Speeches
18.10.2014 13:02
The Theology of Freedom. Christianity and Secular Power: From the Edict of Milan to the Present
Presentation by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk Chairman of the Department of External Church Relations at the Opening of the Academic Year at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of the Southern Italy, 17 October 2014.
20.07.2014 23:11
Metropolitan Hilarion: we should zealously pray for an end of fratricidal battle in Ukraine
With a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a fervent prayer for peace in Ukraine is tirelessly lifted up in all the churches and monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church.
29.06.2014 7:37
Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the opening of “Slavonic Unity-2014” International Festival
On 28 June 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Bryansk with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to take part in the opening of the “Slavonic Unity-2014” International festival.
26.06.2014 23:32
Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to the 1st Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy
On June 26, the opening of the 21st Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy took place in the State Duma under the theme “Parliamentary Democracy – Orthodoxy: Values and Meanings”. Below is the address to the Assembly by the Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’ department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of…
04.06.2014 12:28
The Role of Secular and Christian Values in Contemporary Multicultural European Society
Presentation by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk аt the International Forum on 'Religious and Cultural Pluralism: The Challenges for the Christian Churches of Europe' (2 - 6 June 2014).
03.06.2014 11:20
Metropolitan Hilarion: Actions of the Uniates have caused great damage not only to the Ukraine and her citizens, but also to the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue
Greetings by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to the Participants of the 4th European Orthodox-Catholic Forum (Minsk, 2 – 6 June 2014)
27.05.2014 14:31
Choirs of the Sistine Chapel and Tretyakov Gallery execute Western and Eastern hymns
Among those who assembled in the hall were hierarchs of Local Orthodox Church. The concert was also attended by the Apostolic Nuncio in the Russian Federation, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, and the head of the Catholic Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, Archbishop Paolo Pezzi.
22.05.2014 23:12
Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at International Conference in Tula State University
Metropolitan Hilarion presented a report, in which he spoke of the role the Russian Orthodox Church has played in Russia. He believes that people should know traditional values thus being able to oppose the forces which justify sin and ruin human souls.
25.04.2014 11:13
Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at the meeting of RGGU Academic Board
On 24 April 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations and of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission, Rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies (IPGS) and member of the supervisory council of the Russian State University for…
24.04.2014 13:07
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with a group of pilgrims led by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe
On April 23, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Department for External Church Relations, met with Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, and a group of clergy and laity of the diocese of Naples, who are on a pilgrimage to shrines in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The meeting took place…