Inter-Orthodox relations
27.10.2015 20:32
Patriarch Neophytos of Bulgaria receives a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church
On October 27, 2015, His Holiness Neophytos, Patriarch of Bulgaria, received a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church, led by Archbishop Innocent of Vilnius and Lithuania.
26.10.2015 19:50
Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia visits Syria with Russian delegation
A prayer at the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Syria for peace in this longsuffering land marked the beginning of a visit of a delegation of the Russian parliamentarians and representatives of the Military Brotherhood Veterans Organization to Syria.
26.10.2015 14:35
100th birthday of schema-archimandrite Jeremiah of St. Panteleimon Monastery is celebrated on Mt. Athos
The All-Night Vigil and the Divine Liturgy were celebrated on October 21 and 22 at the Church of the Intercession at the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos by Metropolitan Yevlogy of Vladimir and Suzdal, Metropolitan Sergy of Ternopol and Kremenets, Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk and…
23.10.2015 21:22
Orthodoxy-Judaism Academic Consultations in Greece
On October 20-21, 2015, the 9th Orthodoxy-Judaism Academic Consultation took place in Athens, Greece. The conference was organized by the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and dated to the 25th anniversary of the Greece-Israel diplomatic relations.
23.10.2015 10:44
Holy Synod takes a number of decisions concerning external church relations
During the session which took place on 22 October 2015 under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church considered a number of issues pertaining to the sphere of external church relations.
22.10.2015 23:40
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill extends condolences to Primate of Orthodox Church in America over the demise of Archpriest Sergei Garklavs
In the evening of 19 October 2015, Archpriest Sergei Garklavs, Dean Emeritus of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago, guardian of the Tikvin Icon of the Mother God, died at a Chicago hospital at the age of 87.
22.10.2015 10:58
Patriarch Kirill’s congratulatory message to Primate of Orthodox Church of Constantinople on the occasion of anniversary of his election to patriarchal throne
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church in his message to His Holiness Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople, congratulated him on the 24th anniversary of his election and elevation to the Patriarchal throne.
22.10.2015 10:56
DECR chairman’s congratulatory message to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of his enthronement
The chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations (DECR), Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, has congratulated the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople on the anniversary of his election to the Patriarchal throne.
20.10.2015 15:46
DECR chairman meets with Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Inter-parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy General Secretary Ioannis Amanatidis
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, met with the Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Inter-parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy General Secretary Mr. Ioannis Amanatidis, on the sidelines of the forum ‘Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Co-existence in the Middle East’, which took place in Athens
20.10.2015 12:54
At the largest ever conference on the Middle East, Metropolitan Hilarion calls to defend Christians
The largest ever conference to be held on the situation of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East took place on October 19-20, 2015, in Athens, under the theme ‘Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Co-existence in the Middle East’.