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    Interchristian contacts

    Secretary of the Department for External Church Relations for Inter-Christian Affairs took Ppart in a Theological Conference in Egypt

    10.02.2026

    DECR Chairman meets with the head of the Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan

    28.01.2026

    Delegation from Egypt led by Chairman of Coptic Church’s Patriarchal Committee for Monasticism and Monasteries arrives in Russia

    27.01.2026

    Representatives of the Churches – Participants in the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee issued a statement regarding the persecution of Christians in a number of countries

    15.01.2026

    Metropolitan Isidor of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh meets with representatives of the Coptic Church

    12.01.2026

    The Russian Orthodox Church supports the statement of the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches on the situation in Venezuela

    03.01.2026

    Meeting between representative of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Apostolic Nuncio in Syria takes place.

    16.12.2025

    Students from Coptic Church arrive in Russia to begin studies at Smolensk Seminary

    10.12.2025

    The 7th International Conference “The Church’s Care for People with Mental Illness” held at the DECR

    08.12.2025

    Council of Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee meets at the DECR

    26.11.2025

    Department for External Church Relations to host International Conference on Church Care for People with Mental Conditions

    25.11.2025

    “A special level of fraternal feelings”: the development of ties between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Malankara Church.

    25.11.2025

    A delegation of monastics from the Russian Orthodox Church on pilgrimage to Egypt

    16.11.2025

    Deputy Chairman of the DECR takes part in the “National Prayer Breakfast” meeting

    11.11.2025

    A monastic delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate headed by Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan arrives in Egypt

    09.11.2025

    Interorthodox relations

    Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church takes part in Patriarchal services on the Triumph of Orthodoxy Sunday in Damascus

    02.03.2026

    Editor‑in‑chief of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Publishing House visits Tbilisi

    26.02.2026

    Hierarchs of the Russian Church celebrate on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord at the Holy Sepulchre

    17.02.2026

    Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil led the celebrations at the Metochion on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the canonization of Saint Seraphim of Boguchar

    04.02.2026

    Episcopal Service was celebrated at the Russian Church Metochion in Belgrade on the 17th Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

    03.02.2026

    Hierarchs of Antiochian and Russian Orthodox Churches take part in patronal feast of Serbian convent in Buenos Aires

    27.01.2026

    Dvořák’s oratorio Saint Ludmila premiered at Slovak Institute in Moscow

    21.01.2026

    On the Eve of Theophany, head of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem took part in Patriarchal divine service on River Jordan

    20.01.2026

    His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem receives Head of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission

    14.01.2026

    Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulate the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos on the occasion of the Nativity of Christ.

    08.01.2026

    A representative of the Russian Orthodox Church concelebrates with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East

    05.01.2026

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis with his Nameday

    05.01.2026

    DECR Chairman congratulates Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis on his Nameday

    05.01.2026

    The memory of Hieromartyr Ignatius the God‑Bearer is prayerfully honoured in Damascus

    04.01.2026

    Clergy of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission сcelebrate Liturgy at the Grotto of the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem

    04.01.2026

    Far abroad

    Liturgy is celebrated on the Triumph of Orthodoxy Sunday at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tehran

    01.03.2026

    Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the assassination of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Ali Khamenei

    01.03.2026

    Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations meets with Ambassador of Iraq to Russia

    27.02.2026

    Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations meets with Ambassador of Iraq to Russia

    26.02.2026

    Rector of the Russian Orthodox parish in Reykjavík takes part in a flower‑laying ceremony on Defender of the Fatherland Day

    25.02.2026

    Memorial service for victims of 1996 plane crash held in Barentsburg settlement on Spitsbergen

    22.02.2026

    Bishop Euthymius celebrates prayer service in church under construction in El Dabaa, Egypt

    22.02.2026

    Officials from Cameroon’s Ministry of Territorial Administration visit Holy Resurrection Parish in Yaoundé

    20.02.2026

    Russian Orthodox Church provides 46 tons of humanitarian aid to starving people in Malawi

    13.02.2026

    Patriarchal Exarch of Africa concludes his visit to the Republic of Malawi

    12.02.2026

    A meeting of the Synod of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe was held

    12.02.2026

    The Administrator of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe attended a reception on the occasion of Diplomatic Worker’s Day in Paris

    12.02.2026

    His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos attended a reception in honor of Diplomatic Worker’s Day

    11.02.2026

    DECR Secretary for Inter-Christian Relations met with the Russian Ambassador to Egypt

    05.02.2026

    The Rector and parishioners of Russian Orthodox Church communities in Morocco took part in the 20th National Conference of Compatriots

