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26.01.2021 19:05
An old church in Granada is officially transferred to the Russian Orthodox community
On January 23, 2021, a ceremony of the official transfer of the 16th century church of St. Bartholomew to the local Russian Orthodox community took place in Granada, Spain.
05.11.2020 17:23
The first ever Orthodox divine service celebrated in the church of St. Bartholomew in Granada
The Catholic Archdiocese of Granada has transferred this church to the Orthodox community of the city for use after a meeting between Archbishop Nestor of Madrid and Lisbon and Archbishop Francisco Javier Martinez Fernandez of Granada, which took place on October 13.
15.10.2020 12:04
A Russian parish in Iceland unites Orthodox expatriates from Armenia and Azerbaijan in common prayer for peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
Supplicatory prayers were sung at the venerated copy of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God for a speedy peaceful solution of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh at the chapel of the St. Nicholas stauropegial parish of the Moscow Patriarchate in Reykjavik in the evening of October 9,…
09.10.2020 14:27
Parish of St. Sergius church on Chang Island in Thailand marks its patron saint’s day
On October 8, 2020, the day of the passing of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the Orthodox community on Koh Chang Island (Trat Province, Thailand) marked its patron saint’s day.
21.09.2020 16:06
Mr. Miklós Soltész, Hungary’s Secretary of State for Churches, Minorities and Civil Affairs, visits construction site of Orthodox church in Hévíz
On 18th September 2020, Mr. Miklós Soltész, Hungary’s Secretary of State for Churches, Minorities and Civil Affairs, visited the town of Hévíz, in particular, a building site of the Russian Orthodox church of the “Life-Giving Spring” Icon of the Mother of God.
16.09.2020 11:01
Russian Orthodox Church in UAE resumes divine services after six-month quarantine
On September 13, 2020, the 14th Sunday after Pentecost and the commemoration day of the Saints Peter and Fevronia, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the church of St. Philip in Ash Shāriqah (United Arab Emirates).
17.03.2020 17:54
Cleric of Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Liturgy in Namibian capital city
On March 14, 2020, the Saturday of the 2nd Week of the Great Lent, the rector of the St. Sergius of Radonezh church in Johannesburg, South Africa, Archpriest Daniel Lugovoy, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Namibian capital city of Windhoek.
28.09.2019 11:02
Patriarch Kirill greets President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman on his 75th birthday
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, greeted President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman on his 75th birthday.
24.12.2018 12:25
Lesser Blessing of a church of All Saints in Strasbourg
After the Lesser Blessing of the church of All Saints, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in it for the first time. The liturgical singing was performed by the parish choir conducted by Ms. Anastasia Ivanova.
03.08.2018 12:10
Requiem service for sailors of Arctic convoys who had died during World War II was celebrated in Iceland
On 29 July 2018, Russia's Navy Day, the compatriots laid flowers to the Hope for Peace Monument in Reykjavik, Iceland.