Orthodox hierarchs and Church leaders
18.05.2013 10:10
Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at the conference on the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan
On 16 May 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), currently in Turkey with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, and his suite venerated Christian holy sites of Istanbul and the monastery of Khor and…
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.
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…
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…
11.03.2013 8:42
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania
Discussed at the meeting were topical issues of relations between the Russian and Romanian Orthodox Churches, as well as inter-Orthodox cooperation.
26.02.2013 21:54
Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria receives delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church
On February 26, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with His Holiness Neofit, Patriarch of Bulgaria, and members of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Patriarchate.
25.02.2013 8:20
Delegation of Russian Orthodox Church takes part in the enthronement of Bulgarian Patriarch
On 24 February 2013, the Patriarchal Electoral Church and People’s Council which took place in Sofia elected Metropolitan Neophyte of Ruse as Metropolitan of Sofia and Patriarch of Bulgaria.
17.02.2013 8:42
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Patriarch John of Antioch
On February 16, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion and his party, who came to Lebanon for the enthronement of the new Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, were received in audience by His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of the Great City of Antioch and All the East.
17.02.2013 8:28