News
03.06.2015 15:11
Statement of the DECR Communication Service
concerning the decision of the Church of Scotland on a possible ordination of gay people in civil partnership and of the United Protestant Church of France on a possible blessing of the so called same-sex unions
02.06.2015 19:19
Bishop Innokenty donates icon of Prince Vladimir to Orthodox church in North Korea
Bishop Innokenty of Ussuriysk, a vicar of the Vladivostok diocese, paid an archpastoral visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from May 29 to June 1.
01.06.2015 18:36
Patriarch John X of Antioch receives Russian delegation
The delegation arrived in Lebanon after their trip to Syria bringing humanitarian aid of food stuffs and medicines.
31.05.2015 21:46
Russian parliament members and public figures attend divine service at the church of Russian Orthodox Church Damascus Representation
The delegation led by D. Sablin, a member of the Russian Federation Council, was in Syria from May 25-28.
30.05.2015 17:51
Russian Orthodox Church representative attends human rights seminar in Hagaberg
A seminar organized by a mixed human rights working group of the Conference of European Church in cooperation with representatives of international organizations in Brussels took place on May 25-29, 2015, in the People’s University in Hagaberg, Sweden.
29.05.2015 19:59
Conference in Kiev devoted to the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir
By the decision of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and with the blessing of His Beatitude Onufry, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, an academic conference on ‘The Legacy of St. Vladimir: Church, State, Society’ took place at the Ukrainian House in Kiev.
27.05.2015 19:06
Representatives of Dutch embassy in Moscow visit Department for External Church Relations
Archpriest Sergiy Zvonarev, DECR secretary for the far abroad, met at the DECR with representatives of the Royal Dutch Embassy in Moscow, Ms. Maaike van Koldam, counsellor, and Mr. Gregory Dempke, expert of the Embassy’s political department.
27.05.2015 16:56
Patriarchate of Constantinople delegation take part in the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture and Patriarch’s name-day celebration
On the Day of Ss Cyril and Methodius, the guests from the Patriarchate of Constantinople concelebrated the Divine Liturgy together with the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, an assembly of the Moscow Patriarchate bishops and clergy and representatives of other Local Orthodox Churches at the Cathedral Church of Christ…
27.05.2015 14:19
Delegation from Russia delivers humanitarian aid to Syria
A delegation consisting of Russian parliamentarians and representatives of public organizations arrived in Syria to deliver humanitarian aid, such as food stuffs and medical supplies, to this war-torn country.
27.05.2015 9:28
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s greeting to Mr. Andrzej Duda on his election as President of Poland
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated Mr. Andrzej Duda on his election as President of the Republic of Poland.