Meetings
06.04.2013 14:26
Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in international academic conference in Minsk
On 5 April 2013, an international academic conference on ‘Role of the Edict of Milan in the History of the European Civilization and Topical Issues of Church-State Relations Today’ was held at the Institute of Theology of the Belarusian State University.
29.03.2013 23:39
Metropolitan Hilarion receives delegation of University of Leuven
On 29 March 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius School for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies, met with the delegation of the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium).
27.03.2013 14:52
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with delegation of the Church of Greece
On 27 March 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with a delegation of the Orthodox Church of Greece, consisting of Metropolitan Basil of Elasson, chairman of the economic management, and Bishop Anthony of Salons, general director of the same…
23.03.2013 21:36
Gift of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill is handed over to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
On 23 March 2013, Pope Francis of Rome met with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo, papal summer residence. It was for the first time that after his election and enthronement the Pope of Rome visited his retired predecessor.
21.03.2013 15:37
DECR chairman meets with Russia’s ambassador to Vatican
On March 20, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with Russia’s ambassador to the Vatican A. Avdeyev.
21.03.2013 11:02
Moscow Patriarchate delegation takes part in the meeting of Pope Francis of Rome with representatives of Christian Churches and world religions
On 20 March 2013, Pope Francis of Rome met with representatives of Christian Churches and world religions who arrived from many countries to attend his enthronement.
20.03.2013 17:59
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Francis of Rome
On 20 March 2013, Pope Francis of Rome met with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR). The meeting took place at the premises of Vatican Secretariat of State.
20.03.2013 13:30
DECR chairman meets with His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople
On 20 March 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, currently in Italy to attend the enthronement of Pope Francis of Rome with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople at breakfast in the Vatican hotel “Domus…
20.03.2013 12:29
DECR chairman meets with president of the Pontifical Council for the Family
On March 19, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, who came to Italy for the enthronement of Pope Francis of Rome, paid a visit to the Rome representation of the Community of St. Egidio to meet there with the president of…
19.03.2013 8:17
Delegation of Moscow Patriarchate arrives in Rome
On 18 March 2013, a delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate headed by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), arrived in Rome to attend the enthronement of Pope Francis.