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20.11.2018 14:45
Conference on interfaith and inter-civilizational cooperation takes place in Berlin
On 19 November 2018, an International Conference on Improving the Interfaith and Inter-Civilizational Dialogue to Cooperation was held in the German capital.
19.11.2018 17:03
Metropolitan Hilarion visits metochion of Kykkos Monastery in Nicosia
On 19 November 2018, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the metochion of the Kykkos Monastery in the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, where he met with the hegumen of the monastery, Metropolitan Nikiphoros of Kykkos and Tylliria.
19.11.2018 16:10
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with His Beatitude Archbishop of Cyprus
They were joined in the meeting, which took place the Archbishopric premises in Nicosia, by Bishop Gregorios of Mesaoria and hierodeacon Grigory (Sokolov), a staff member of the DECR.
18.11.2018 23:15
Delegation headed by Metropolitan Hilarion brings humanitarian aid to boarding school in Syria
Headed by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the delegation that was in Damascus from November 17 to 18, 2018, brought a consignment of humanitarian supply including winter clothes and toys to the boarding school for children of fallen servicemen in Damascus.
18.11.2018 22:03
The 60th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church representation celebrated in Damascus
On November 18, 2018, festive events to mark the 60th anniversary of the Damascus Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church were held in the Syrian capital city.
18.11.2018 21:37
Heads and high-ranking representatives of religious communities in Syria and Russia meet in Damascus for conference
On November 17, 2018, a conference of the heads and high-ranking representatives of traditional religious communities in Syria and the interreligious delegation from Russia, headed by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), took place at the main hall of the Patriarchate…
18.11.2018 20:25
Patriarch Kirill’s letter of condolences over the loss of lives as a result of wildfires in California
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, has expressed condolences to President of the United States of America over the loss of lives in the fires in California.
18.11.2018 17:19
DECR chairman meets with Grand Mufti of Syria
On November 17, 2018, during his visit to Damascus, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with the Grand Mufti of Syria Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun.
18.11.2018 16:03
(Russian) Состоялась встреча председателя ОВЦС с министром по делам вакуфов Сирии
On 17 November 2018, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the Ministry of Awqaf of the Syrian Arab Republic and met with the Minister, Dr. Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed.
18.11.2018 0:15
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Orthodox Church of Antioch
On 17 November 2018, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Damascus on a working visit.