DECR Chairman
26.07.2018 18:18
Primate of Orthodox Church of Alexandria arrives in Moscow
On July 26, 2018, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, arrived in Moscow for the celebrations devoted to the 1030th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’.
25.07.2018 12:03
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill presides over regular session of Supreme Church Council
On 25 July 2018, in the Hall of the Supreme Church Council of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia presided over a regular session of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.
15.07.2018 14:55
Primate of Russian Church consecrates Church of the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God in Alapayevsk
On 15 July 2018, 7th Sunday after Pentecost, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and the permanent members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived in the town of Alapayevsk, Sverdlovsk Region, to commemorate the centenary of the martyrdom of Grand Duchess Elizabeth and…
14.07.2018 10:04
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill opens first session of the Holy Synod in Yekaterinburg
On 14 July 2018, at the ‘Tsarsky’ Religious and Educational Centre in Yekaterinburg near the Memorial Church on-the-Blood in honour of All the Saints Who Shone Forth in the Russian Land, a session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church began under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch…
12.07.2018 20:00
DECR chairman meets with Albanian ambassador to Russia
On July 12, 2018, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR) and rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-graduate Studies (CMI), had a meeting at the CMI with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to…
09.07.2018 18:11
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Director General of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue
The discussion concerned problems involved in cooperation in the area of interreligious interaction.
09.07.2018 13:52
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople
The participants in the meeting discussed various issues pertaining to the preservation of the inter-Orthodox unity.
08.07.2018 18:26
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy on the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bari
On 8 July 2018, the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), currently on a visit to Bari on the occasion of the meeting of the heads and representatives of Christian Churches and communities celebrated the Divine Liturgy…
08.07.2018 3:54
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk takes part in the meeting of the heads and representatives of the Christian Churches and communities over the situation of Christians in the Middle East
On 7 July 2018, in Bari, Italy, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, attended the meeting of the heads and representatives of the Christian Churches and communities over the situation of Christians in Middle East.
03.07.2018 16:43
24th International Theological Conference on Gospel and Mission According to St. Paul
On June 26-28, the 24th International Theological Conference on Gospel and Mission According to St. Paul took place in Veria, Greece. The conference traditionally brings together prominent Orthodox theologians from around the world.