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    The Leadership of the DECR

    The Leadership of the DECR

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    DECR Chairman

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk

    Vice-chairmen

    Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov)

    Archpriest Nikolay Lischeniuk

    Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk

    News

    DECR Chairman takes part in the forum of religious leaders in Azerbaijan

    01.05.2024

    House of prayer of an Orthodox community expelled from its church was set on fire in the Ukrainian village of Korobchyno

    01.05.2024

    Information on violations of the rights of believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has been submitted to the German Bundestag

    30.04.2024

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk visited the Cathedral of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women in Baku

    30.04.2024

    DECR Chairman arrives in Azerbaijan

    29.04.2024

    Sisters of Puhtica convent address Estonian Council of Churches with an open letter concerning pressure put on the abode

    26.04.2024

    The largest foreign diocese of Serbian Church condemns persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Church by Kiev regime

    26.04.2024

    Premier of film on the life of parishes of the Russian Church across five continents to be shown on 26th April.

    25.04.2024

    Human Rights Alliance "Church against Xenophobia and Discrimination" calls for release of arrested Metropolitan Arseny of Sviatohirsk

    25.04.2024

    Divine Liturgy is celebrated for the first time in the Eastern Region of Cameroon.

    25.04.2024

    Meeting takes place between the heads of the Kazakhstan metropolitan district and a delegation from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.

    25.04.2024

    Statement by Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media concerning detention of Metropolitan Arseny of Sviatohirsk, abbot of Sviatohirsk Lavra

    24.04.2024

    Meeting takes place between representatives of the DECR, the Synodal department for youth affairs and the Ethiopian and Assyrian communities of Moscow.

    24.04.2024

    Metropolitan Eugene of Tallinn calls on the faithful to observe one-day fasting vigil in view of new threats against Estonian Orthodox Church

    23.04.2024

    Orthodox literature in African languages published by Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa

    23.04.2024

    Interview

    Our Churches and our peoples have undergone many trials. Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Awa III on the Assyrian Church of the East and its ties with Russia

    09.04.2024

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary: Vatican concedes to liberals on the issue of same-sex couples

    29.02.2024

    Bishop Irinej of Bačka: Silence of the post-Christian West about the persecution against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is really frightening

    23.01.2024

    Metropolitan Theodosius (Snihiriov): ‘The world community is standing up in defence of our Church’

    13.01.2024

    Primate of the Assyrian Church of the East gave an interview to RIA Novosti

    23.11.2023

    Head of the Malankara Church of India: we express our support for the Russian Church in everything

    15.09.2023

    Archbishop Theophan of Korea: Russian churches in Korea can become bridges of friendship with Russia

    31.08.2023

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary: Constantinople's claims are getting bolder

    26.07.2023

    Bishop Irinej of Bačka: In Ukraine, the authorities feel they have the right to declare the Ukrainian Orthodox Church an enemy

    09.05.2023

    Metropolitan Hilarion: To reveal Christ to people is our most important missionary task

    08.10.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: The Churches are seeking unity on the issue of climate change.

    04.10.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: Constantinople encroaches on others’ property

    20.09.2021

    UOC Chancellor believes that conciliar church wisdom should give assessment for Patriarch Bartholomew’s actions

    24.08.2021

    Bishop Victor of Baryshev: The visit of the Patriarch of Constantinople to Ukraine will cause suffering to millions of Orthodox Ukrainians

    11.08.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: Unification is impossible if one side considers the other ‘heretical’

    31.07.2021

    Speeches

    Address by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at jubilee meeting of Inter-Religious Council of Russia

    07.12.2023

    DECR Chairman addressed the XV General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia

    30.09.2023

    Address by Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia at the meeting of Russia-Islam Strategic Vision Group

    19.05.2023

    Metropolitan Anthony’s address at closing session of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    15.09.2022

    Presentation of the DECR Chairman at the interreligious meeting on Religion and Education

    06.10.2021

    Dostoevsky and the Gospel

    20.09.2021

    The topic of autocephaly is the only one worthy of a pan-Orthodox Council, believes the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Bačka Irinej.

    17.09.2021

    The Metropolitan of Kykkos Nicephorus: “The unilateral decision by Patriarch Bartholomew on Ukraine threatens pan-Orthodox unity with a schism of monstrous proportions”

    17.09.2021

    Constantinople’s claims to power as a threat to Church unity

    16.09.2021

    Presentation by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the opening of the ‘World Orthodoxy: Primacy and Conciliarity in the Light of Orthodox Dogmatic Teaching’ conference

    16.09.2021

    The Orthodox Understanding of the Eucharist

    06.09.2021

    "Freedom and Responsibility as Viewed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill". Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk (International Hellenic University online seminar, 16th February 2021)

    16.02.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk gave an online lecture for the Theological Institute of St. John of Damascus, Balamand University

    31.01.2021

    Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at a session of the Interreligious Council of Russia attended by Mr. Miguel Moratinos, High-Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

