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04.12.2013 18:02
Patriarch Kirill awards executives of the Presidential Administration
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia presented high church awards to some executives of the Presidential Administration, at the Patriarchal chambers in the Moscow Kremlin.
04.12.2013 1:28
Statement by DECR Communication Service on the events in Syrian Maalula
It is reported that some nuns and orphans as well as Mother Superior Pelagia (Sayyaf) were taken hostage and driven away in an unknown direction.
02.12.2013 20:18
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz Archbishop of Krakow
The sides discussed some questions of the past and present state of Orthodox-Catholic relations.
01.12.2013 12:50
Conference ‘The Future of Christianity in Europe. The Roles of Churches and Peoples of Poland and Russia’ completes its work in Warsaw
Prior to the final session, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, and the retired Archbishop Henryk Muszyński, former Metropolitan of Gniezno and the Primate of Poland, were honoured with the award ‘For Merits in Promoting Tolerance-2013’, which the Tolerance Foundation gives to…
30.11.2013 22:42
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
Archbishop Jozef Michalik warmly welcomed his high guest at the building of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. He pointed to the great importance of the conference on “The Future of Christianity in Europe – The Role of Polish and Russian Churches and Nations”, for which Metropolitan Hilarion came to Poland.
29.11.2013 20:15
Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at Russian-Polish conference on Future of Christianity in Europe – the Role of Polish and Russian Churches and Nations
The DECR chairman’s key-speech was devoted to the theme “New Challenges to Christendom: Prospects for Churches’ Joint Actions”.
28.11.2013 22:38
International theological conference on Modern Bible Studies and the Tradition of the Church concludes its work
The forum was attended by leading bibleists and theologians of the Russian Orthodox Church, secular scholars and specialists from abroad.
28.11.2013 15:23
Moscow Synodal Choir on tour to Moravia
This event became part of the Russian Culture festival in the Czech Republic and was dated to the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ and the 1150th anniversary of the coming of Ss Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia.
26.11.2013 22:19
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Iraq’s Ambassador to Russia Ismail Shafeeq Mohsen
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church said that Russia and Iraq had a good and long history of relations, which ‘have been intensively developing since 1958 after certain changes, also in historical science, which is close to me and to people having the similar philosophy of life. I recall…
26.11.2013 21:58
Delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church takes part in the IX Assembly of the World Conference of Religions for Peace
A delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church took part in the Assembly with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. The delegation consisted of archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), vice-chairman of the Department for External Church Relations (DECR) – head of the delegation; Rev. Roman Bogdasarov, acting…