Inter-Christian relations
05.06.2018 15:22
Moscow Patriarchate delegation attends enthronement of new head of Finnish Lutherans
On 2-3, 2018, the enthronement of the newly elected Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland, Archbishop Tapio Luoma, took place in Turku, Finland.
31.05.2018 12:48
Russian Orthodox Church delegation led by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Francis
On May 30, 2018, Pope Francis of Rome met at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican with delegations of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Italian Bishops’ Conference, who gathered together for the Russian-Italian dialogue to discuss church pilgrimage as parts of civil societies.
28.05.2018 14:28
Summer institute for Moscow Patriarchate representatives held in Rome
From May 19 to 26, 2018, the 3d Summer Institute for representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church was held in Rome as part of the academic and cultural cooperation between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Roman Catholic Church.
21.05.2018 13:07
Head of the Ethiopian Church completes his visit to Russia
On 20 May 2018, the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Orthodox Church His Holiness Patriarch and Catholic Abune Mathias I completed his visit to Russia.
17.05.2018 22:12
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
On 17 May 2018, the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, after the Divine Liturgy His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, His Holiness Patriarch and Catholicos Abune Mathias I.
17.05.2018 21:46
Communiqué adopted at the results of the meeting between His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Holiness Patriarch and Catholicos Abune Mathias I of Ethiopia
His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, visited the Russian Orthodox Church on 15-20 May 2018. During his visit, the Primate of the Ethiopian Church and the accompanying delegation were guests of the churches, monasteries and academic institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church and became acquainted with…
15.05.2018 12:34
Head of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church arrives in Moscow
On 15 May 2018, Patriarch and Catholicos Abune Mathias I of Ethiopia arrived in Russia with an official visit at the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
12.05.2018 14:39
Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to Patriarch of Great Antioch visits Vatican representation in Damascus
On May 12, 2018, Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East, visited the Damascus representation of the Vatican and met with the Apostolic Nuncio in Syria, Cardinal Mario Zenari.
07.05.2018 17:10
DECR chairman meets with Apostolic Nuncio to Russia
Discussed during the meeting, which took place at the DECR premises, were the current agenda of relations between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Holy See as well as other issues of mutual interest.
22.04.2018 23:54
Funeral service for Metropolitan Cornelius of Tallinn and All Estonia takes place in Tallinn
On 22 April 2018, the funeral service for Metropolitan Cornelius of Tallinn and All Estonia was held at the Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Tallinn. Vladyka Cornelius passed away on April 19, at the age of 93.