The Far Abroad
19.04.2013 13:29
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sends his condolences to U.S. Secretary of State over the tragedy in Boston
DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk expressed his condolences to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over the terrorist attack committed in Boston on April 15. The text of the message is given below.
18.04.2013 15:18
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets President Elect of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following greeting to Nicolás Maduro, President Elect of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
16.04.2013 18:54
Patriarch Kirill meets with Cuban ambassador
On April 16, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Cuba’s newly appointed ambassador to Russia, Emilio Lozada Garcia, at the Throne Hall of the Church of Christ the Saviour.
15.04.2013 21:41
First consignment of humanitarian aid from Russia is delivered to Damascus
Humanitarian aid for the Syrian people was collected in Moscow from March 31-April 12 2013, by the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, with the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church, upon the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
14.04.2013 22:51
Patriarch Kirill meets with Hungary’s minister for social resources Zoltan Balog
On April 14, 2013, after the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated at the Church of Our Lady of Kazan at the Convent of the Nativity of the Mother of God, he met with Hungary’s Minister for Social Resources…
12.04.2013 19:41
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill receives H.E. Mahmoud Gamil Ahmed ElDieb, Ambassador of Arab Republic of Egypt to Russian Federation
On 12 April 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with H.E. Mahmoud Gamil Ahmed ElDieb, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Russian Federation, at the Patriarchal residence in St Daniel’s Monastery. Taking part in the meeting was…
11.04.2013 14:56
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Iranian ambassador to Russia
On April 11, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Mahmoud Reza, at the DECR.
09.04.2013 13:27
Bishop Nestor of Chersonese leads patronal celebrations in the Church of the Annunciation in Barcelona
Bishop Nestor of Chersonese was on a pastoral visit to the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona, on April 6 and 7, 2013, timed for the patronal celebrations in the local Orthodox church of the Annunciation.
05.04.2013 23:11
About facts on discrimination in Libya
Statement of the Department for External Church Relations’ Communication Service
05.04.2013 15:20
Raising aid to suffering Syrian people continues
With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the collection of humanitarian aid to the Syrian people has begun through the efforts of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society (IOPS). Muscovites have met this initiative with a quick response.