Inter-Christian relations
18.05.2010 13:22
(Russian) Митрополит Иларион совершил Божественную литургию у мощей святителя Амвросия Медиоланского
(Russian) 17 мая 2010 года председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион, находящийся в Италии по благословению Святейшего Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла, совершил Божественную литургию у мощей святителя Амвросия Медиоланского в базилике святого Амвросия в Милане.
16.05.2010 19:13
Metropolitan Hilarion’s visit to Ravenna
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, who is in Italy with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited Ravenna on 15 May 2010.
15.05.2010 19:07
Orthodox music to be played in Vatican
A concert of Orthodox music will take place on May 20 at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. Compositions by Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and other Russian composers will be performed by the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Carlo Ponti, Moscow Synodal Choir conducted by Alexy Puzakov and St.…
28.04.2010 14:53
Code on Holy Sites presented in Istanbul
On 28 April 2010, Code on Holy Sites was presented at the session of the European Council of Religious Leaders. The document, compiled on the initiative of representatives of religious communities and expert circles from different countries, was adopted at the Conference in Trondheim in 2009. It was prepared with…
26.04.2010 23:52
Meeting of the European Council of Religious Leaders opens in Istanbul
The annual meeting of the European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) opened in Istanbul on 26 April 2010. The Council is comprised of thirty representatives of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrism from European countries. The ECRL objective is to promote peaceful coexistence of the communities of different…
19.04.2010 17:45
DECR chairman sends condolences over death of Cardinal Tomas Spidlik
In connection with Cardinal Tomas Spidlik’s death, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, has sent the following message of condolences:
19.04.2010 10:51
Metropolitan Hilarion to visit Italy
The programme of his stay will include a visit to Milan, Turin, Bologna, Ravenna, and Rome, celebration of divine services, meeting with the hierarchs of the Roman Catholic Church, lectures at the university, and meetings with compatriots.
16.04.2010 16:38
(Russian) Заместитель председателя ОВЦС встретился с Апостольским нунцием в Российской Федерации
(Russian) В ходе встречи были обсуждены культурные проекты, которые намечены на 2011 год, объявленный Годом русской культуры в Италии и итальянской культуры в России.
15.04.2010 20:44
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk receives delegation of religious workers from Sweden
As the group of religious workers from Sweden continues their pilgrimage to Russia, the DECR head, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, met with them on April 15, 2010.
12.04.2010 17:37