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Representatives of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches discussed the prospects for cultural cooperation

13 February 2020

Представители Римской католической и Русской православной церквей обсудили перспективы культурного сотрудничества

The Vatican hosted a meeting of the working group of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches on cultural cooperation and cooperation in the social sphere.

“Relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the ROC are developing dynamically. They were given a new impetus by the meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia exactly four years ago, ”TASS quotes Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev), chairman of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, who took part in the meeting.

Among the joint cultural projects of the two churches, an especially significant event will be the exhibition of the Russian artist Leonid Brailovsky (1887-1937), whose paintings from the collections of the Vatican museums will be exhibited in Moscow next year. “He is a very interesting artist and decorator. In the 1920s, he emigrated, lived and worked in Rome. - Says the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Vatican Alexander Avdeev and adds - the state will support the program of cultural exchanges of the church. '

As part of the cultural cooperation of the two churches in The Papal University of Thomas Aquinas hosted a conference 'Saints - Signs and Seeds of Unity.' Among its participants were Metropolitan Hilarion and Cardinal Kurt Koch, chairman of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. During the conference, both hierarchs noted that the ecumenism of martyrdom is enshrined in the joint declaration of the primates of the two churches, signed four years ago during a historic meeting in Cuba. The conference ended with the screening of the film by Metropolitan Hilarion 'Apostle Peter', dedicated to the disciple of the Savior, whom the Catholics revered as 'the prince of the apostles', and the Orthodox - the holy supreme, along with the Apostle Paul, to whom the next tape of Metropolitan Hilarion, the author of films and books, composer and a musician.

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Representatives of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches discussed the prospects for cultural cooperation Representatives of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches discussed the prospects for cultural cooperation

The Vatican hosted a meeting of the working group of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches on cultural cooperation and cooperation in the social sphere. “Relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the ROC are developing dynamically. They were given a new impetus by the meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia exactly four years ago, ”TASS quotes Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev), chairman of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, who took part in the meeting. Among the joint cultural projects of the two churches, an especially significant event will be the exhibition of the Russian artist Leonid Brailovsky (1887-1937), whose paintings from the collections of the Vatican museums will be exhibited in Moscow next year. “He is a very interesting artist and decorator. In the 1920s, he emigrated, lived and worked in Rome. - Says the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Vatican Alexander Avdeev and adds - the state will support the program of cultural exchanges of the church. ' As part of the cultural cooperation of the two churches in The Papal University of Thomas Aquinas hosted a conference 'Saints - Signs and Seeds of Unity.' Among its participants were Metropolitan Hilarion and Cardinal Kurt Koch, chairman of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. During the conference, both hierarchs noted that the ecumenism of martyrdom is enshrined in the joint declaration of the primates of the two churches, signed four years ago during a historic meeting in Cuba. The conference ended with the screening of the film by Metropolitan Hilarion 'Apostle Peter', dedicated to the disciple of the Savior, whom the Catholics revered as 'the prince of the apostles', and the Orthodox - the holy supreme, along with the Apostle Paul, to whom the next tape of Metropolitan Hilarion, the author of films and books, composer and a musician. Свеча Иерусалима -en

The Vatican hosted a meeting of the working group of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches on cultural cooperation and cooperation in the social sphere. “Relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the ROC are developing dynamically. They were given a new impetus by the meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia exactly four years ago, ”TASS quotes Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev), chairman of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, who took part in the meeting. Among the joint cultural projects of the two churches, an especially significant event will be the exhibition of the Russian artist Leonid Brailovsky (1887-1937), whose paintings from the collections of the Vatican museums will be exhibited in Moscow next year. “He is a very interesting artist and decorator. In the 1920s, he emigrated, lived and worked in Rome. - Says the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Vatican Alexander Avdeev and adds - the state will support the program of cultural exchanges of the church. ' As part of the cultural cooperation of the two churches in The Papal University of Thomas Aquinas hosted a conference 'Saints - Signs and Seeds of Unity.' Among its participants were Metropolitan Hilarion and Cardinal Kurt Koch, chairman of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. During the conference, both hierarchs noted that the ecumenism of martyrdom is enshrined in the joint declaration of the primates of the two churches, signed four years ago during a historic meeting in Cuba. The conference ended with the screening of the film by Metropolitan Hilarion 'Apostle Peter', dedicated to the disciple of the Savior, whom the Catholics revered as 'the prince of the apostles', and the Orthodox - the holy supreme, along with the Apostle Paul, to whom the next tape of Metropolitan Hilarion, the author of films and books, composer and a musician.