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17.10.2017 15:53
His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople visits Moscow Patriarchate’s parish in Reykjavik
On 14 October 2017, while in Iceland, His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople visited St. Nicholas parish of the Moscow Patriarchate in Reykjavik and the construction site of the first Orthodox church in the capital of Iceland, where in May 2011, upon the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of…
26.03.2017 22:25
Prayers in Arabic and Church Slavonic are offered up in a Lebanese village
On 25 March 2017, divine services were celebrated at the Church of the Epiphany in the village of Naccache with the blessing of Metropolitan George of Mount Lebanon, Patriarchate of Antioch.
24.11.2016 14:11
Thai version of the Book of Needs comes out
The Thai version of the Book of Needs, Part I, has come out. It has been translated and edited by Orthodox Thais – Archpriest Danay (Daniel) Vanna, Ms. Napatra Aphichataphong and others.
25.08.2016 13:31
Four lesser cupolas installed on the Cathedral of the Trinity under construction in Paris
On August 24, 2016, four lesser cupolas were installed in a solemn ceremony on the Cathedral of the Trinity under construction on the Branley Embankment in Paris.
21.06.2016 14:06
Khmer version of the Divine Liturgy comes out in Cambodia
The Khmer version of the Divine Liturgy has come out in Cambodia. In addition to the text of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the book also contains the prayers before and after the Holy Communion.
14.04.2016 17:59
Moscow Patriarchate representatives attend New York State Assembly and Senate meeting in April declared Russian-American History Month
For the first time in history, the both New York state legislative chambers, Senate and Assembly, passed a resolution initiated by a coalition of organizations of Russian compatriots to declare a Russian-American History Month in the state of New York.
11.04.2016 15:33
Church premises of two new parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate consecrated in Spain
On 9 April 2016, during his archpastoral visit to Spanish parishes, Bishop Nestor of Chersonese celebrated the lesser consecration of church premises of a newly established parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the city of Alicante.
21.03.2016 14:48
Trinity Cathedral under construction on Branley embankment crowned with central cupola
On March 19, 2016, a solemn ceremony took place in the French capital on the occasion of the blessing and installation of the main cupola and a cross on top of the new cathedral church of the diocese of Chersonese, on the Branley embankment.
09.02.2016 22:33
St. Xenia of Petersburg is commemorated in Serbia
On 6 February 2016, the commemoration day of St. Xenia of Petersburg was celebrated at the Church o f the Holy Trinity, the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belgrade. St. Xenia is venerated in Serbia as deeply as in Russia.
16.12.2015 14:06
Consecration of the largest Orthodox church on the Southeast coast of the United States takes place in Miami
Hundreds of people were present at the consecration, the website of the parish reports.