The Far Abroad
- Metropolitan Hilarion begins a working visit to Italy
28.09.2011 02:27 ·
In the evening of September 27, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, arrived in Rome for an official visit, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
- World Coordinating Council of Russian Expatriates meets in Strasbourg
22.09.2011 15:16 ·
The World Coordinating Council of Russian Expatriates (WCCRE) met on September 19-20, 2011, in Strasbourg. The meeting was attended by some 30 members of the WCCRE from European countries, the USA, Asia and Australia.
- New Russian ambassador to Israel visits Russian Ecclesiastical Mission
22.09.2011 14:08 ·
On September 21, 2011, new Russian ambassador to Israel Mr. S. Yakovlev visited the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.
- International peace meeting of religious leaders in Munich
17.09.2011 23:53 ·
An international meeting under the theme ‘Bound to Live Together. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue’ was held from September 11 to 13, 2011, in Munich, Germany. It was organized together by the Community of St. Egidio and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
- Prayer for salvation of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija said at Belgrade representation of the Russian Orthodox Church
17.09.2011 16:23 ·A prayer service for the salvation of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija urged by the aggravated situation in northern Kosovo was held on September 16, 2011, by Archpriest Vitalij Tarasjev, rector of the Belgrade Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church, with the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Department for External Church Relations.
- Metropolitan Hilarion concludes his visit to Ethiopia
17.09.2011 11:41 ·
On September 15, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, visited the town of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia to see the Ethiopian churches and monasteries there.
- High-ranking foreign ministry official visits the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission
14.09.2011 12:37 ·
On September 13, 2011, the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem was honoured with a visit of Mr. Vershinin, director of the Middle East and Northern Africa Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
- Metropolitan Hilarion begins working visit to Ethiopia
14.09.2011 10:19 ·
On September 12, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relation, arrived in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
- Metropolitan Hilarion sends Happy Birthday message to Baron Eduard von Falz-Fein
13.09.2011 17:41 ·Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, has sent the following Happy Birthday message to Baron Eduard von Falz-Fein, a prominent leader of the Russian diaspora and the oldest layman of the Diocese of Chersonese, on the occasion of his 99th birthday
- Orthodox faithful in USA commemorate 9/11 victims
13.09.2011 09:56 ·
On September 11, 2011, the day when the Church remembers the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk, administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas’s in New York.
- Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at OSCE meeting on Christianophobia
12.09.2011 21:44 ·
The high-level meeting on Preventing and Responding to Hate Incidents and Crimes against Christians took place on September 12, 2011, in Rome. It has become one of the first issue events to be held by the OSCE on the problem of Christanophobia.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas
29.08.2011 13:49 ·
In a cordial friendly talk they discussed cooperation of the Russian Orthodox Church with the Palestinian National Authority, the situation in the Middle East, and the situation of Christians in the region.
- Patriarch Kirill’s congratulatory message to Fidel Castro on the occasion of his 85th birthday
15.08.2011 13:35 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following congratulatory message to Fidel Castro on the occasion of his 85th birthday
- Bishop John of Caracas on his first archpastoral visitation to Venezuala
12.08.2011 16:43 ·
His Grace John led divine services at St. Nicholas’s in Caracas and in the church of Our Lady of the Roots in Valencia.
- Russian Ambassador to Italy meets with the rector of St. Catherine’s church
08.08.2011 12:16 ·
Discussed were current problems of cooperation between St. Catherine’s church built in the territory of the Russian Ambassador’s residence (Villa Abamelek) and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Italy.
- An Orthodox icon-painting course launched in Pattaya, Thailand
05.08.2011 13:44 ·
Among those who are interested in painting icons are Thai and Lao people.
- Archpriest Nikolay Balashov meets Russia’s ambassador to Mexico
03.08.2011 21:22 ·They discussed problems involved in the pastoral care of expatriates who reside in Mexico.
- ‘Diplomacy is driven by mission’ – Metropolitan Hilarion’s interview to NG-Religii
03.08.2011 16:10 ·
DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion speaks about traditions of church diplomacy and international agenda in an interview to journalists of NG-Religii supplement to Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Andrey Melnikov and Anton Kurilovich (NG-Religii, 3 August 2011).
- Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and All Moldova meets Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople
28.07.2011 15:02 ·During his pilgrimage to Byzantine holy places in Turkey from July 10 to 17, Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and All Moldova, leading a group of pilgrims from Russia, Ukraine and Moldova, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with Patriarch Bartholomew at his residence in Istanbul.
- Russian Church Outside Russia bishop to perform Office for the Dead in memory of Russian troops in Gallipoli Peninsula
14.07.2011 16:01 ·
On July 16, 2011, Bishop Michael of Geneva and Western Europe will perform the Office for the Dead at the restored memorial to White Guards in the Turkish city of Gellibolu, formerly Gallipoli.
