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20.03.2018 13:16
DECR representative meets with Iraqi Ambassador to Russia
On 20 March 2018, hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations, visited the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Moscow with the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations.
18.03.2018 16:52
Metropolitan Hilarion took part in presidential elections
On March 18, 2018, the day of the elections of President of the Russian Federation, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), took part in the voting at Polling Station No. 40 located in School No. 1799 in Moscow.
16.03.2018 13:30
Patriarch Kirill chairs Supreme Church Council meeting
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia chaired a meeting of the Supreme Church Council at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
15.03.2018 17:39
Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church holds its first session in 2018
On 14 March 2018, at the Kiev Lavra of the Caves, the Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held its first session in 2018 under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine.
14.03.2018 21:43
DECR chairman meets with Syria’s Minister of Tourism
Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with Minister of Tourism of the Syrian Arab Republic Bishr Riad Yazigi.
14.03.2018 14:07
Books by Patriarch Kirill to be presented in Paris
On March 18, 2018, a presentation of books by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, published by the Moscow Patriarchate Publishers, will take place at the amphitheatre of the Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center in Paris.
12.03.2018 18:19
Metropolitan Hilarion’s interview to Japanese Kyodo Tsushin news agency
The chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk answered questions from a correspondent of Kyodo Tsushin news agency, Japan.
08.03.2018 14:01
Delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church visits Ethiopia
On 1-4 March 2018, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church visited Ethiopia to discuss with representatives of the Church of Ethiopia various issues pertaining to the resumption of active contacts between the two Churches.
07.03.2018 14:37
Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the crash of an An-26 plane near Khmeimim air base
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed condolences over the crash of an An-26 plane near Khmeimim air base in Syria.
07.03.2018 12:42
Patriarch Kirill chairs the first session of the Holy Synod to take place in 2018
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has begun its first session to take place in 2018, at the St. Daniel monastery in Moscow. It is chaired by His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.