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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with director of Russian Academy of Science’s Institute of World History
07.09.2010 19:00 · DECR Chairman
On September 7, 2010, DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with Dr. A. Chubarian, director of the Russian Academy of Science’s Institute of World History, at the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations.


Inter-Council Presence’s commission on attitude to non-Orthodoxy and other religions meets at DECR
07.09.2010 18:04 · photo ·DECR Chairman
The Inter-Council Presence’s commission on attitude to non-Orthodoxy and other religions met on 7 September 2010 at the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations. It was chaired by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.


Patriarch Theodore II completes his visit to Russia
07.09.2010 12:50 · Inter-Orthodox relations
He was seen off at the 'Domodedovo' airport by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations; Metropolitan Athanasios of Kyrenaika: and Bishop Aleksandr of Dmitrov.


Meeting with high representative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations Jorge Sampaio to take place at DECR MP
07.09.2010 11:14 ·
A meeting with Mr. Jorge Sampaio, the High Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilization, will take place at the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relation on 9 September 2010.


DECR chairman meets with delegation of Italian parliamentarians
06.09.2010 23:13 · photo ·DECR Chairman, Inter-Christian relations
On 6 September 2010,Metropolitan Hilarion received a delegation of Italian parliamentarians at the Church of "joy to All the Afflicted" Icon of the Mother of God on Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow.


His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Juan Eduardo Eguiguren, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Chile to the Russian Federation
06.09.2010 18:55 · photo ·Patriarchal Ministry, The Far Abroad
On 6 September 2010, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church received Juan Eduardo Eguiguren Guzmán, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Chile to the Russian Federation.


Archpastors of Russian Orthodox Church honour memory of Metropolitan Nikodim Rotov
06.09.2010 12:06 · photo ·
September the 5th, 2010, the Apodosis of the Dormition, marks the 32nd anniversary of the death of Metropolitan Nikodim of Leningrad and Novgorod.


On Synaxis of Moscow Saints Day, Primates of Alexandrian and Russian Churches celebrate Divine Liturgy at Church of Christ the Saviour
05.09.2010 22:31 · photo ·DECR Chairman, Inter-Orthodox relations, Patriarchal Ministry
On September 5, 2010, the Day of the Synaxis of Moscow Saints, His Beatitude Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All African and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour.


Metropolitan Hilarion’s address to entrants to Church Post-Graduate School
04.09.2010 12:00 · DECR Chairman, Postgraduate Study
On September 3, 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk in his capacity of rector of the Sts Cyril and Methodius Post-Graduate and Doctoral School addressed the entrants.


Metropolitan Hilarion interviews entrants to Church Post-Graduate School
03.09.2010 22:33 · DECR Chairman, Postgraduate Study
On September 3, 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk in his capacity of rector of the Church Post-Graduate and Doctoral School held interviews with entrants to the Candidate’s and Doctor’s courses, who succeeded in the written paper on theology.


DECR chairman meets with Russian ambassador to Estonia
03.09.2010 17:27 · photo ·DECR Chairman
On September 3, 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Department for External Church Relations, met with the newly-appointed Russia ambassador to Estonia, Mr. Yu. N. Merzlyakov.


Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine meets with US ambassador to Ukraine
03.09.2010 13:56 · photo ·
On September 1, 2010, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church received United States Ambassador to Ukraine, H. E. John Tefft, in his residence at the Kiev Laura of the Caves.


Russian Orthodox Church collects over 100 million roubles in aid to victims of fires
02.09.2010 12:50 ·
The Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service has raised over 100 million rubles in August to aid victims of fires, "Interfax-Religion" reports.


DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk completes his visit to the USA
01.09.2010 11:07 · photo ·Inter-Christian relations, Inter-Orthodox relations
On 31 August 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who was on a working visit to the USA with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and by invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah of All America and Canada, met with Ms. Anne Glynn-Mackoul, a member of the World Council of Churches' Committee for Consensus and Cooperation.


Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with head of Greek Archdiocese in America
31.08.2010 10:55 · photo ·DECR Chairman, Inter-Orthodox relations, The Far Abroad
On August 30, 2010, DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who is in the USA on a working visit with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and on invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah of All America and Canada, visited the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America to hold a working meeting with Archbishop Demetrios of America.


DECR chairman meets with head of the Russian Church Outside Russia in New York
31.08.2010 10:22 · photo ·DECR Chairman, Inter-Orthodox relations, The Far Abroad
On August 30, 2010, DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who is in the USA on a working visit with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and on invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah of All America and Canada, visited the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia to hold a working meeting with the chairman of the ROCOR Bishops’ Synod, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York.


Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits chancellery of Orthodox Church in America
31.08.2010 10:00 · photo ·DECR Chairman, Inter-Orthodox relations, The Far Abroad
On August 30, 2010, DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, who is in the USA on a working visit with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and on invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah of All America and Canada, visited the chancellery of the Orthodox Church in America in Syosset near New York.


His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with representatives of the Russian museum community
30.08.2010 15:03 · Patriarchal Ministry
On 29 August 2010, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the cathedral square of St. Andronik's Monastery, which houses the Andrei Rublev Central Museum of Old Russian Culture and Art and marks its 650th anniversary this year.


DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion begins his working visit to the USA
30.08.2010 12:14 · photo ·DECR Chairman, Inter-Orthodox relations, The Far Abroad
On 28 August 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, arrived on a short working visit to the USA with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah of All America and Canada.


Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia and hieromonk Gabriel (Bunge) concelebrate All-Night Vigil with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the church of “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of God
28.08.2010 07:55 · photo ·Inter-Orthodox relations, Patriarchal Ministry
On 27 August 2010, the eve of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk officiate at the All-Night Vigil at the church of the "Joy to All the Afflicted" Icon in Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow.


DECR chairman meets with Patriarch of Alexandria
24.08.2010 13:50 · photo ·DECR Chairman, Inter-Orthodox relations
The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Alexandria made a brief stay at Domodedovo airport on his way to Pyatigorsk where he was going to for a rest and treatment


Round Table on Compatriots and Russian Orthodox Church: Experience of Cooperation in Latin America held in Buenos Aires
24.08.2010 08:56 · photo ·The Far Abroad
Summing up the work of the round-table conference, Bishop John pointed to the still existing pain of the schism in the South American diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, which has emerged after the canonical unity of the Local Russian Orthodox Church was restored


Over 40 million roubles – Russian Orthodox Church’s aid to victims of fires
23.08.2010 17:07 · photo ·
The Synodal Department for Charity and Social Service has raised 40 792 000 roubles, 37 930 US dollars and 5 601 euros in aid to victims of fires, Miloserdie.ru has reported on August 23.

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