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"There can be no Christian without good deeds."
— His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the Repose of Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ expressed condolences on the repose of the Director of External Affairs and Interchurch Relations of the Orthodox Church in America, Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky.
Greetings of Patriarch Kirill to Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada on His 55th Birthday
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ congratulated His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada on his 55th birthday.
DECR Chairman Congratulates Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada on His 55th Birthday
The Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, congratulated the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada, on his 55th birthday.
DECR Chairman Speaks at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington
On July 14, 2021, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, delivered a report at a session of the International Religious Freedom Summit held in Washington (USA).
DECR Chairman Meets with the President of St. Vladimir’s Seminary in New York
On July 13, 2021, at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate and rector of the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, met with the president of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Archpriest Chad Hatfield.
DECR Chairman and First Hierarch of ROCOR Celebrate the Liturgy at the Synodal Residence of the Russian Church Outside of Russia in New York
On July 12, 2021, the feast of the holy, glorious and all-praised chief apostles Peter and Paul, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, and the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Outside of Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the ROCOR Cathedral of the Sign in New York.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk Meets with the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America
On July 11, 2021, a meeting took place in New York between the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, and His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada. The meeting took place after the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral, at which the DECR chairman concelebrated with the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America.
Metropolitan Hilarion Concelebrates with His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York
On July 11, at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk concelebrated with the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America.
Primate of the Orthodox Church in America and Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations to Visit St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral
On Sunday, July 11, the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York will be visited by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada and the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.
The hierarchs will celebrate the Divine Liturgy. On Monday, July 12, the feast of the chief apostles Peter and Paul, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral.