Inter-Christian relations
30.08.2017 17:21
Representatives of Catholic Church familiarize themselves with work of Synodal Department for Charity
From August 25 to September 3 the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies together with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is conducting the annual Summer Institute for representatives of the Roman Catholic Church.
30.08.2017 12:05
DECR representative takes part in International Christian Forum at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
On 28 August 2017, the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Christian Forum took part in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
29.08.2017 15:17
A group of Catholic priests and students visits Department for External Church Relations
On 29 August 2017, a group of the Roman Catholic priests, studying at the Pontifical Universities in Rome and visiting Russia within the framework of the Summer Institute of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Postgraduate Studies, visited the Department for External Church Relations.
28.08.2017 19:48
On Assumption Day and anniversary of opening of 1917-1918 Local Council, Patriarch Kirill celebrated liturgy at Kremlin Cathedral of the Assumption
On August 28, 2017, the Day of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mary, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the patriarchal Cathedral of the Assumption in the Moscow Kremlin.
28.08.2017 15:40
Metropolitan Hilarion greets the participants in the 3d International Christian Forum
On August 28, 2017, the 3d International Christian Forum was opened in Moscow. A message of greetings has been sent to the participants by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR). The message was voiced at the opening ceremony by Rev. Dimitry…
25.08.2017 7:38
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk speaks at the annual Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples in Rimini
On 24 August 2017, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, attended the 38th Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples organized by the “Communion and Liberation” Catholic association of laypeople in Rimini, Italy, on 20-26 August 2017.
23.08.2017 8:00
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Holy See Secretary of State
On 22 August 2017, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
03.08.2017 20:10
Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy expresses concern for oppression of canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ukraine
The conference was attended by delegations from 25 parliaments and parliamentary groups in various countries of the world.
31.07.2017 19:45
Delegation of Russian Orthodox Church attends annual ceremony in commemoration of Russian prisoners of war who died in Slovenia during World War I
On 27-31 July 2017, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Pavel of Khanty-Mansiysk and Surgut, visited the Republic of Slovenia.
28.07.2017 18:29
Patriarch Kirill meets with a delegation of the Roman Catholic Church in St. Petersburg
July 28, 2017 – His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with a delegation of the Roman Catholic Church who were to accompany the relics of St. Nicholas from St. Petersburg to Bari, at the Golden Hall of the Metropolitan’s Chambers of the St. Alexander Nevsky Laura…