Dublin archbishop meets with leading Russian Orthodox official

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin met in Moscow on October 6 with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations.

Metropolitan Hilarion spoke about the history of Russian Orthodoxy and its rebirth over the past 25 years. 

According to the Moscow Patriarchate, he also discussed the “fruitful development” of ecumenical relations, with “protection of the traditional family, aid to persecuted Christians, and cooperation in the sphere of education and culture” being seen as “the priority areas in the Orthodox-Catholic cooperation.”