DECR Chairman
03.03.2010 11:37
DECR chairman attends grand reception given on the occasion of Russian President’s visit to France
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met on 2 March 2010 with Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe on the occasion of the opening of a Year of Russia in France. They discussed cooperation with the Paris City Council including the construction of a spiritual and cultural center on Quai Branly. Metropolitan Hilarion of…
03.03.2010 10:43
Russian President venerates the Saviour’s Crown of Thorns
On March 2, 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Ms. Medvedev venerated the Saviour’s Crown of Thorns, the piece of the Lord’s Cross and the Nail from the Lord’s Cross kept in the Notre Dame Cathedral.
03.03.2010 10:11
Seminar on the spiritual Heritage of Holy Rus’ held in Paris
A symposium on the Spiritual Heritage of Holy Rus’ was held on 1 March 2010 at the College of the Bernardines in Paris. It was attended by 250 people. It was organized by the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Parish Orthodox Seminary and the Roman Catholic Diocese of…
02.03.2010 16:19
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with UNESCO director general
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met on 2 March 2010 with UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova.
01.03.2010 16:46
Metropolitan Hilarion begins his visit to France
That same day Metropolitan Hilarion met with the Russian Ambassador to France A. Orlov. They were joined in the meeting by Archbishop Innokenty of Korsun, hegumen Philipp (Ryabykh), hegumen Nestor (Sirotenko), hieromonk Alexander (Sinyakov), and A. Trubetskoy.
25.02.2010 23:49
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with the Lebanese President Michel Suleiman
On 25 February 2010, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with the Lebanese President Michel Suleiman at the Patriarchal chambers of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
24.02.2010 22:51
Patriarch Kirill arrives in Kiev
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Kiev in the evening of February 24, 2010, on the invitation of Ukrainian President-elect Victor Yanukovich.
24.02.2010 14:55
DECR chairman meets with Egyptian ambassador in Russia
They discussed preparations for the official visit to be made by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchate of Alexandria in April 2010.
24.02.2010 14:34
(Russian) В Москве начала работу конференция «Преподавание религии в государственной школе: актуальная дискуссия в России и в Германии»
(Russian) В работе форума приняли участие председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион, Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Федеративной Республики Германия в Российской Федерации Вальтер Юрген Шмид, советник председателя Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации А.В.Щипков, руководитель московского филиала Фонда имени Конрада Аденауэра Ларс Петр Шмидт, руководитель Синодального…
24.02.2010 12:51