New documents
- Patriarch Kirill’s greeting to Patriarch elect Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church
16.04.2014 13:32 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, congratulating him on the election as Primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sends message of greeting to Primate elect of the Syriac Orthodox Church
16.04.2014 13:31 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, congratulated His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II on his election to the throne of Primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
- DECR chairman expresses condolences to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon over demise of his predecessor
15.04.2014 13:02 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent the following condolences to His Beatitude Mar Louis Raphaël I Sako over the demise of his predecessor, His Beatitude Patriarch Emeritus Emmanuel III Cardinal Delly
- Patriarch Kirill congratulates the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church on Slava, the day of his family’s patron saint
12.04.2014 15:40 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has sent to Patriarch Irinej of Serbia the following message of greetings on the occasion of Slava, the day of his family’s patron saint.
- DECR chairman sends Patriarch Irinej of Serbia message of greetings on the occasion of Slava, the day of his family’s patron saint
12.04.2014 15:39 ·
In his message to the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, greets him on the occasion of Slava.
- Statement of the Committee of the Representatives of Orthodox Churches to the European Unionin View of the European Elections, May 22-25, 2014
11.04.2014 12:53 ·The members of the Committee of the Representatives of Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU)* met in Brussels and agreed to publish this Statement in view of the upcoming elections of May 2014, in the twenty eight member states of the European Union, in order to renew the 751 members of the European Parliament for the next five years.
- DECR chairman’s condolences over the death of Metropolitan Ioann of Zagreb and Ljubljana, Serbian Church
05.04.2014 16:43 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, in the following letter to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, expressed condolences over the demise of Metropolitan Ioann of Zagreb and Ljubljana
- PRESENTATION by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk Chairman of the Deparment of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Chairman of the Synodal Biblical-Theological Commission Rector of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Postgraduate Institute
25.03.2014 23:18 ·University of Freiburg, 24 March 2014
- Patriarch Kirill’s condoles on the demise of Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of the Syriac Orthodox Church
23.03.2014 14:44 ·
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church has sent a message of condolences on the demise of Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka Iwas of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Church.
- DECR chairman’s condolences on the demise of Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church
23.03.2014 14:44 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, has sent the following message of condolences to the Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
- Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the death of Metropolitan Philip of New York and North America, hierarch of Orthodox Church of Antioch
21.03.2014 18:20 ·
The services rendered by the late archpastor in the cause of preaching the good news of Christ and his fruitful ministry aimed to assert Orthodoxy in North America are difficult to overestimate.
- DECR chairman expresses condolences over demise of Metropolitan Philip of New York and North America
21.03.2014 18:20 ·
The news about his death was taken with grief not only by the flock of the Holy Church of Antioch, but also the whole world Orthodoxy since Metropolitan Philip enjoyed universal respect and authority.
- Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
19.03.2014 20:04 ·
The document was adopted at the session of the Holy Synod on March 19 (Minutes No.3).
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia greets Pope Francis with the anniversary of his election to the chair of Bishops of Rome
13.03.2014 15:16 ·
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of greetings to Pope Francis on the occasion of the anniversary of his election to the chair of Bishops of Rome.
- DECR chairman sends greetings to Pope Francis on the occasion of first anniversary of his election to the chair of Bishops of Rome
13.03.2014 15:16 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to Pope Francis on the occasion of the anniversary of his election to the chair of Bishops of Rome.
- Message of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches (Phanar, March 6-9, 2014)
09.03.2014 17:09 ·
On March 9, the first Sunday of Great Lent, the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, the message of the participants in the meeting of Primates and representatives of the Orthodox Churches was read out during the divine service at the Cathedral of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victory-Bearer in Phanar.
- Leaders of Christian Churches from thirteen countries call to peace in Ukraine
26.02.2014 21:08 ·
Statement by the Christian Interconfessional Consultative Committee on the situation in Ukraine
- Patriarch John X of Antioch thanks Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church for solidarity with Syrian people
26.02.2014 18:08 ·
His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East thanked His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia for warm hospitality and solidarity with the Syrian people undergoing a hard time.
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets the Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church with the first anniversary of his enthronement
24.02.2014 14:41 ·
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sent the following message to His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria, greeting him with the first anniversary of his enthronement
- DECR chairman congratulates Patriarch of Bulgaria on the anniversary of his enthronement
24.02.2014 14:41 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent the congratulatory message to His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria.