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18.02.2013 15:13
Chinese students visit the Trinity-St Sergius Laura
On 16 February 2013, the Chinese students of the Moscow State University, the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, and of the People’s Friendship University of Russia went on the educational trip “Meeting with Orthodoxy” to the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St Sergius.
18.02.2013 15:01
Minister President of Brandenburg Land and Russian Ambassador to Germany visit St. George Monastery in Götschendorf
On 15 February 2013, the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Mr. Matthias Platzeck, Minister President of the Federal State of Brandenburg, and Mr. Vladimir Grinin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Federal Republic of Germany, visited the Monastery of St George in Götschendorf.
18.02.2013 13:04
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Archbishop Leo of Karelia and all Finland with his Name Day
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russian sent the following greeting to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Finland with his Name Day
18.02.2013 13:04
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sends message of greetings to the Primate of Orthodox Church of Finland on the occasion of his Name Day
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, congratulated His Eminence Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland on his Name Day. The text of the message is given below.
18.02.2013 12:10
(Russian) На Белгородской таможне освящен Поклонный крест
(Russian) Установка Поклонного креста приурочена к 1025-летию Крещения Руси и 21-й годовщине с момента открытия Белгородской таможни.
18.02.2013 11:17
Patriarch John X of Antioch’s enthronement celebrations in Beirut
The celebrations began with the Divine Liturgy celebrated in St. Nicholas’s Cathedral in Beirut by Patriarch John X, Archbishop Chrysostomos of New Justiniana and All Cyprus and Metropolitan Christopher of the Czech Lands and Slovakia. Participating in the liturgy were hierarchs and clergy of the Local Orthodox Churches who came…
18.02.2013 11:17
(Russian) Поздравительное послание Предстоятеля Русской Православной Церкви Блаженнейшему Патриарху Антиохийскому Иоанну X по случаю интронизации
(Russian) Послание Святейшего Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла огласил 17 февраля 2013 года председатель ОВЦС митрополит Волоколамский Иларион в ходе торжеств в Бейруте по случаю интронизации Блаженнейшего Патриарха Великой Антиохии и всего Востока Иоанна X.
17.02.2013 17:39
Metropolitan Hilarion’s interview with the Vesti v Subbotu (News on Saturday)
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relation, in his talk with Sergey Brilev, anchorman of the Vesti v Subbotu (News on Saturday) of the Russia 1 TV network, spoke about Pope Benedict’s decision to retire and Orthodox-Catholic relations.
17.02.2013 8:42
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Patriarch John of Antioch
On February 16, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion and his party, who came to Lebanon for the enthronement of the new Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, were received in audience by His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of the Great City of Antioch and All the East.
17.02.2013 8:28