The Far Abroad
17.12.2013 14:51
Metropolitan Hilarion completes his working visit to Hungary
That same day, Metropolitan Hilarion met with Alexander Tolkach, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Hungary. They discussed issues of cooperation between Russia and Hungary and the life of the Russian-speaking diaspora in Hungary.
17.12.2013 12:30
DECR chairman meets with László Kövér, speaker of the Hungarian Parliament
On 16th December 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. László Kövér, speaker of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Hungary.
16.12.2013 23:25
DECR chairman meets with Prime Minister of Hungary
In the beginning of their talk, Metropolitan Hilarion underscored the importance of the new Constitution adopted by the Hungarian Parliament as it contains a mention of God, calls Hungary a part of Christian Europe and defines marriage as a union between man and woman.
16.12.2013 23:14
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk is honoured with the State Order of Hungary
In his address Mr. Zsolt Semjén underscored that close spiritual bonds united Metropolitan Hilarion with Hungary and named his numerous achievements.
15.12.2013 13:54
Metropolitan Hilarion begins his working visit to Hungary
Meeting Metropolitan Hilarion were Zoltan Challokeze, head of Mr. Semjén’s cabinet, Ms Martha Linke from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Valery Platonov, cultural attaché of the Russian embassy in Budapest.
11.12.2013 12:38
Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy’s statement on the kidnapping of nuns from St Thecla’s Convent in the Syrian town of Maalula
In connection with the brutal attack carried out by extremists against Syrian Christians, the IAO expressed solidarity with the Christian population in Syria and the Middle East.
09.12.2013 0:11
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the death of Nelson Mandela
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to the South African President, Mr. Jacob Zuma, over the death of Nelson Mandela, a fighter against racial discrimination and the former president of the Republic of South Africa.
06.12.2013 16:48
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Croatian Ambassador to Russia
Metropolitan Hilarion said that he had warm recollections of his visit to Croatia last August. He expressed his satisfaction with the results of the referendum held recently in Croatia as the majority spoke against the equation of same-sex unions with traditional marriages.
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.
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…