DECR Chairman
28.12.2018 11:57
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs the last in 2018 session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
On 28 December 2018, the last in 2018 session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church began its work in conference hall of the Holy Synod at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in Danilov Monastery in Moscow.
25.12.2018 21:45
Guests from Kosovo and Metohija visit the DECR
On 25 December 2018, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR) met with Bishop Teodosije of Raška-Prizren, Serbian Orthodox Church, and hieromonk Isidor (Jagodić), who have arrived as pilgrims to venerate the holy sites of the Russian Orthodox Church.
25.12.2018 14:00
DECR chairman sends Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Churches.
20.12.2018 23:17
Commission for dioceses and parishes in far abroad countries holds session at the DECR
On 20 December 2018, the bilateral commission for dioceses and parishes in far abroad countries established with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia held its session at the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations with the participation of representatives of the Russian Orthodox…
20.12.2018 10:40
Book on the bringing of St. Nicholas’s relics to Russia presented in Bari
The book contains photographs and other materials illustrating the main stages of bringing the reliquary to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
19.12.2018 22:01
On the Day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy in Bari
On December 18, 2018, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR) arrived in Bari, Italy.
12.12.2018 15:02
DECR chairman sends condolences over the tragedy in Strasbourg
(Russian) Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион выразил мэру французского города Страсбург Ролану Рису соболезнования в связи с гибелью людей от рук преступника, открывшего стрельбу на традиционной Рождественской ярмарке.
10.12.2018 20:18
Particle of hieroconfessor Famar’s relics is handed over to the Georgian Orthodox Church
At the request of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia, Metropolitan Hilarion brought a particle of relics of the hieroconfessor Famar (Marjanova) as a gift to the Georgian Orthodox Church.
08.12.2018 8:00
Chinese version of Patriarch Kirill’s book ‘In His Own Words’ presented in Moscow
The book was presented by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, and Metropolitan Tikhon of Pskov and Porkhov, head of the Patriarchal Council for Culture.
07.12.2018 9:00
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs jubilee session of the Presidium of the Interreligious Council of Russia
On 6 December 2018, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow the Presidium of the Interreligious Council of Russia (ICR) held a grand meeting marking the 20th anniversary of the foundation of this organization. The session was chaired by the ICR Chairman Emeritus, His Holiness…