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06.08.2013 19:32
DECR vice-chairman meets with newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Turkey
The DECR vice-chairman and Mr. Karlov discussed issues of mutual interest.
06.08.2013 16:44
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk expresses condolences to President of the Council of Ministers of Italy over bus crash in Campania region
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of condolences to Mr. Enrico Letta, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, over the tragic bus crash near the town of Avellino in southern Italy.
05.08.2013 13:13
Metropolitan Hilarion: It is in the preaching of Christ and His teaching that the moral power of the Church lies
On August 3, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk as host of the Church and the World talk show on Vesti-24 TV network had as his guest Nikolay V. Kotrelev, a historian of Russian philosophy and literature and expert in the Silver Age of Russian culture.
02.08.2013 16:34
Vice-chairman of the Department for External Church Relations meets with head of a department of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia
Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), DECR vice-chairman, met with Rabbi Aaron Gurevich, head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia’s department for cooperation with the Armed Forces, law enforcement bodies and the Emergency Committee.
02.08.2013 13:44
DECR vice-chairman meets with General Secretary of Spanish Bishops’ Conference
Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), vice-chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, met with Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid Juan Antonio Martinez, general secretary of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, who is in Moscow on a private visit.
01.08.2013 15:35
His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria: I have given my heart to Russia
He shared his impressions in an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia radio station.
31.07.2013 19:34
Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk meets with Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada
His Beatitude Tikhon and his delegation visited the diocesan administration’s Chapel of All Byelorussian Saints.
31.07.2013 10:28
Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria meets with Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine
His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine met with His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria and Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovec, who participated in the celebrations marking the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’, at the Metropolitan’s residence in the Theophania Monastery in Kiev.
31.07.2013 9:39
His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria visits Kiev Theological Schools
On 29 July 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria, who came to Kiev for the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia, visited the Kiev theological schools.
30.07.2013 16:36
Patriarch Kirill: By celebrating the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ we close the link of times
In conclusion of the celebrations marking the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’, a festive repast took place with the participation of Primates and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches, hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church from various countries, high governmental officials and public figures.