DECR Chairman
23.09.2019 14:27
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Russia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin
Among the issues raised during the meeting was the cooperation between Russia and Lebanon in religious, cultural and educational spheres, as well the development of relationships between the Patriarchate of Antioch and the Russian Orthodox Church.
23.09.2019 13:56
Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations meets with Patriarch John of Antioch
On 22nd September 2019, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East in the city of…
18.09.2019 10:56
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Archbishop of Bologna
On September 17, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), who is on a visit to Madrid with a blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with Archbishop Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, spiritual father of Sant’Egidio Community.
17.09.2019 22:28
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Russian ambassador in Spain
They discussed the Russian Orthodox Church’s pastoral care for compatriots in Spain and other issues of mutual concern.
17.09.2019 18:54
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Catholic Archbishop of Madrid
On September 17, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for extern church relations (DECR), who is on a visit to Spain with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra, Archbishop of Madrid.
16.09.2019 2:57
Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at opening of Interreligious Forum in Madrid
On September 15, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), spoke at the solemn opening of the Peace Without Borders. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue forum at the Palace of Congresses.
15.09.2019 21:16
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with president of Italian Episcopal Conference
On September 15, 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), who is on a visit to Madrid with a blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with President of the Italian Episcopal Conference Gualtiero Bassetti, Archbishop of Perugia.
15.09.2019 16:32
DECR chairman celebrates the Liturgy at the church of St. Mary Magdalene in Madrid
On September 15, 2019, the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Russian Orthodox church of St. Mary Magdalene Equal-to-the-Apostles in Madrid.
12.09.2019 15:09
DECR chairman greets Metropolitan Daniel of Tokyo and All Japan with his Name Day
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to Metropolitan Daniel of Tokyo and All Japan on his Name Day.
10.09.2019 18:16
Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at interfaith conference devoted to the protection of family values
On 10th September 2019, a conference on “The Family and Family Values in Traditional Religions of Russia.