The Far Abroad
- DECR Chairman completes his visit to Czechia
16.02.2011 22:54 ·
In the morning, Metropolitan Hilarion and His Beatitude Metropolitan Christopher gave a press conference at the “Icon” Orthodox spiritual and cultural centre.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
16.02.2011 22:50 ·
On 16 February 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with the Chair of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Miroslava Němcová.
- DECR chairman begins visit to Czechia
14.02.2011 20:20 ·
After completing his visit to the USA on February 13, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, arrived on February 14 in Czechia for a visit on the invitation of His Beatitude Christopher, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia.
- Metropolitan Hilarion concelebrates Divine Liturgy with Primate of the Orthodox Church in America at St. Seraphim Cathedral in Dallas
14.02.2011 04:09 ·
On 12 February 2011, His Beatitude Jonah, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada, celebrated the All-Night Vigil at St. Seraphim Cathedral in Dallas. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, prayed at the service.
- Lecture at the Highland Park a Presbyterian Church in Dallas
14.02.2011 04:07 ·No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in with the bosom of the Father, has made him known (John.1:18).
- DECR chairman visits Dallas Theological Seminary
13.02.2011 12:52 ·
President of the Seminary, Dr. Mark Bailey, received Metropolitan Hilarion in his study. DECR chairman spoke about the revival of theological education in the Russian Orthodox Church and presented Dr. Bailey with the first volume of his book Orthodoxy in the English language.
- Metropolitan Hilarion visits US Library of Congress
11.02.2011 21:34 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion delivered an address on the Orthodox understanding of beauty and harmony followed by a long discussion of a wide range of questions about church life in Russia at present. Special attention was paid to the role played by the Russian Orthodox Church in social processes both in Russia and other countries included in its canonical territory.
- 12th All-Diaspora Orthodox Youth Congress to take place this summer in Paris
11.02.2011 11:07 ·
(Russian) Созыв съезда благословили Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл и Первоиерарх Русской Зарубежной Церкви митрополит Иларион.
- Metropolitan Hilarion reads a lecture at the Catholic University of America
10.02.2011 20:44 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion addressed the faculty and students with a lecture on relationship between art and religious belief. After the lecture, he answered questions from the audience.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Special Assistant to US President
10.02.2011 20:38 ·
Answering numerous questions from the high representative of the US National Security Council, the DECR chairman stressed that the canonical territory of the Russian Orthodox Church was not limited to one country but embraced several former republics of the Soviet Union, which are now independent states.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Russia’s representative to the UN
09.02.2011 10:47 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion emphasized his conviction that these themes should occupy one of the man places on the UN agenda. They also discussed some specific initiatives in which it is possible to develop cooperation.
- DECR chairman meets with UN Under-Secretary-General
08.02.2011 17:12 ·
Welcoming the guests from the Russian Orthodox Church, Mr. Akasaka pointed to the growing importance of religious factor in the world politics and the related significance of cooperation between world religious communities and the UN.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with President of the “Appeal of Conscience” Foundation
08.02.2011 10:00 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion told Rabbi Schneier of recent events in the life of the Russian Orthodox Church, for instance, of the decisions on external church relations taken by the Holy and Sacred Bishops’ Council held on February 2-4.
- First volume of the English edition of “Orthodox Christianity” by Metropolitan Hilarion is presented in New York
07.02.2011 22:07 ·
On 6 February 2011, the first volume of Metropolitan Hilarion’s book Orthodox Christianity in the English language was presented at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York.
- DECR Chairman concelebrates with His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York
07.02.2011 22:05 ·
Praying were clergymen of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Orthodox Church in America, as well as faculty and students of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, representatives of the Georgian diaspora and many parishioners.
- Metropolitan Hilarion gives Schmemann Lecture at St Vladimir’s Seminary in New York
06.02.2011 13:00 ·
A lecture in memory of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann was read on February 5, 2011, at St Vladimir’s Seminary of the Orthodox Church in America.
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: European Parliament resolution is a revolutionary one
24.01.2011 01:53 ·On 20 January 2011, the European Parliament took an unprecedented step by adopting a resolution on the situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion. It is for the first time that a major political body of the European Union recognized that Christians are persecuted.
- Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church takes decisions on external church activities
25.12.2010 09:37 ·
On 24 December 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia chaired the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held at the Patriarch’s working residence, Chisty side street.
- Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church appoint a new administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate’s dioceses in Western Europe
24.12.2010 17:46 ·
Bishop Nestor of Caffa, a vicar of the Korsun diocese, was appointed Bishop of Korsun and charged with archpastoral care for the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Italy.
- 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.
