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07.04.2010 16:00
DECR chairman meets with Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister
DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met on 6 April 2010 with Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister Jaime Bermudez Merizalde who is in Moscow on an official visit.
07.04.2010 9:01
(Russian) Митрополит Волоколамский Иларион: в Благовещении произошла встреча между миром горним и миром земным
(Russian) 6 апреля 2010 года, в канун праздника Благовещения Пресвятой Богородицы, председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион совершил Всенощное бдение в храме в честь иконы Царицы Небесной «Всех скорбящих Радость» на Большой Ордынке.
06.04.2010 20:00
Metropolitan Hilarion’s symphony ‘A Song of Ascents’ performed at the Church of the Christ the Saviour’s Church Councils Hall
The symphony for a choir and orchestra ‘A Song of Ascents’ was performed on 5 April 2010 at the Church of Christ the Saviour’s Church Council Halls as part of the 9th Easter Festival. Composed by Metropolitan Hilarion, it was rendered by the Patriarchal Choir, the Chamber Choir of the…
06.04.2010 19:54
Maestro Valery Gergiev wins Patriarchal award
Valery Gerigiev, a Russian conductor and general and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, has been awarded the Medal of St. Sergius of Radonezh in recognition of his work for the benefit of the Holy Church. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations,…
06.04.2010 19:51
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill congratulates Rabbi Arthur Schneier in his 80th birthday
Dear Brother, Kindly accept my congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of your 80th birthday.
06.04.2010 16:11
Metropolitan Hilarion to lead celebrations marking 10th anniversary of Sts Peter and Paul Parish in Dublin
Metropolitan Hilarion will be on a visit to Ireland from April 16 to 19, 2010. The chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relation will lead people in celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the Parish of Sts Peter and Paul in Dublin.
06.04.2010 14:00
Metropolitan Hilarion: God has shown us that there is nothing impossible for man
On Easter Monday, April 5, 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted in Moscow.
05.04.2010 12:19
Easter celebrations in Vietnam
In seaside Vung Tau, Vietnam, the Easter service was led by Rev. Sergiy Zvonarev, DECR acting secretary for far-abroad countries, who came to the city for the purpose at the request from the local Orthodox community, the Russian Orthodox Parish of Our Lady of Kazan.
05.04.2010 2:17
Easter liturgy celebrated in Harbin after long interruption
Over one hundred Russian compatriots came to the church of the Protecting Veil in Harbin, China, on Easter Day, April 4, 2010, for the Easter matins and liturgy. Most of them made confession and took communion.
04.04.2010 14:44