Inter-Christian relations
21.10.2013 16:11
3d advanced courses for newly-installed bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church
21 October 2013 – With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the 3d two-day advanced course for newly-installed bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church opened at the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies.
11.10.2013 19:36
International Seminar on “Religious Communities for Justice and Peace” takes place in Moscow
A seminar on “Religious Communities for Justice and Peace” took place in the capital of Russia on 11 March 2013. Taking part in the seminar were representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, World Council of Churches, Evangelical Church in Germany, the National Council of Churches in Korea, Protestant communities of…
10.10.2013 20:13
DECR chairman meets with representatives of Christian Churches of Syria
On 10 October 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met at the DECR premises with a delegation of Christian hierarchs from Syria.
10.10.2013 19:45
Metropolitan Hilarion opens First International Patristics Conference of the Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies
On 10 October 2013, the first international Patristics conference, St. Isaac the Syrian and his Spiritual Legacy, began its work at the Philosophical faculty of the Moscow State University.
09.10.2013 17:18
Mr. Leonid Kalashnikov, deputy chairman of State Duma Committee on International Affairs, meets with Christian hierarchs from Syria
On 9 October 2013, Mr. Leonid Kalashnikov, first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs, met with Christian hierarchs from Syria.
09.10.2013 10:45
Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute to organize First International Conference on Patristic Studies in Moscow
On 10-11 October 2013, the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies, with the assistance of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Moscow State University and the Meta Charity Foundation, holds the First Scholarly and Theological Conference on Patristic Studies in Moscow, dedicated to the theme…
08.10.2013 21:08
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: We take the sufferings of the Syrian people as our own
On 8 October 2013, the commemoration day of St Sergius of Radonezh, after the Divine Liturgy and a thanksgiving celebrated in the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St Sergius, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill met with the delegation of the Syrian hierarchs who attended the service.
07.10.2013 20:28
8th theological talks between Russian Orthodox Church and German Bishops’ Conference open in Germany
On 7 October 2013, the 8th theological talks between the Russian Orthodox Church and the German Bishops’ Conference (Roman Catholic Church) began in Magdeburg (Germany). The theme of the meeting is “Crisis of Values – Myth or Reality? Christian Values in Modern Society.”
06.10.2013 22:04
Primates of Local Orthodox Churches celebrate Divine liturgy in the birthtown of St Constantine the Great
On 6 October 2013, the commemoration day of the conception of St. John the Baptist, the main event of the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan took place.
05.10.2013 22:52
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill takes part in the meeting of Primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Church with the Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić
On 5 October 2013, the President of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić, gave an official lunch at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade for the Primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches and representatives of the Catholic and Protestant Churches participating in the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict…