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06.06.2014 23:46
The 4th European Orthodox-Catholic Forum completes its work in Minsk
The participants resolved that the 5th forum will be held on the problems of migration in Paris in the autumn of 2016.
06.06.2014 21:32
DECR chairman meets with Patriarch of the Syrian Catholic Church
On 6 June 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Syrian Catholic Church, Mor Ignatius Joseph III Younan, who was on a visit to St. Petersburg and Moscow together…
06.06.2014 17:11
Working group for cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation holds its 19th meeting
On 6 June 2014, the 19th meeting of the Working Group for cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation took place at the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR) under the chairmanship of its head, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk,…
05.06.2014 23:30
Russian Orthodox Church representatives take part in a prayer for peace at the place of the Baptism of our Lord
On May 27, 2014, on the initiative of King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein of Jordan, representatives of several Orthodox Churches, led by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, said a prayer for peace at the religious archeological preserve “The Place of the Baptism of Jesus Christ on the Jordan”.
05.06.2014 22:59
The Churches in Europe working group of the St. Petersburg Dialogue of civil societies in Russia and German meet in St. Petersburg
On June 5, 2014, the Churches in Europe working group of the St. Petersburg Dialogue, a forum of civil societies in Russia and Germany, met in St. Petersburg to discuss the theme “Understanding of Religious Freedom in the Democratic Society”.
04.06.2014 15:44
DECR representatives meets with grandson of founder of Islamic Republic of Iran
In his speech, the Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Sanaei underlined the importance of the development of interreligious dialogue and cooperation between the two countries.
04.06.2014 15:13
Hierarchs of the three Local Orthodox Churches celebrate at the Intercession church in Minsk
(Russian) 4 июня 2014 года митрополит Волоколамский Иларион совершил в минском храме Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы, что в Крупцах, Божественную литургию в сослужении архиепископа Михаловско-Кошицкого Георгия (Православная Церковь Чешских земель и Словакии) и епископа Силуана, окормляющего приходы Румынской Православной Церкви в Италии.
04.06.2014 12:28
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk addresses 4th European Orthodox-Catholic Forum in Minsk
On June 3, 2014, the 4th European Orthodox-Catholic Forum on Religion and Cultural Pluralism: Challenges for the Christian Churches in Europe held its first plenary session.
04.06.2014 12:28
The Role of Secular and Christian Values in Contemporary Multicultural European Society
Presentation by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk аt the International Forum on 'Religious and Cultural Pluralism: The Challenges for the Christian Churches of Europe' (2 - 6 June 2014).
03.06.2014 22:20
Russian Orthodox Church delegation attends consecration of new cathedral in Tirana
(Russian) Торжества освящения Воскресенского собора в албанской столице состоялись 1 июня, в неделю 7-ю по Пасхе.