.07.2013 11:15
DECR chairman expresses condolences to Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria over the death of Metropolitan Kirill of Varna and Veliki Preslav
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message to His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria, in which he expressed his condolences over the tragic death of Metropolitan Kirill of Varna and Veliki Preslav.
01.07.2013 13:07
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy in the Far Caves of the Kievan Laura of the Caves
On Sunday, 30 June 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, currently on a working visit to Kiev with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Theodosius of…
01.07.2013 0:31
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: the Holy Rus’ keeps living in the souls of millions of people who are under spiritual guidance of Russian Church
After the liturgy, clergy and official delegations took part in the opening of the festival marking the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia.
30.06.2013 21:44
Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev celebrates Liturgy at the Monument of Friendship on the border of Russia, Ukraine and Byelorussia
On 29 June 2013, the festival marking the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia opened at the crossing place of the Russian, Ukrainian and Byelorussian borders.
28.06.2013 22:15
Metropolitan Hilarion attends opening of church-public conference in Vienna
On June 28, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, attended the opening of a conference on Multiple Traditions – Multiple Ways of Development – Multiple Reflections of Today.