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26.10.2010 13:05

Russian Parish of Holy Trinity in Ulan-Bator engaged in joint project with Mongolian art school ‘Anima’

The Parish of the Holy Trinity in Ulan-Bator has initiated in October 2010 a joint project with the Mongolian Art School ‘Anima’. This project is a continuation of the program carried out by the Parish’s cultural center for popularizing Russian culture in Mongolia.
28.09.2010 10:30

A book on Orthodoxy in China has come out

A unique book entitled ‘Orthodoxy in China’ has come out. It describes the birth and development of the Orthodox culture in the Celestial Empire.
27.09.2010 13:25

Celebrations held in Switzerland to mark the anniversary of Suvorov’s army’s march in the Alps

The memorial is erected to honour the memory of Russian soldiers who fell in action during a march through the Alps in 1799.
04.08.2010 11:43

Thanksgiving to commemorate Righteous Admiral Fyodor Ushakov’s victory over Ottoman Fleet

On July 31, 2010, an anniversary of the heroic victory of the Righteous Admiral Fyodor Ushakov over the Ottoman Fleet, Metropolitan Kirill of Varna and Veliki Preslav, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Bolgarevo village near Kaliakra Cape.
03.08.2010 15:32

Commemoration service for Alexander Solzhenitsyn

On August 3, 2010, the second anniversary of the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the abbot of the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow, Bishop Kirill of Pavlov Posad, assisted by the monastic community, said the Office of the Dead at the writer’s grave.
26.07.2010 16:36

Participants in the sea cruise meet with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and representatives of the Greek Orthodox Church

Participants in the sea cruise devoted to the 90th anniversary of the exodus of Russian Army units and civil refugees from the Crimea met with representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches in jurisdiction of places to which Russian compatriots escaped in 1920, including Bizert under the Patriarchate of Alexandria, Athens…
19.07.2010 12:15

Archbishop Yelisei of Sourozh celebrates on commemoration days of the Holy Imperial Passion-Bearers and the Venerable Martyr Elizabeth at the Russian churches in Great Britain

On 18 July 2010, the commemoration day of the Venerable Martyrs Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna and Nun Barbara, Archbishop Yelisei celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Sourozh diocese's Bodiam parish dedicated to the holy Duchess Elizabeth.
16.07.2010 14:13

(Russian) В русском Петропавловском храме в Гонконге отметили престольный праздник

(Russian) На престольный праздник храма в Гонконг прибыли православные верующие из континентального Китая – из Пекина, Гуанчжоу и Шэньчжэня.
16.07.2010 13:00

Memorial Service for the Group of Explorers who found Alaska on the 269th Anniversary of the Founding of Russian America

On July 15, 2010, the day which marks the 269th Anniversary of the Founding of Russian America, or present day Alaska, Archimandrite Zacchaeus, Representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Moscow Patriarchate celebrated a memorial service (panikhida) at Holy Trinity Church “in Listakh” for the group of explorers…
14.07.2010 16:42

(Russian) Приход храма святых апостолов Петра и Павла в канадском городе Норд Стар отметил 75-летие основания

(Russian) 11 июля 2010 года приход храма во имя апостолов Петра и Павла, входящий в состав Патриарших приходов в Канаде, отметил 75-летие своего основания. Самый северный приход Русской Православной Церкви в этой стране расположен в 700 километрах к северу от города Эдмонтона (столицы провинции Альберта), вблизи от небольшого поселения Норд…