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12.02.2010 9:29
Reception in honour of the first anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia given in the capital of Lebanon
On 9 February 2010, a reception in honour of the first anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was given in Beirut.
11.02.2010 12:38
The Days of Russian Religious Culture in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
The Days of Russian Religious Culture opened at the cultural centre in Rio Gallegas, the capital of Santa Cruz province, Argentina, on 2 February 2010, as a part of the Days of Russia, 'Pravoslavie.ru" reports.
11.02.2010 12:24
Album on Iconography issued in Honkong in the Chinese and English languages
The Russian parish of Ss Peter and Paul in Honkong published an album "An Icon. Its History, Symbolism, and Meaning," 'Voskresenie' Association of Russian Culture reported on 10 February 2010.
25.01.2010 20:30
Round table discussion “Social standards and social ethics in Eastern Europe” round table takes place in the capital of Belarus
On 23 January 2010, a round-table discussion "Social standards and social ethics in Eastern Europe" round table discussion took place at the Minsk Institute of Legal Science. It was organized by the European Humanities University (Lithuania), the "Crossroads" journal, the "Oikumene" Centre, and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
22.01.2010 17:07
New Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church is elected
Bishop Irinej of Nis has become the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch.
22.01.2010 12:08
Jubilee publication of the “Bulletin of the Press Service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church” is celebrated in Kiev
The 100th publication of the monthly "Bulletin of the Press Service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church" was celebrated in a series of commemorative events at the Dormition Laura of the Caves in Kiev with the blessing of His Beatitude Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine.
21.01.2010 9:46
Orthodox Liturgy celebrated in Portuguese penitentiary institution for the first time
On 18 January 2010, the Eve of the Epiphany, Vespers and the Divine Liturgy, the first in the history of penitentiary institutions in Portugal, were celebrated in Vale de Judeus prison located 60 km north of Lisbon.
20.01.2010 12:38
His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir blesses the waters of the Dnieper River
That same day in the evening Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the All-Night Vigil together with archbishops and bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and clergymen of the Laura of the Caves in Kiev at the refectory Church of Ss. Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves.
13.01.2010 11:17
Relics of Matrona of Moscow abiding in the Laura of the Dormition in Ukraine
The relics of the Blessed Matrona of Moscow were brought to the Svyatogorsk Laura of the Dormition (Donetsk diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church) on the eve of the Nativity of Christ.
11.01.2010 14:43