The Far Abroad
24.10.2016 14:00
Hungarian authorities to allocate funds for the restoration of the Dormition Cathedral in Budapest
On 24 October 2016, Mr. Miklós Soltész, Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs of Hungary’s Ministry of Human Resources, and Bishop Tikhon of Podolsk, head of the diocese of Hungary of the Russian Orthodox Church, signed an agreement stipulating the allocation of one hundred million forints for the…
22.10.2016 9:08
Holy Synod takes decisions on external church activities
During its session held on 21 October 2016 and chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church considered a number of issues pertaining to the external church relations.
11.10.2016 18:10
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Great Britain’s ambassador to Russia
On October 11, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), met with Great Britain’s ambassador to Russia Dr. Laurie Bristow.
05.10.2016 19:42
Youth Theological Meetings for students and professors of theological faculties in Germany completed
On September 29, 2016, the participants in the Youth Theological Meetings, who are on a visit to Russia to familiarize themselves with the system of theological educations in the Russian Orthodox Church, arrived in Nizhny Novgorod.
05.10.2016 17:05
DECR vice-chairman meets with Special Representative of the French government
On October 4, 2016, Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), met with Mr. Jean-Paul Chevenement, head of the Foundation for Islam in France and Special Representative of the French government to Russia for economic relations.
30.09.2016 17:09
Russian-German youth theological meetings held in Moscow
From September 27 to October 3, 2016, Youth Theological Meetings are being held in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhniy Novgorod, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
28.09.2016 19:43
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expresses condolences over the death of former President of Israel, Shimon Peres
In his letter to Mr. Reuven Rivlin, President of the State of Israel, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia offered condolences over the death of Mr. Shimon Peres, a prominent Israeli statesman. In 2007-2014, Mr. Peres was the country’s President; twice he was the head of the…
28.09.2016 14:21
On the Day of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Patriarch cathedral in New York
On September 27, 2016, the Day of the Elevation of the Honorable and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Saint Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York.
23.09.2016 16:48
DECR chairman meets with Croatia’s charge d’affaires ad interim to Russia
On 23 September 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. Philip Vučak, Croatia’s charge d'affaires ad interim to Russia. They were joined in the meeting by archpriest Sergy Zvonarev, DECR Secretary for Far-Abroad Countries.
20.09.2016 15:24
Patriarch Kirill meets with Israeli ambassador Mr. Zvi Heifetz
On September 20, 2016, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Israeli Ambassador to Russia Mr. Zvi Heifetz at the patriarchal residence in St. Daniel Monastery.