Inter-Orthodox relations
07.12.2015 23:44
The first-ever Orthodox Vesper service is celebrated at the Cologne Cathedral
Over one thousand worshippers from the Orthodox communities of Cologne and the neighboring cities attended.
05.12.2015 18:14
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk completes his working visit to Bulgaria
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, while on a working visit to Bulgaria with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited St Nicholas Church of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Metochion in Sofia, where he…
05.12.2015 11:57
Commission on canonization of Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) meets in the capital of Bulgaria
On 3-4 December 2015, the joint commission of the Russian and the Bulgarian Orthodox Churches on the canonization of Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev, 1881-1950) of Boguchar held its session in Sofia.
04.12.2015 21:45
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, arrived in Sofia with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to take part in a meeting of the joint commission of the Russian and the Bulgarian Orthodox Churches…
01.12.2015 18:42
Director of Moscow Patriarchate office for institutions abroad celebrates at the church of Russian seminary in France
On November 27, 2015, Bishop Nestor of Chersonese and Bishop Anthony of Bogorodsk, director of the Moscow Patriarchate office for institutions abroad, visited the residence of the Greek metropolitan in France to hold a working meeting with Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, Patriarchate of Constantinople.
25.11.2015 16:46
Meeting devoted to Patriarch Iliya II of Georgia at St Tikhon’s Orthodox University
On November 24, 2015, the presentation of the book ‘A Servant of God’ devoted to the life and work of His Holiness Iliya II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, took place at the St. Tikhon Orthodox University of the Humanities (STOUH).
25.11.2015 14:22
Serbian seminary in Kosovo presented with set of ‘Orthodoxy Encyclopedia’ volumes
A presentation of ‘Orthodox Encyclopedia’ took place at the 60th International Book Fair in Belgrade as part of the events devoted to the publishing work of the Russian Orthodox Church. A meeting with the authors of the edition took place on October 30.
22.11.2015 11:38
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem with the 10th anniversary of his enthronement
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sent the following greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem with the 10th anniversary of his enthronement.
22.11.2015 11:37
DECR chairman congratulates His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos on his 10th anniversary as head of the Church of Jerusalem and of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, congratulates His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem with the 10th anniversary of his enthronement.
19.11.2015 15:02
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon
On 19 November 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church relations (DECR), met with His Excellency Gobran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lebanese Republic.