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30.09.2016 17:09
Russian-German youth theological meetings held in Moscow
From September 27 to October 3, 2016, Youth Theological Meetings are being held in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhniy Novgorod, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
30.09.2016 15:07
DECR chairman meets with Caucasus Muslim Board chairman Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshuqur Pasha-zade
On September 29, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, during his visit to Azerbaijan, visited the residence of the head of the Caucasus Muslim Board at his invitation.
30.09.2016 12:59
DECR chairman meets with Greece’s new ambassador to Russia
On September 30, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), met with Greece’s new ambassador to Russia Andreas Friganas.
29.09.2016 14:40
DECR chairman takes part in the 5th Baku International Humanitarian Forum
On 29 September 2016, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk arrived in Baku to take part in the 5th Baku International Humanitarian Forum.
28.09.2016 19:43
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expresses condolences over the death of former President of Israel, Shimon Peres
In his letter to Mr. Reuven Rivlin, President of the State of Israel, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia offered condolences over the death of Mr. Shimon Peres, a prominent Israeli statesman. In 2007-2014, Mr. Peres was the country’s President; twice he was the head of the…
28.09.2016 18:30
Communiqué of the 10th meeting of Joint Russian-Iranian Commission for Orthodoxy-Islam Dialogue
On 26-27 September 2016, the Joint Russian-Iranian Commission for Orthodoxy-Islam Dialogue held in Moscow its 10th meeting on Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation as Instruments for Achieving Lasting and Just Peace.
28.09.2016 14:21
On the Day of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Patriarch cathedral in New York
On September 27, 2016, the Day of the Elevation of the Honorable and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Saint Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York.
28.09.2016 9:33
Russian Orthodox Church delegation attends OSCE conference
On September 26-27, 2016, a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church led by Archpriest Mikhail Gundyaev, Moscow Patriarchate representative to the World Council of Church and the international organizations in Geneva, attended the 20th annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting.
28.09.2016 8:52
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with delegation of Islamic Republic of Iran who have come to Moscow for 10th session for Russian-Iranian commission for Orthodoxy-Islam dialogue
On September 26, 2016, the Russian-Iranian commission for the Orthodoxy-Islam dialogue has started its work at the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), under the theme ‘Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation as Instruments for Achieving a Lasing and Just Peace’.
27.09.2016 12:44
Patriarch Kirill meets with leaders of the Iranian delegation to the 10th session of the Joint Russian-Iranian Commission for Dialogue ‘Orthodoxy-Islam’
On September 26, 2016, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with participants in the 10th session of the Joint Russian-Iranian Commission for Dialogue ‘Orthodoxy-Islam’, at the patriarchal residence in Chisty Pereulok in Moscow.