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17.11.2016 13:47
DECR vice-chairman takes part in press conference on Russian Orthodox Church’s service in the world today
On November 16, 2016, a press conference was held in Moscow on ‘The Russian Orthodox Church: Service in the Rapidly Changing World’.
16.11.2016 23:10
On fortieth day after demise of Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach) his memory was celebrated at Moscow representation of Orthodox Church in America
On November 16, the fortieth day after the demise of Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach), representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Moscow Patriarchal see and rector of OCA Moscow representation, the memorial service was celebrated at the church of the Protomartyr Catherine-Close-to-the-Fields.
16.11.2016 16:55
Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Iberian Peninsula meets for regular session
On November 14, 2016, Bishop Nestor of Korsun attended the Orthodox Bishops’ Assembly in Spain and Portugal.
16.11.2016 15:49
Bishop Nestor of Chersonese leads meeting of Spanish Orthodox youth
On 11-13 November 2016, a meeting of the Spanish Orthodox youth took place at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles, in Madrid with the blessing of Bishop Nestor of Chersonese.
15.11.2016 17:39
Regional delegation of International Committee of the Red Cross visits DECR
On 15 November 2016, Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. Magne Barth, head of the regional delegation of the International Red Cross Committee in Russia, Belarus and Moldova.
15.11.2016 16:23
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends greetings to Mr. Rumen Radev, President-elect of Bulgaria
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated Mr. Rumen Radev on his election as President of the Republic of Bulgaria.
15.11.2016 15:53
Church of Protecting Veil of the Mother of God consecrated in Islamabad
On 13 November 2016, Bishop Antony of Bogorodsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Institutions Abroad, while on a working visit in Pakistan, consecrated the Church of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God in Islamabad.
15.11.2016 13:43
Board of the Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee holds meeting at the DECR
On 15 November 2016, the Board of the Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee (CICC) met at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.
15.11.2016 13:07
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Germany’s ambassador to Russia
On November 15, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), met with Germany’s Ambassador to Russia Baron Rüdiger von Fritsch-Seerhausen, at the DECR.
14.11.2016 12:34
Head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Institutions Abroad visits Russian church on the Arabian Peninsula
On 11 November 2016, Bishop Antony of Bogorodsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Institutions Abroad, paid a brief working visit to the United Arab Emirates.