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DECR chairman spoke at a meeting of the UN Security Council

18 January 2023 year

DECR chairman spoke at a meeting of the UN Security Council

Patriarch Kirill’s telephone conversation with Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid and Macedonia

13 January 2023 year

Patriarch Kirill’s telephone conversation with Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid and Macedonia

Meeting held to discuss the situation in Ukraine

10 January 2023 year

Meeting held to discuss the situation in Ukraine

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Consecration of restored Orthodox churches in Arbin and Az-Zabadani

23 January 2023 year 10:55

Consecration of restored Orthodox churches in Arbin and Az-Zabadani

On January 22, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, took part in the Sunday Divine Liturgy at the Church of Great Martyr George the Conqueror in Arbin, Syria.

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk attended reception at Russian Embassy in Syria

22 January 2023 year 21:03

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk attended reception at Russian Embassy in Syria

On January 21, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, who is in Syria with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, was invited to the Russian embassy in Damascus in honour of the arrival of a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Syrian capital. Among the invited guests was His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East.

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk visit Representation of the Russian Church in Damascus

22 January 2023 year 15:27

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk visit Representation of the Russian Church in Damascus

On January 21, His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus.

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

22 January 2023 year 12:49

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

On January 21, in Damascus, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Cardinal Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria.

DECR chairman meets with Patriarch John X of Antioch

22 January 2023 year 12:32

DECR chairman meets with Patriarch John X of Antioch

On January 20, in the course of his working trip to the Patriarchate of Antioch, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk arrived in Syria. On January 21, he visited the Cathedral of the Dormition in Damascus. Then, in the building of the Patriarchate of Antioch, the DEC Chairman met with His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East.

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Russian Ambassador to Lebanon

21 January 2023 year 12:19

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk meets with Russian Ambassador to Lebanon

On January 20, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), currently in Lebanon with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus’, visited the Russian Embassy in Beirut and met with H.E. Alexander Rudakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Lebanon.

DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations meets with representative of Community of Sant’ Egidio

18 January 2023 year 11:24

DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations meets with representative of Community of Sant’ Egidio

On January 17, DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations Hieromonk Stephen (Igumnov) met with the representative of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Moscow, Alessandro Salakone.

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Address of the DECR chairman Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk at the meeting of the UN Security Council

18 January 2023 year 11:25

Address of the DECR chairman Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk at the meeting of the UN Security Council
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On January 17, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, delivered an on-line address at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media issues statement in relation to the removal of 500-year-old crucifix from the Hall of Peace in M�nster Town Hall

11 January 2023 year 18:30

Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media issues statement in relation to the removal of 500-year-old crucifix from the Hall of Peace in M�nster Town Hall
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On November 4, 2022, Die Welt newspaper reported that German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock had made the Münster city authorities remove a crucifix fr om the Hall of Peace in the local Town Hall wh ere it had been kept for 482 years. It was done in the lead-up to the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting.

Christmas Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

6 January 2023 year 08:00

Christmas Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Christmas Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill calls for Christmas truce

5 January 2023 year 11:18

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill calls for Christmas truce
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has called for a Christmas truce

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the death of Patriarch Abune Kerlos of the Eritrean Church

3 December 2022 year 16:17

Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the death of Patriarch Abune Kerlos of the Eritrean Church
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' expressed condolences on the death of Patriarch Abune Kerlos of the Eritrean Church.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expressed condolences over the terrorist attack in central Istanbul

13 November 2022 year 22:51

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expressed condolences over the terrorist attack in central Istanbul
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' sent his condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Turkey in connection with the explosion in downtown Istanbul on November 13th.

Circular letter to all diocesan hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church

8 November 2022 year 15:00

Circular letter to all diocesan hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church
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The Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Dionisy of Voskresensk issued the circular letter to all diocesan hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church.