Inter-Orthodox relations

21.01.2013 0:54

Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia arrives in Moscow

In the evening, Metropolitan Hilarion entertained the Georgian delegation led by Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II to dinner.
20.01.2013 19:57

Bulgarian Locum Tenens in solidarity with Russian Orthodox Church in face of anti-church and anti-Christian moods in society

Bulgarian Locum Tenens in solidarity with Russian Orthodox Church in face of anti-church and anti-Christian moods in society In January 2013, the Moscow Patriarchate received a letter from Metropolitan Kirill of Varna and Veliki Preslav, temporary chairman of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, expressing support for the Russian Orthodox Church over alarming tendencies which have developed among anti-clerically minded groups in the Moscow Patriarchate countries.
18.01.2013 18:59

Rector of University of Skopje visits DECR

Rector of University of Skopje visits DECR January 17, 2013 – a delegation of the Sts Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje visited the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations.
16.01.2013 13:52

Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church attends presentation of Metropolitan Hilarion’s book “The Sacrament of Faith” in Georgian

On 15 January 2013, the Georgian version of “The Sacrament of Faith” written by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, was presented at the Patriarchal residence in Tbilisi.
16.01.2013 10:57

DECR chairman visits Russian church in Tbilisi and monasteries of Georgian Church

DECR chairman visits Russian church in Tbilisi and monasteries of Georgian Church On 14 January 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, who is on a visit to Georgia on the occasion of the jubilee of the Primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church, visited the Betania Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of…
15.01.2013 12:59

On detention and beating of Orthodox Christians by Kosovo police

On detention and beating of Orthodox Christians by Kosovo police Statement of the Department for External Church Relations’ Communication Service
15.01.2013 12:52

(Russian) Председатель ОВЦС принял участие в инаугурационном заседании Диссертационного совета Грузинской Православной Церкви

(Russian) Председатель ОВЦС принял участие в инаугурационном заседании Диссертационного совета Грузинской Православной Церкви (Russian) Заседание прошло в Патриаршей резиденции в Тбилиси под председательством Святейшего и Блаженнейшего Католикоса-Патриарха всея Грузии Илии II.
14.01.2013 10:37

(Russian) Завершаются торжества в честь Предстоятеля Грузинской Православной Церкви

(Russian) 13 января 2013 года в ходе визита в Грузинскую Православную Церковь председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей митрополит Волоколамский Иларион принял участие в торжественном ужине, организованном по случаю юбилейных торжеств в честь Предстоятеля Грузинской Церкви.
14.01.2013 8:21

DECR chairman takes part in the celebration of jubilee of the Primate of Georgian Church

On 13 January 2013, during the celebration of the eightieth birthday of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All Georgia and the thirty-fifth anniversary of his enthronement, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Tbilisi (Sameba).
14.01.2013 8:20

Congratulatory message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church on his 80th birthday and 35th anniversary of enthronement

Congratulatory message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Primate of Georgian Orthodox Church on his 80th birthday and 35th anniversary of enthronement The message was read out by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Tbilisi.