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30.07.2015 14:50
Celebrations to honour Prince Vladimir in St. Catherine’s in Rome
On July 28, 2015, the Russian Orthodox Church commemorated the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles. This year the Church also marks the millennium of the demise of the Baptist of Rus’.
30.07.2015 14:17
Baptizer of Rus’ commemorated on Phuket Island
On July 28, 2015, the commemoration day of St Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles, the millennium of his repose was marked in Thailand.
26.05.2015 13:37
70th anniversary of St. Nicholas’s Cathedral celebrated in Iranian capital
On May 22, 2015, the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas from Myra to Bari, the Russian Orthodox parish in Teheran celebrated the 70th anniversary of St. Nicolas’s Cathedral.
01.04.2015 15:05
Clergymen of various jurisdictions meet in Garfield, USA, after Lenten Vespers
On 29 March 2015, clergymen of various jurisdictions held a traditional meeting after Lenten Vespers at the Church of the Three Saints in Garfield NJ, USA. Among those who were praying at Vespers was Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.
31.03.2015 8:24
Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church attend requiem service in Düssseldorf
On March 27, requiem service for the victims of the Alps air crash, which killed one hundred and fifty people, including the inhabitants of Düssseldorf, was held in the Basilica of St. Lambert, the main Catholic church in the city, press service of the Russian Orthodox Church representation in Germany…
30.03.2015 9:11
Moscow worshippers embroider a cover for the tomb of St. David of Gareji
Rector of the church, archpriest Ioann Kaleda told those present about St. David who had lived in the 6th century and about the monasteries he founded which bear his name and are located some 60 km from Tbilisi.
20.03.2015 16:38
Lower chapel and baptistery to be built at the Orthodox church in Pattaya
The plot, which size is 640 square metres, has been purchased thanks to special purpose donations by benefactors.
16.02.2015 15:45
Ecclesial celebrations completed in Thailand
On 15 February 2015, the hierarchal Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Cathedral of St Nicholas in Bangkok to complete the ecclesial celebrations in the Kingdom of Thailand.
13.02.2015 12:57
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh consecrated in Chang Island, Thailand
On February 12, 2015, the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom, a church dedicated to St. Sergius of Radonezh was consecrated in Chang Island, Thailand, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
11.02.2015 17:07
Litiya is celebrated at the tomb pf the last Consul General of Russia in Beirut
On February 10, the Diplomats’ Day, the Mayor’s office in Choueifat, a suburb southeast of Beirut, held a festive meeting.