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25.04.2014 13:47

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon On 25 April 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with Mr. Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon.
25.04.2014 11:13

Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at the meeting of RGGU Academic Board

Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at the meeting of RGGU Academic Board On 24 April 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations and of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission, Rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies (IPGS) and member of the supervisory council of the Russian State University for…
24.04.2014 20:35

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon On 24 April 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Mr. Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon.
24.04.2014 20:35

Representatives of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia concelebrate with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius

Representatives of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia concelebrate with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius On Bright Thursday, 24 April 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius.
24.04.2014 13:07

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with a group of pilgrims led by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with a group of pilgrims led by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe On April 23, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Department for External Church Relations, met with Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, and a group of clergy and laity of the diocese of Naples, who are on a pilgrimage to shrines in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The meeting took place…
23.04.2014 19:36

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with the chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the head of the Walk Free foundation

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with the chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the head of the Walk Free foundation On April 23, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, and the head of the Australian human rights organization “Walk Free”, Mr. Andrew Forrest, at the DECR.
23.04.2014 9:10

Pascha is celebrated in China

Pascha is celebrated in China On Paschal night, the Revd. Dimitry Fedorin, dean of the first church district of Vladivostok and a cleric of the Cathedral of the Intercession took part in the procession with the cross held by the Chinese Orthodox community in Harbin, People’s Republic of China.
22.04.2014 5:56

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the opening of choral part of the 13th Moscow Easter Festival

Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the opening of choral part of the 13th Moscow Easter Festival Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, addressed the organizers, participants and guests. He greeted them on behalf of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and said that the audience has gathered to listen to church music and share spiritual…
21.04.2014 19:13

Primate of Russian Church celebrates Paschal Great Vespers at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow

Primate of Russian Church celebrates Paschal Great Vespers at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow Concelebrating with His Holiness were hierarchs and clergymen of the Russian Orthodox Church and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches.
20.04.2014 13:45

Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates at the Church of ‘Joy to All the Afflicted’ Icon on Easter night

Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates at the Church of ‘Joy to All the Afflicted’ Icon on Easter night Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, officiated at divine services on Easter night at the Church of the ‘Joy to All the Afflicted’ Icon of the Mother of God.