Inter-Christian relations
30.07.2015 16:41
DECR chairman sends greetings to new head of Armenian Catholic Church
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greeting to the new head of the Armenian Catholic Church, His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Krikor Bedros XX.
28.06.2015 15:13
Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the death of the head of the Armenian Catholic Church
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following message of condolences over the death of the head of the Armenian Catholic Church, His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Nerses Petros XIX
28.06.2015 15:13
DECR chairman’s condolences over the death of the head of the Armenian Catholic Church, Catholicos-Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX
In his message to the Holy Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), expressed condolences over the death of His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX.
26.06.2015 19:02
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Vatican Secretary of State and Presidents of Pontifical Councils for Family and Promoting Christian Unity
On June 26, 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR) met with the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
23.06.2015 13:55
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Chairman of the Russian Union of Evangelical Faith Christians S. Ryakhovsky
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), received the Chairman of the Russian Union of the Christians of Evangelical Faith, S. Ryakhovsky.
19.06.2015 11:22
DECR chairman’s condolences over the tragedy in South Carolina
In his message to the Synod of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), has expressed condolences over the death of people at the hands of a criminal who opened fire in a church in Charleston. Below…
16.06.2015 0:17
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Francis
On 14-15 June 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), paid a working visit to Rome with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
13.06.2015 15:33
Representatives of Orthodox Churches meet in Brussels to discuss new initiatives for defending traditional understanding of the family
Heads of Orthodox Churches’ representations to the European Union met in Brussels for a working meeting with the participation of the secretary-general of the European Federation of Catholic Families Associations, Anna Maria Hildingsson.
08.06.2015 13:08
Moscow Synodal choir performs at Etchmiadzin
On 6 June 2015, the Moscow Synodal choir gave a concert at the centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Etchmiadzin, in the context of commemoration of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
03.06.2015 15:11
Statement of the DECR Communication Service
concerning the decision of the Church of Scotland on a possible ordination of gay people in civil partnership and of the United Protestant Church of France on a possible blessing of the so called same-sex unions