    05.02.2026

    Secretary of the Department for External Church Relations for Inter-Christian Affairs took Ppart in a Theological Conference in Egypt

    10.02.2026

    DECR Chairman meets with the head of the Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan

    28.01.2026

    Delegation from Egypt led by Chairman of Coptic Church’s Patriarchal Committee for Monasticism and Monasteries arrives in Russia

    27.01.2026

    Representatives of the Churches – Participants in the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee issued a statement regarding the persecution of Christians in a number of countries

    15.01.2026

    Metropolitan Isidor of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh meets with representatives of the Coptic Church

    12.01.2026

    The Russian Orthodox Church supports the statement of the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches on the situation in Venezuela

    03.01.2026

    Meeting between representative of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Apostolic Nuncio in Syria takes place.

    16.12.2025

    Students from Coptic Church arrive in Russia to begin studies at Smolensk Seminary

    10.12.2025

    The 7th International Conference “The Church’s Care for People with Mental Illness” held at the DECR

    08.12.2025

    Council of Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee meets at the DECR

    26.11.2025

    Department for External Church Relations to host International Conference on Church Care for People with Mental Conditions

    25.11.2025

    “A special level of fraternal feelings”: the development of ties between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Malankara Church.

    25.11.2025

    A delegation of monastics from the Russian Orthodox Church on pilgrimage to Egypt

    16.11.2025

    Deputy Chairman of the DECR takes part in the “National Prayer Breakfast” meeting

    11.11.2025

    A monastic delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate headed by Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan arrives in Egypt

    09.11.2025

    Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church takes part in Patriarchal services on the Triumph of Orthodoxy Sunday in Damascus

    02.03.2026

    Editor‑in‑chief of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Publishing House visits Tbilisi

    26.02.2026

    Hierarchs of the Russian Church celebrate on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord at the Holy Sepulchre

    17.02.2026

    Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil led the celebrations at the Metochion on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the canonization of Saint Seraphim of Boguchar

    04.02.2026

    Episcopal Service was celebrated at the Russian Church Metochion in Belgrade on the 17th Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

    03.02.2026

    Hierarchs of Antiochian and Russian Orthodox Churches take part in patronal feast of Serbian convent in Buenos Aires

    27.01.2026

    Dvořák’s oratorio Saint Ludmila premiered at Slovak Institute in Moscow

    21.01.2026

    On the Eve of Theophany, head of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem took part in Patriarchal divine service on River Jordan

    20.01.2026

    His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem receives Head of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission

    14.01.2026

    Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulate the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos on the occasion of the Nativity of Christ.

    08.01.2026

    A representative of the Russian Orthodox Church concelebrates with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East

    05.01.2026

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis with his Nameday

    05.01.2026

    DECR Chairman congratulates Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis on his Nameday

    05.01.2026

    The memory of Hieromartyr Ignatius the God‑Bearer is prayerfully honoured in Damascus

    04.01.2026

    Clergy of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission сcelebrate Liturgy at the Grotto of the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem

    04.01.2026

    Liturgy is celebrated on the Triumph of Orthodoxy Sunday at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tehran

    01.03.2026

    Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the assassination of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Ali Khamenei

    01.03.2026

    Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations meets with Ambassador of Iraq to Russia

    27.02.2026

    Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations meets with Ambassador of Iraq to Russia

    26.02.2026

    Rector of the Russian Orthodox parish in Reykjavík takes part in a flower‑laying ceremony on Defender of the Fatherland Day

    25.02.2026

    Memorial service for victims of 1996 plane crash held in Barentsburg settlement on Spitsbergen

    22.02.2026

    Bishop Euthymius celebrates prayer service in church under construction in El Dabaa, Egypt

    22.02.2026

    Officials from Cameroon’s Ministry of Territorial Administration visit Holy Resurrection Parish in Yaoundé

    20.02.2026

    Russian Orthodox Church provides 46 tons of humanitarian aid to starving people in Malawi

    13.02.2026

    Patriarchal Exarch of Africa concludes his visit to the Republic of Malawi

    12.02.2026

    A meeting of the Synod of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe was held

    12.02.2026

    The Administrator of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe attended a reception on the occasion of Diplomatic Worker’s Day in Paris

    12.02.2026

    His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos attended a reception in honor of Diplomatic Worker’s Day

    11.02.2026

    DECR Secretary for Inter-Christian Relations met with the Russian Ambassador to Egypt

    05.02.2026

    The Rector and parishioners of Russian Orthodox Church communities in Morocco took part in the 20th National Conference of Compatriots

    05.02.2026

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