Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at OSCE meeting on Christianophobia

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The high-level meeting on Preventing and Responding to Hate Incidents and Crimes against Christians took place on September 12, 2011, in Rome. It has become one of the first issue events to be held by the OSCE on the problem of Christanophobia. It was initiated by Lithuania, the present chair of the OSCE, and supported by the Holy See. The forum was attended by representatives of the OSCE member states, international organizations, experts, journalists and scientists.

Inter-Council Presence’s commission on attitude to non-Orthodoxy and other religions meets at DECR

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The Inter-Council Presence’s commission on attitude to non-Orthodoxy and other religions met at the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations on 2 September 2011. The meeting was chaired by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.

The commission discussed a draft document on mixed marriages prepared by a working group set up at the previous meeting. The draft will be finished with the comments taken into consideration and submitted to discussion.

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas

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On 29 August 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with the president of the Palestinian National Authority Mr. Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.

In a cordial friendly talk they discussed cooperation of the Russian Orthodox Church with the Palestinian National Authority, the situation in the Middle East, and the situation of Christians in the region.

The upcoming meeting of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Pope of Rome Benedict XVI will promote the dialog between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church, acting secretary of the External Church Relations Department Priest Dmitry Sizonenko told

The upcoming meeting of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Pope of Rome Benedict XVI will promote the dialog between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church, acting secretary of the External Church Relations Department Priest Dmitry Sizonenko told Interfax-Religion on Monday. "Full-value diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Holy See gave a fresh impetus to the constructive relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican," he said.