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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)

    News

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with members of Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church

    20.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with the representative of the Church of England

    20.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with the Russian minister of foreign affairs’ special representative for cooperation with organizations in Muslim states

    20.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with representative of Assyrian Church of the East

    20.09.2022

    A new church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is consecrated in Volyn region to replace the one seized by schismatics

    19.09.2022

    DECR chairman addresses final session of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    15.09.2022

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

    15.09.2022

    Delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate meets with Pope Francis of Rome

    14.09.2022

    DECR Chairman meets with President of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev

    14.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony meets with Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade

    14.09.2022

    DECR chairman attended the opening of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    14.09.2022

    Speech by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Anthony at the opening of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

    14.09.2022

    Greetings by His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill to the VII Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

    14.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem

    13.09.2022

    Moscow Patriarchate delegation led by the DECR chairman arrives in Kazakhstan

    13.09.2022

    Interview

    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

    Interview of chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Anthony of Borispol and Brovary

    26.07.2021

    Head of Russia’s MFA Sergey Lavrov’s interview towards DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk’s 55th birthday

    24.07.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: Through common efforts we will manage to overcome the pandemic

    09.07.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: the work of the DECR can be compared to the service of border-guards

    20.05.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: the Russian Orthodox Church does not want primacy in the Orthodox world

    15.05.2021

    Bishop Sylvester of Belogorodka: Constantinople’s actions against Ukraine is the unprecedented example of violation of canonical norms

    13.05.2021

    Irinej, Bishop of Bačka: “Patriarch Bartholomew’s Interference in Ukraine Has Caused a Schism Throughout the Whole of World Orthodoxy”

    05.05.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: Summit of the heads of Churches is possible in foreseeable future

    06.04.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: A new wave of capturing churches is possible in Ukraine

    22.03.2021

    Speeches

    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

    Opening address of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to participants in the panel discussion on Russki Mir Online

    03.11.2020

    Speech by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the session of Supreme Church Council on 11th December 2019

    11.12.2019

    Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary attends presentation of Metropolitan Hilarion’s book

    28.11.2019

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with members of Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church

    20.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with the representative of the Church of England

    20.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with the Russian minister of foreign affairs’ special representative for cooperation with organizations in Muslim states

    20.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with representative of Assyrian Church of the East

    20.09.2022

    A new church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is consecrated in Volyn region to replace the one seized by schismatics

    19.09.2022

    DECR chairman addresses final session of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    15.09.2022

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

    15.09.2022

    Delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate meets with Pope Francis of Rome

    14.09.2022

    DECR Chairman meets with President of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev

    14.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony meets with Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade

    14.09.2022

    DECR chairman attended the opening of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    14.09.2022

    Speech by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Anthony at the opening of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

    14.09.2022

    Greetings by His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill to the VII Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

    14.09.2022

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem

    13.09.2022

    Moscow Patriarchate delegation led by the DECR chairman arrives in Kazakhstan

    13.09.2022

    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

    Interview of chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Anthony of Borispol and Brovary

    26.07.2021

    Head of Russia’s MFA Sergey Lavrov’s interview towards DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk’s 55th birthday

    24.07.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: Through common efforts we will manage to overcome the pandemic

    09.07.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: the work of the DECR can be compared to the service of border-guards

    20.05.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: the Russian Orthodox Church does not want primacy in the Orthodox world

    15.05.2021

    Bishop Sylvester of Belogorodka: Constantinople’s actions against Ukraine is the unprecedented example of violation of canonical norms

    13.05.2021

    Irinej, Bishop of Bačka: “Patriarch Bartholomew’s Interference in Ukraine Has Caused a Schism Throughout the Whole of World Orthodoxy”

    05.05.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: Summit of the heads of Churches is possible in foreseeable future

    06.04.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion: A new wave of capturing churches is possible in Ukraine

    22.03.2021

    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

    Opening address of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to participants in the panel discussion on Russki Mir Online

    03.11.2020

    Speech by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the session of Supreme Church Council on 11th December 2019

    11.12.2019

    Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary attends presentation of Metropolitan Hilarion’s book

    28.11.2019

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