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06.09.2013 12:17
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to visit Orthodox Church of Moldova on 7-9 September
On 7-9 September 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will visit the Orthodox Church of Moldova. The visit of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church is timed to the bicentenary of the establishment of the Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova.
06.09.2013 12:02
David and Bernice Martin, world-renowned sociologists of religion, to visit Moscow on 11-14 September, within the framework of project carried out by Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute
(Russian) Проект осуществляется в партнерстве с Синодальной библейско-богословской комиссией и англо-американским Обществом христианских философов при поддержке Фонда Джона Темплтона.
04.09.2013 20:00
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with Shi Yongxin, Abbot of the Shaolin Temple
On 4 September 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Shi Yongxin, vice-chairman of the Buddhist Association of China and abbot of the Shaolin Temple.
04.09.2013 17:14
Metropolitan Hilarion sends message of greetings to participants in 21st International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality
On 4 September 2013, the 21st International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality on the theme “the Ages of the Spiritual Life” began its work in the Monastery of Bose, Italy.
04.09.2013 12:28
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs a regular session of the Supreme Church Council
On 4 September 2013, the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church met for a regular session at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
04.09.2013 11:36
Metropolitan Hilarion chairs a meeting of interdepartmental task force on teaching theology in institutions of higher education
Discussed at the meeting that took place at the DECR premises were prospects of formation of theology into a separate integrated group of specialties of the Federal State Education Standard for higher professional education for post-graduate and doctoral studies.
04.09.2013 0:08
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk begins special lectures on History of Christian Thought at National Research Nuclear University
On 3 September 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission and rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies delivered the first lecture in a special course “The History of…
02.09.2013 15:52
Syrian Church Representative in US Calls for End to Bloodshed
A Syrian Christian church representative in New York called on Friday for the world community to peacefully resolve the “endless war” in Syria, amid US talks of military intervention in the two-year civil war.
01.09.2013 21:19
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: All human life is a school
On 1 September 2013, the 10th Sunday after Pentecost and the commemoration day of the Synaxis of Moscow saints, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations DECR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the ‘Joy to All the Afflicted’ icon of…
01.09.2013 15:39