Inter-Christian relations
11.04.2016 15:33
Church premises of two new parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate consecrated in Spain
On 9 April 2016, during his archpastoral visit to Spanish parishes, Bishop Nestor of Chersonese celebrated the lesser consecration of church premises of a newly established parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the city of Alicante.
09.04.2016 11:44
Moscow Patriarchate and Roman Catholic Church launch joint project in support of Syrian Christians
On April 6-7, 2016, the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church launched activities in Lebanon and Syria to support Christians in distress. As is known, the tragedy in the Middle East, which has affected people of various Christian confessions and other groups of the population and raised the…
06.04.2016 11:16
Patriarch Kirill calls upon religious leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to help stop bloodshed in Nagorno Karabakh
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent messages to Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshuqur Pasha-zade, chairman of the Caucasus Moslem Board, stating the concern and anxiety with which he took the tragic news about the hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh…
31.03.2016 16:07
Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church attend the commemoration of Brussels terror attacks victims
On 28 March 2016, over 1200 people gathered at the Catholic Cathedral of Ss Michael and Gudula in Brussels to commemorate the victims of the airport and metro terror attacks and to express solidarity with all those whom the tragedy has affected.
29.03.2016 16:30
Joint press release of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
The Russian Orthodox Church and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association have come out as initiators and organizers of a World Summit of Christian Leaders in Defense of Persecuted Christians to take place from October 28 to 30, 2016, in Moscow.
27.03.2016 19:30
Patriarch Kirill’s Paschal greetings to the heads of non-Orthodox Churches
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent Paschal greetings to the heads of non-Orthodox Churches, including Pope Francis, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Archbishop Justin Welby of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, chair of the Council of the Evangelical Church…
27.03.2016 19:29
Paschal greetings of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to the heads of non-Orthodox Churches
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, has sent Paschal greetings to the heads of non-Orthodox Churches, including Pope Francis, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Archbishop Justin Welby of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, chair of the…
17.03.2016 15:13
DECR chairman meets with Apostolic Nuncio who is completing his mission in Russia
On March 17, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic who is completing his diplomatic mission in the Russian Federation due to his assignment as Permanent Observer of the Holy See in the UN structures in Geneva and the WTO.
17.03.2016 13:24
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with the head of the Catholic archdiocese in Moscow
On March 16, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), received Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, ordinary of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God and president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Russia, at the parish house of the church of…
10.03.2016 13:28
Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuyevo meets with representatives of St. Ephrem Patriarchal Development Committee of the Syriac Orthodox Church
On 9 March 2016, Bishop Panteleimonm of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Ministry, met with representatives of the St. Ephrem Patriarchal Development Committee of the Syriac Orthodox Church: Mr. Shadi Sarweh, executive manager, and Ms Hala Alhamdeieh, public relations director.