Inter-Christian relations
- Communiqué of the ‘Christians Faced by the Challenge to the Institution of the Family’ Conference, Kaunas, 10 January 2011
11.01.2011 16:48 ·We, the representatives of Christian confession – Catholics, Orthodox and Evangelical Lutherans – in evaluating the contemporary dangers hanging over the institution of the family and taking as our reference point the Gospel of Christ and ancient Christian tradition, declare that:
- Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in Interconfessional Conference on Family Problems
11.01.2011 16:46 ·
Over 300 participants attended the Conference, while over 50,000 thousands heard it broadcast live on Radio Maria.
- Metropolitan Hilarion begins his visit to Lithuania
10.01.2011 19:39 ·
On January 10th, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Vilnius with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of the Catholic Episcopal Conference of Lithuania.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on Christmas
07.01.2011 16:03 ·
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church greeted the worshippers with the Nativity of Christ.
- Metropolitan Hilarion sends condolences to the Coptic Patriarch Shenouda III over the terrorist action committed on New Year night at the Coptic church of All Saints in Alexandria
01.01.2011 22:01 ·Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk send the following letter to His Holiness Shenouda III, Patriarch of the Coptic Church, expressing condolences over the explosion at a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expresses condolences over the explosion at a Coptic Church in Alexandria
01.01.2011 21:55 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sends the following condolences to the Patriarch of the Coptic Church, Shenouda III, over the explosion that happened at a Coptic church in Alexandria on the New Year night
- Metropolitan Hilarion and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II visit Youth Centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church
14.12.2010 16:59 ·
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, gave his blessing to a children’s concert to be performed on the occasion of Metropolitan Hilarion’s visit to Armenia. They both attended the concert that took place at the Patriarchal Youth Centre in Nor Nork district of Yerevan in the evening of 13 December 2010.
- Metropolitan Hilarion visits Theological Seminary of the Armenian Church
13.12.2010 15:53 ·
In the evening of 12 December 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently in Armenia with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, visited the Vasken I Theological Seminary of the Armenian Apostolic Church located on the Sevan Peninsula of Lake Sevan
- Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy at a Russian Orthodox church in Yerevan
13.12.2010 13:43 ·
Concelebrating with Metropolitan Hilarion were archpriest Arseniy Grigorian, rector of the church; a DECR staff member hieromonk G. Guaita; and a DECR chairman’s assistant hierodeacon Ioann (Kopeikin).
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk begins his visit to Armenia
11.12.2010 20:00 ·
The DECR chairman and his companions proceeded to Holy Etchmiadzin – the residence of the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenia, where His Holiness Karekin II received his high guest.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with the Ambassador of Czechia to Russia
08.12.2010 18:25 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion thanked Ambassador Kolář for his visit paid soon after his appointment the head of the Czech diplomatic mission in Moscow.
- Metropolitan Hilarion tells journalists of the Department for External Church Relations’ activities in 2010
25.11.2010 22:26 ·
On 25 November 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church and chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), held a press conference at the Department’s premises.
- Metropolitan Hilarion chairs Round Table meeting of 6th International Theological Conference
18.11.2010 15:57 ·
The participants underscored the importance of apostolic preaching in the modern world as it shows spiritual richness of Orthodoxy to people and discussed problems of Orthodox theology in different countries.
- DECR chairman reads lecture on Orthodox-Catholic relations at Moscow theological schools
02.11.2010 02:13 ·
His Eminence pointed to the priorities in relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church at the time of Vatican II.
- Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at Orthodox-Catholic Forum on Rhodes
20.10.2010 12:59 ·
The unofficial meeting gives an opportunity for a free exchange of opinions on Church-State relations throughout centuries.
- Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in millennium celebrations in Mtskheta
15.10.2010 10:56 ·
At the same time, the Church celebrated the 1700th anniversary of the first church built in the place where the Robe of the Lord was buried.
- Metropolitan Hilarion’s interview to “The Voice of Russia” Radio (8 October 2010)
11.10.2010 11:19 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia was enthroned in early October. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, attended the ceremony on behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church. Having returned home, he gave an interview to “The Voice of Russia.”
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: “It is impossible to speak of ‘the recognition of the sacraments’ administered by schismatics”
06.10.2010 12:19 ·In an interview to Patriarhia.ru, the head of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, sums up the work of the Joint Commission of Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue meeting in Vienna and the Inter-Council Presence’s commission for opposing and overcoming church schisms, and speaks about the state of inter-Christian dialogue today.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Archbishop of Barcelona
06.10.2010 10:47 ·
The talk, held in the atmosphere of mutual understanding and openness, ended with the exchange of presents.
- Inter-Christian conference on Christian unity held in Canada
27.09.2010 15:38 ·
This year the participants discussed the theme ‘New and Renewed Strategies for the Ecumenical Mission’.
