Inter-Christian relations
04.04.2014 14:31
DECR delegation visits Vatican and meets with Pope Francis
On April 2, the DECR delegates attended the general audience of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square and later met with the Pope.
30.03.2014 23:04
Representatives of Local Orthodox Churches congratulate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk on the fifth anniversary of his appointment as DECR chairman
Metropolitan Hilarion thanked all the worshippers for their prayers and support.
24.03.2014 20:10
Orthodox-Catholic conference on charity in Rome
An international conference on “The human and existential periphery in the light of the Gospel. Orthodox and Catholics on the way of charity” was held on March 21, 2014 in Rome. It was organized by the Community of St. Egidio, a Catholic association of the laity. It was already the…
24.03.2014 16:57
Meeting of the Standing Committee of the WCC Faith and Order Commission
The Standing Committee of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches met on March 18-22, 2014 at the Bose Monastery, Italy.
23.03.2014 14:44
Patriarch Kirill’s condoles on the demise of Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of the Syriac Orthodox Church
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church has sent a message of condolences on the demise of Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka Iwas of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Church.
23.03.2014 14:44
DECR chairman’s condolences on the demise of Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, has sent the following message of condolences to the Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
17.03.2014 17:10
“In preparation since 1961”
As the preparations for the Pan-Orthodox Council planned to take place in 2016 in Istanbul have been intensified, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, explains to the readers of Ogoniok, a socio-political weekly, why a meeting of all the Orthodox Churches is needed.
13.03.2014 15:16
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia greets Pope Francis with the anniversary of his election to the chair of Bishops of Rome
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of greetings to Pope Francis on the occasion of the anniversary of his election to the chair of Bishops of Rome.
13.03.2014 15:16
DECR chairman sends greetings to Pope Francis on the occasion of first anniversary of his election to the chair of Bishops of Rome
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to Pope Francis on the occasion of the anniversary of his election to the chair of Bishops of Rome.
26.02.2014 21:08
Leaders of Christian Churches from thirteen countries call to peace in Ukraine
Statement by the Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee on the situation in Ukraine