DECR Chairman
- Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the independence of the Lithuanian Republic
11.03.2010 14:49 ·On 11 March 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations, currently in Vilnius at the invitation of the chairman of the Seim of the Lithuanian Republic Irena Degunete, took part in the grand meeting dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the independence of Lithuania.
- Metropolitan Hilarion begins his visit to Lithuania
10.03.2010 23:54 ·
On 10 March 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations, arrived in Vilnius at the invitation of the chairman of the Seim of the Lithuanian Republic Irena Degunete to take part in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the independence of Lithuania.
- DECR chairman meets with Russian Ambassador in Brazil S. Akopov
09.03.2010 22:40 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met on March 9, 2010, with the newly-appointed Russian Ambassador in Brazil S. Akopov.
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Culture is at risk of becoming anti-culture without the Church
09.03.2010 16:43 ·
If it does not cooperate with the Church, culture today is at risk of turning into a destructive anti-culture carrying a negative moral message, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relation, said in an interview to the RIA Novosti news agency.
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk’s interview to RIA Novosti news agency
09.03.2010 16:09 ·The Patriarchal Council for Culture, established by the Holy Synod Decision of March 5, 2010, is called to help the Church and museum workers to deal with the problem of returning church valuables and prevent the turning of culture into a destructive anti-culture. Why this Council has been set up precisely at this time and what for is the theme of an interview given to the RIA Novosti news agency by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, permanent member of the Holy Synod and chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations.
- Metropolitan Hilarion’s Passions According to St. Matthews will be performed in Constantinople
09.03.2010 07:00 ·
A recital of Russian spiritual music will take place on March 26, 2010, at the old museum church of Agia Eirini in Istanbul, Turkey, to perform Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk’s Passions According to St. Matthews, and oratorio for soloists, a choir and an orchestra.
- Holy Synod’s decisions on church external work
06.03.2010 20:17 · , Holy SynodAt its meeting on 5 March 2010 in St. Petersburg, chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church made a number of decisions on the Church’s external work.
- Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church meets in St. Petersburg
05.03.2010 16:00 · , Holy Synod
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church met for its regular session on 5 March 2010 at the historical building of the Sacred Governing Synod in St. Petersburg. It was chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
- Work to introduce modern catechesis of the Russian Orthodox Church continues
04.03.2010 23:01 ·
The core working group for preparing a modern catechesis of the Russian Orthodox Church met on 4 March 2010 at the Department for External Church Relations. It was chaired by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.
- Inter-Council Presence’s commission for relations with non-Orthodoxy and other religions holds its first meeting
04.03.2010 22:56 ·
The Inter-Council Presence’s commission on relations with non-Orthodoxy and other religions held its first meeting on 4 March 2010 at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate. It was led by the DECR chairman, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.
