DECR Chairman
- Moldova’s prime minister informs Patriarch Kirill about construction of new cathedral in Kishinev
10.10.2011 00:44 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Moldova’s president V. Filat on October 9, 2011, at presidential residence in Kishinev.
- Patriarch Kirill meets with Moldova’s acting president M. Lupu
09.10.2011 19:45 ·
In the evening of October 9, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Moldova’s acting president and chairman of the parliament Mr. M. I. Lupu, at the presidential residence.
- Patriarch Kirill honoured with Moldova’s highest award
09.10.2011 17:00 ·
On October 9, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was presented with Moldova’s highest award, the Order of the Republic, in a solemn ceremony at the Palace of the Republic in Kishinev, the capital of Moldova.
- Patriarch Kirill honours memory of those who fell in action during Great Patriotic War for liberation of Moldova
09.10.2011 16:00 ·
On October 9, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia came to the Eternitate Memorial in the Moldavian capital of Kishinev to lay a wreath in memory of the soldiers who died in action during the Great Patriotic War, struggling for the liberation of Moldova.
- Patriarch Kirill celebrates in central square in Kishinev
09.10.2011 15:34 ·
On October 9, 20111, the Day of the Repose of St. John the Theologian and the Commemoration Day of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the central square of Kishinev, the capital of Moldova.
- Metropolitan Hilarion: We all are aboard one and the same ship called the Church of Christ
08.10.2011 16:37 ·
On October 8, the feast day, Metropolitan Hilarion celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the same church together with Archbishop Guriy of Novogrudok and Lida, Bishop Guriy of Petropavlovsk and Bulayevo, Bishop Feofilakt of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessk, and Bishop Iliya of Ruzayevka.
- Festival of Religious Music to be held at the Moscow Church of “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of God on October 14 – November 6
07.10.2011 14:06 ·
The opening is timed to coincide with the feast that enjoys a special esteem in Russia and with the commemoration day of St. Romanos the Melodus, a patron of singers and of the art of religious music.
- The Holy Synod takes decisions on external church relations
07.10.2011 09:29 ·At its session on 5-6 October 2011 chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church took decisions related to external church relations.
- Metropolitan Hilarion becomes chairman of Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission
06.10.2011 00:04 ·
This decision was made by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church during the first day of the winter session on October 5, 2011.
- DECR chairman gives talk to Orthodox youth at Central House of Journalists
05.10.2011 12:20 ·
On October 4, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, read a lecture on the Eucharist as the Core of the Christian’s Life as part of the Public Orthodox Lectures given in the Central House of Journalists.
- DECR Chairman presents high church award to Russian diplomat
04.10.2011 16:43 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion and Mr. Matsegora discussed a number of problems of Orthodoxy in the Korean Peninsula and cooperation between the DECR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Metropolitan Hilarion chairs first meeting of editorial board of Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate
04.10.2011 13:59 ·
The first meeting of the editorial board of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate took place on October 4, 2011, at the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill consecrates the house for disabled children at the Ascension Monastery in Bancheny
02.10.2011 16:31 ·
As a keepsake of his visit, he donated a copy of the Yaroslav icon of the Mother of God to the children’s house.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrates Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at the Ascension Monastery in Bancheny
02.10.2011 14:39 ·
On 2 October 2011, the sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, consecrated the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at the Ascension Monastery in Bancheny and officiated at the Divine Liturgy in the newly consecrated church.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill begins his primatial visit to the Chernovtsy and Bukovina diocese
01.10.2011 23:27 ·
On 1 October 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia began his primatial visit to the Chernovtsy and Bukovina diocese.
- DECR chairman and Russian First Lady attend concert of religious music in Milan
01.10.2011 13:08 ·
On 30 September 2011, the last day of his trip to Italy, Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, attended the concert of Russian and Italian religious music called “Beauty will save the world” performed in Milan as a part of the Year of Russian Culture and Russian Language in Italy.
- DECR chairman meets with the Archbishop of Milan
30.09.2011 21:19 ·
On 30 September 2011, the DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, currently on a visit to Milan with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with the Archbishop of Milan Cardinal Angelo Scola.
- DECR Chairman meets with Vatican’s Secretary of State
30.09.2011 19:52 ·
On 29 September 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), currently on an official visit to Rome with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
- DECR chairman meets with president of Pontifical Council for Culture
29.09.2011 23:15 ·
On September 29, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Pope Benedict XVI
29.09.2011 18:55 ·
On September 29, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, met with Pope Benedict XVI at the pontifical summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.