    21.01.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk greets participants and guests of XIV International Festival ‘Russia Abroad’

    08.11.2020

    DECR Chairman takes part in the forum of religious leaders in Azerbaijan

    01.05.2024

    House of prayer of an Orthodox community expelled from its church was set on fire in the Ukrainian village of Korobchyno

    01.05.2024

    Information on violations of the rights of believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has been submitted to the German Bundestag

    30.04.2024

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk visited the Cathedral of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women in Baku

    30.04.2024

    DECR Chairman arrives in Azerbaijan

    29.04.2024

    Sisters of Puhtica convent address Estonian Council of Churches with an open letter concerning pressure put on the abode

    26.04.2024

    The largest foreign diocese of Serbian Church condemns persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Church by Kiev regime

    26.04.2024

    Premier of film on the life of parishes of the Russian Church across five continents to be shown on 26th April.

    25.04.2024

    Human Rights Alliance "Church against Xenophobia and Discrimination" calls for release of arrested Metropolitan Arseny of Sviatohirsk

    25.04.2024

    Divine Liturgy is celebrated for the first time in the Eastern Region of Cameroon.

    25.04.2024

    Meeting takes place between the heads of the Kazakhstan metropolitan district and a delegation from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.

    25.04.2024

    Statement by Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media concerning detention of Metropolitan Arseny of Sviatohirsk, abbot of Sviatohirsk Lavra

    24.04.2024

    Meeting takes place between representatives of the DECR, the Synodal department for youth affairs and the Ethiopian and Assyrian communities of Moscow.

    24.04.2024

    Metropolitan Eugene of Tallinn calls on the faithful to observe one-day fasting vigil in view of new threats against Estonian Orthodox Church

    23.04.2024

    Orthodox literature in African languages published by Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa

    23.04.2024

    Our Churches and our peoples have undergone many trials. Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Awa III on the Assyrian Church of the East and its ties with Russia

    09.04.2024

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary: Vatican concedes to liberals on the issue of same-sex couples

    29.02.2024

    Bishop Irinej of Bačka: Silence of the post-Christian West about the persecution against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is really frightening

    23.01.2024

    Metropolitan Theodosius (Snihiriov): ‘The world community is standing up in defence of our Church’

    13.01.2024

    Primate of the Assyrian Church of the East gave an interview to RIA Novosti

    23.11.2023

    Head of the Malankara Church of India: we express our support for the Russian Church in everything

    15.09.2023

    Archbishop Theophan of Korea: Russian churches in Korea can become bridges of friendship with Russia

    31.08.2023

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary: Constantinople's claims are getting bolder

    26.07.2023

    Bishop Irinej of Bačka: In Ukraine, the authorities feel they have the right to declare the Ukrainian Orthodox Church an enemy

    09.05.2023

    Metropolitan Hilarion: To reveal Christ to people is our most important missionary task

    08.10.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: The Churches are seeking unity on the issue of climate change.

    04.10.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: Constantinople encroaches on others’ property

    20.09.2021

    UOC Chancellor believes that conciliar church wisdom should give assessment for Patriarch Bartholomew’s actions

    24.08.2021

    Bishop Victor of Baryshev: The visit of the Patriarch of Constantinople to Ukraine will cause suffering to millions of Orthodox Ukrainians

    11.08.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: Unification is impossible if one side considers the other ‘heretical’

    31.07.2021

    Address by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at jubilee meeting of Inter-Religious Council of Russia

    07.12.2023

    DECR Chairman addressed the XV General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia

    30.09.2023

    Address by Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia at the meeting of Russia-Islam Strategic Vision Group

    19.05.2023

    Metropolitan Anthony’s address at closing session of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    15.09.2022

    Presentation of the DECR Chairman at the interreligious meeting on Religion and Education

    06.10.2021

    Dostoevsky and the Gospel

    20.09.2021

    The topic of autocephaly is the only one worthy of a pan-Orthodox Council, believes the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Bačka Irinej.

    17.09.2021

    The Metropolitan of Kykkos Nicephorus: “The unilateral decision by Patriarch Bartholomew on Ukraine threatens pan-Orthodox unity with a schism of monstrous proportions”

    17.09.2021

    Constantinople’s claims to power as a threat to Church unity

    16.09.2021

    Presentation by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the opening of the ‘World Orthodoxy: Primacy and Conciliarity in the Light of Orthodox Dogmatic Teaching’ conference

    16.09.2021

    The Orthodox Understanding of the Eucharist

    06.09.2021

    "Freedom and Responsibility as Viewed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill". Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk (International Hellenic University online seminar, 16th February 2021)

    16.02.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk gave an online lecture for the Theological Institute of St. John of Damascus, Balamand University

    31.01.2021

    Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at a session of the Interreligious Council of Russia attended by Mr. Miguel Moratinos, High-Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

    21.01.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk greets participants and guests of XIV International Festival ‘Russia Abroad’

    08.11.2020

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