Inter-Christian relations
22.05.2017 22:30
Head of the Coptic Church begins his visit to Russia
His Holiness Tawadros II, the Coptic Patriarch, has arrived in Moscow. His Holiness’s visit is made on the occasion of his winning the prize of the International Public Foundation of the Unity of Orthodox Nations.
22.05.2017 22:20
Patriarch Kirill meets with Italian delegation accompanying the relics of St. Nicholas
The meeting took place at the Supreme Church Council Hall at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour.
21.05.2017 17:29
Shrine with particle of holy relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker brought to Russia
On 21 May 2017, the shrine containing a particle of the holy relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was delivered by special flight from the Italian city of Bari to Moscow.
21.05.2017 7:48
Russian Orthodox Church delegation arrives in Bari to take a part of the relics of St. Nicholas to Russia
The part of the relics, the saint’s left ninth rib, will stay in Moscow and St. Petersburg till July 28.
19.05.2017 22:36
Holy See expresses solidarity with Ukrainian Orthodox Church over the attempts to adopt anti-church laws in Ukraine
As has been repeatedly noted by religious leaders, secular experts and human rights advocates that these bills, if adopted, would lead in particular to the introduction of discriminatory restrictions with regard to the largest religious organization in Ukraine and the only canonical Orthodox Church in the country.
17.05.2017 20:46
General Secretary of the World Council of Churches Olav Fykse Tveit sends letters to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Chair of the Ukrainian Supreme Council Andrii Parubii
In response to the appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Secretary General of the World Council of Churches, the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, has sent to Ukrainian President P. Poroshenko and Supreme Rada Chairman A. Parubiy a letter expressing profound concern over the…
17.05.2017 19:38
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Catholic Bishop Stanislav Lipovsek of Celje
On May 17, 2017, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with the president of the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Stanslav Lipovsek of Celje (Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia).
16.05.2017 15:21
Metropolitan Hilarion gives interview to Interfax-Religion
On 10-14 May 2017, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), visited Washington, D.C., to take part in the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians. Metropolitan Hilarion also met with the U.S. Vice-President Michael Pence and various religious leaders of the…
14.05.2017 10:31
World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians completes its work
On 13 May 2017, the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians, which opened in Washington D.C., USA, on May 10, held its final session.
13.05.2017 20:26
DECR chairman meets with the head of the Anglican Church in North America
Archbishop Beach confirmed the firm commitment of the Anglican Church in North America to moral standard of the Gospel.