DECR Chairman
- Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates All-Night Vigil and Akathistos at St. Petersburg Theological Academy
03.11.2011 08:29 ·
Singing at the moleben at the “Sign” icon of the Mother of God were choirs of the St. Petersburg theological schools.
- Metropolitan Hilarion made doctor of theology honoris causa by St. Petersburg Theological Academy
03.11.2011 07:15 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion met with the members of the Academic Board, faculty and students of the Academy.
- Metropolitan Hilarion visits Russian State Historical Archives
02.11.2011 02:50 ·
The invitation to visit the largest state depository of documents on church history came from the RSHA director A. Sokolov back in 2010.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga
02.11.2011 01:28 ·
On November 1, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, arrived in St. Petersburg with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga.
- Metropolitan Hilarion made doctor of theology honoris causa by University of Lugano, Switzerland
30.10.2011 17:50 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion thanked the theological faculty of Lugano for the honour and read in Italian a paper on ‘To Be in the World but not of the World’.
- Metropolitan Hilarion’s report is read out at the International Conference in the Russian State Humanitarian University
25.10.2011 16:02 ·
An international scholarly conference on “Democracy, Society, and Modernization in Modern Russia” took place at the Russian State Humanitarian University on 25 October 2011.
- “Moral Dimension of Democracy” Speech by Metropolitan Hilarion at the International Conference on Democracy, Society and Modernization in Modern Russia: Unity of Purpose and Action
25.10.2011 16:00 ·If we show understanding of our spiritual tradition and, above all, rely on it in attempts to make social changes, these changes will differ from the utopian projects of those who wanted to extinguish our historical memory in their endeavour to build a new world without God.
- Metropolitan Hilarion reads lecture at Moscow State Institute of International Relations
25.10.2011 00:51 ·
On October 24, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations and rector of the Sts Cyril and Methodius Post-Graduate School, visited the Moscow State Institute of International Relation (MGIMO University).
- Metropolitan Hilarion’s congratulatory message to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on occasion of 20th anniversary of his patriarchal ministry
24.10.2011 12:00 ·Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, has sent the following congratulatory letter to His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople the New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of this election to the patriarchal see.
- Metropolitan Hilarion attends the blessing of crosses of the new Armenian cathedral in Moscow
24.10.2011 11:44 ·
On 23 October 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), attended the blessing and anointing of crosses of the new Armenian Cathedral of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord in Moscow at the invitation of Bishop Ezras Nersisyan, head of the New Nakhichevan and Russia diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
- DECR chairman meets with leaders of Iran’s Center for Interreligious Dialogue
21.10.2011 13:20 ·
On October 21, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with representatives of the Center for Interreligious Dialogue under Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Mouzaffari, director of the Center, and his deputy, Dr. Mohsen Shojahani.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Düsseldorf Oberbügermeister Dirk Elbers
20.10.2011 14:45 ·
On 20 October 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with Mr. Dirk Elbers, Oberbügermeister of Düsseldorf.
- DECR chairman meets with representatives of Muslim community in Italy
18.10.2011 19:10 ·
On October 18, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met at the DECR with representatives of the Muslim community in Italy, Sheikh Abdul-Wahid Pallavicini and Imam Yahya Palavicini.
- Metropolitan Hilarion opens a conference on the participation of state, public and religious organizations in prevention of AIDS and drug addiction
18.10.2011 15:17 ·
On 18 October 2011, a conference on the participation of state, public, and religious organizations in prevention of HIV/AIDS and drug addiction opened at the conference hall of “Danilovskiy” hotel complex.
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: a Christian should treat everybody with love
16.10.2011 23:04 ·
At the service the DECR chairman ordained a DECR staff member monk Roman (Kiselev) deacon.
- Metropolitan Hilarion leads commencement ceremony in Moscow theological schools
15.10.2011 00:39 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, took part in the commencement ceremony traditionally held by the Moscow Theological Academy on its patronal feast on October 14.
- Intercession Church Music Festival launched in Moscow
14.10.2011 12:56 ·
The Intercession Church Music Festival was launched on October 13, 2011, the eve of the Day of the Intercession of Our Lady and the commemoration day of St. Roman Sweet-Singer.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with staff of Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate
14.10.2011 06:17 ·
On October 13, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, who has been recently appointed as chairman of the editorial board of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited the board and talked to the editorial staff.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with chairman of Russia’s Audit Chamber
11.10.2011 23:53 ·
On October 11, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met at the DECR with head of Russia’s Audit Chamber S. Stepashin, who is also chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has visited Moldova
11.10.2011 10:15 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia paid his primatial visit to Moldova on October 8-10, 2011.
