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Commission for the Affairs of Old Believers' Parishes and Interaction with Old Believers

The Commission for Old Believers' Affairs and Interrelationship with Old Believers was created within the Department of External Church Relations based on the Decision of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church (October 3 - 8, 2004) "On the Relationship with Old Believers and Old Believers' Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church". According to the Clause 3.1 of the Regulations of the Commission (approved by the Holy Synod, magazine No. 62, July 16, 2005) the members of the Commission and its chairperson are appointed by His Holiness the Patriarch and the Holy Synod.

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

29.09.2025

DECR Chairman meets with representatives of Christian communities of Iraq

28.09.2025

Metropolitan Anthony takes part in the Assyrian Church of the East Conference dedicated to the First Ecumenical Council

28.09.2025

DECR Chairman meets with the Primate and Members of the Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East

28.09.2025

Visit of the DECR Chairman to Northern Iraq begins

28.09.2025

The sixth meeting of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Assyrian Church of the East took place in Iraq

27.09.2025

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with religious leaders on the sidelines of the Congress in Astana

18.09.2025

Delegation of Monastics from the Coptic Church visits Holy Sites of the Nizhny Novgorod Metropolis

07.09.2025

A monastic delegation of the Coptic Church arrives in Russia

31.08.2025

Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Leo XIV

26.07.2025

Working Group for Coordinating Bilateral Relations between Russian and Malankara Churches holds its 4th meeting

24.07.2025

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill receives a delegation of the Malankara Church of India

19.07.2025

A Delegation of Monastics from the Church of India arrives in Russia

16.07.2025

Representatives of the Ethiopian Church’s Hamere Berhan Centre of Traditional Arts and Crafts visit Russia

08.07.2025

The 4th Christian Youth Forum of the CIAC takes place in Tikhvin

07.07.2025

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolasmk leads patronal celebrations at the Church of the Renewal of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Danilovskaya Sloboda

26.09.2025

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with religious leaders on the sidelines of the Congress in Astana

18.09.2025

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem

17.09.2025

Bishop Leonid of Argentina and South America participates in Liturgy at the Church of St. George of the Antiochian Patriarchate in Buenos Aires

02.09.2025

With the support of the DECR, a victim of terrorist attack in a Syrian church receives medical care in Moscow

29.08.2025

Deputy head of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission takes part in Divine Liturgy at Holy Sepulchre Church

25.08.2025

Russian clergy celebrate Liturgy in Gethsemane shortly before the Feast of Dormition

23.08.2025

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Albanian Orthodox Church

12.08.2025

Head of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission celebrates Divine Liturgy at Magdala Metochion on its patronal feast

06.08.2025

Clergy of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission take part in Sunday Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

06.08.2025

Hierarch of the Church of Jerusalem celebrates Liturgy at Russian Ecclesiastical Mission’s Metochion in Haifa on its patronal feast

04.08.2025

A Hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church participated in the celebration of the Feast of the Prophet Elijah in Moscow

03.08.2025

A Hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church took part in the annual ceremony at the Vladimir Chapel on the Vršič Pass

02.08.2025

On the day of commemoration of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the Primate of the Russian Church celebrated the Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius

18.07.2025

A representative of the Russian Church takes part in divine service celebrated at the church damaged by the terrorist attack in Damascus

14.07.2025

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan

30.09.2025

Metropolitan Anthony meets with Russia’s Consul General in Erbil

29.09.2025

DECR chairman meets with Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs of Kurdistan Region of Iraq

29.09.2025

Patriarchal exarch for South East Asia meets with representatives of the Indonesian ministry for religious affairs

25.09.2025

DECR chairman meets with Israel’s ambassador to Russia

25.09.2025

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends greetings to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday

17.09.2025

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with the Ambassador of Turkey to Russia

02.09.2025

Bishop Leonid of Argentina and South America participates in Liturgy at the Church of St. George of the Antiochian Patriarchate in Buenos Aires

02.09.2025

Visit of Deans of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa to Russia concludes

01.09.2025

Russian Ambassador to Israel visits Russian Ecclesiastical Mission

28.08.2025

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with delegation of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa

27.08.2025

Press conference on Russian Orthodox Church’s mission in Africa takes place at TASS News Agency

27.08.2025

Bishop Leonid of Argentina and South America visits Panama

25.08.2025

Leadership of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission holds a working meeting at the Russian diplomatic mission in Palestine

25.08.2025

Pilgrim Children's Camp is held in Turkey with support from the Russian Orthodox Church

25.08.2025

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