DECR Chairman

22.06.2012 19:32

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Russian Consul General in Shanghai

On 22 June 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), currently on a visit to China with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of the Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs,…
22.06.2012 14:07

(Russian) Председатель ОВЦС поздравил Антониса Самараса с назначением на пост Премьер-министра Греческой Республики

(Russian) Председатель ОВЦС поздравил Антониса Самараса с назначением на пост Премьер-министра Греческой Республики (Russian) Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион направил поздравительное послание новому Премьер-министру Греции.
20.06.2012 16:22

Metropolitan Hilarion visits Beijing’s Catholic Seminary

On 20 June 1012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a visit to the People’s Republic of China at the invitation of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, visited the National Catholic Seminary in Beijing.
19.06.2012 21:49

Russian-Chinese group holds consultations on contacts and cooperation in religious sphere

On June 19, 2012, the second consultations were held by the Russian-Chinese group for contacts and cooperation in religious sphere at the PRC State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) in Beijing.
19.06.2012 15:53

Metropolitan Hilarion begins his working visit to China with celebrating Divine Liturgy in Beijing

Metropolitan Hilarion begins his working visit to China with celebrating Divine Liturgy in Beijing On June 18, 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, arrived in Beijing for the 2nd consultations of the Russian-Chinese group for contacts and cooperation in religious sphere.
18.06.2012 17:14

(Russian) Приветствие митрополита Волоколамского Илариона участникам Международной конференции «Соотечественники – потомки великих россиян – II» (18 июня 2012 года, г. Москва)

(Russian) Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион направил приветственное послание участникам Международной конференции «Соотечественники – потомки великих россиян – II», которая открылась 18 июня 2012 года в Москве.
18.06.2012 14:15

Metropolitan Hilarion’s working trip to Khabarovsk

On June 18, 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, visited Khabarovsk on his way to China.
17.06.2012 20:18

Metropolitan Hilarion gives free copies of Holy Scriptures to regiments and prisons

On June 17, 2012, DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, after the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the church of Our Lady the Joy of All the Afflicted in Moscow, conveyed 20 thousand copies of Holy Scriptures for free distribution to military units and penitentiaries.
17.06.2012 20:15

(Russian) Митрополит Иларион: В каждом новом поколении новые люди будут откликаться на призыв Господа

(Russian) 17 июня 2012 года, в день Всех святых, в земле Российской просиявших, митрополит Волоколамский Иларион совершил Божественную литургию в московском храме в честь иконы Божией Матери «Всех скорбящих Радость» на Большой Ордынке.
16.06.2012 13:10

Metropolitan Hilarion: For radical Muslims any Christian is an enemy

Metropolitan Hilarion: For radical Muslims any Christian is an enemy Reports are coming every day about the persecution of Christians in various countries. The center of tension is situated in the Middle East and northern Africa where the wave of ‘Arab revolutions’ has brought the consolidation of radical Islamic movements. The causes of the persecution and the reaction of the…