DECR Chairman

18.02.2012 13:19

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with members of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France

On 17 February 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with the members of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France.
17.02.2012 13:34

Metropolitan Hilarion visits St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris

On 16 February, Metropolitan Hilarion visited St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute at the invitation of Archbishop Gabriel of Komana, Patriarchate of Constantinople.
17.02.2012 12:46

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk answers questions from rememberrussia.ru

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk answers questions from rememberrussia.ru On February 17, 2012, rememberrussia.ru published an interview of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relation, in which he spoke about the church work to cooperate with and support expatriates living in the far-abroad countries and about dialogue with international organizations concerning the…
16.02.2012 13:59

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk congratulates Primate of Greek Orthodox Church on the anniversary of his enthronement

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk congratulates Primate of Greek Orthodox Church on the anniversary of his enthronement Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent the congratulatory message to His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece on the anniversary of his enthronement. The full text of the message is given below.
16.02.2012 0:22

Metropolitan Hilarion: Life is granted to human beings so that they meet with God

On 15 February 2012, the feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of “Joy to All the Afflicted” icon of the Mother of God.
13.02.2012 9:48

Metropolitan Hilarion: the future of Orthodoxy depends on faithfulness to the church Tradition

Metropolitan Hilarion: the future of Orthodoxy depends on faithfulness to the church Tradition Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations and head of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission, gave in interview to the Bogoslov.ru portal.
12.02.2012 18:56

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Each of us can find his or her way back to God

Concelebrating were hegumen Mitrofan (Shkurin), abbot of the Monastery of the Dormition in Lipetsk, and clerics of the church.
10.02.2012 0:06

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’

On February 9, 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations and rector of the Sts Cyril and Methodius Post-Graduate and Doctoral School, visited the National Research University ‘Higher School of Economic’s (HSE).
09.02.2012 17:33

Russia will protect Christian minorities in the Middle East

Russia will protect Christian minorities in the Middle East Metropolitan Hilarion expressed his wish that, if Vladimir Putin wins the presidential election, systematic protection of Christians subjected to persecution in different countries will be one of the trends in Russian foreign policy.
09.02.2012 8:43

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church attend Prime Minister Putin’s meeting with leaders of traditional religious communities in Russia

As was reported, on February 1st, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill invited Vladimir Putin to meet with religious leaders and discuss socio-political life in the country.