Inter-Christian relations
23.03.2013 21:36
Gift of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill is handed over to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
On 23 March 2013, Pope Francis of Rome met with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo, papal summer residence. It was for the first time that after his election and enthronement the Pope of Rome visited his retired predecessor.
22.03.2013 10:08
Enthronement of the head of the Anglican Church in Canterbury
The enthronement of Archbishop Justin Welby took place on March 21, 2013, at Canterbury. The solemn ceremony was held at the medieval cathedral founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597.
21.03.2013 11:02
Moscow Patriarchate delegation takes part in the meeting of Pope Francis of Rome with representatives of Christian Churches and world religions
On 20 March 2013, Pope Francis of Rome met with representatives of Christian Churches and world religions who arrived from many countries to attend his enthronement.
20.03.2013 17:59
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Francis of Rome
On 20 March 2013, Pope Francis of Rome met with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR). The meeting took place at the premises of Vatican Secretariat of State.
20.03.2013 13:27
Members of the Russian Orthodox Church delegation read the Great Penitential Canon at the Church of St. Catherine in Rome
On 19 March 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the stavropegic Church of St. Catherine in Rome.
20.03.2013 12:29
DECR chairman meets with president of the Pontifical Council for the Family
On March 19, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, who came to Italy for the enthronement of Pope Francis of Rome, paid a visit to the Rome representation of the Community of St. Egidio to meet there with the president of…
19.03.2013 16:01
Moscow Patriarchate delegation attended enthronement of Pope Francis of Rome
On March 19, 2013, a delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate led by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, attended the enthronement of Pope Francis of Rome, which took place on St. Peter’s Square in Rome.
19.03.2013 8:17
Delegation of Moscow Patriarchate arrives in Rome
On 18 March 2013, a delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate headed by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), arrived in Rome to attend the enthronement of Pope Francis.
14.03.2013 19:17
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s greeting to the new Primate of the Roman Catholic Church
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the Pope of Rome, Francis, on his election as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The text is given below.
14.03.2013 19:16
DECR chairman greets the Pope of Rome Francis with his election
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent greetings to the new Primate of the Roman Catholic Church with his election to the chair of bishops of Rome. The text is given below.