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25.09.2019 13:00
A school restored by religious communities of Russia opens in Damascus
The school was destroyed during the war in Syria and restored through the efforts of the Interreligious Working Group for the Aid to the Population of Syria of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations under the President of Russia.
24.09.2019 23:11
Interreligious delegation from Russia visits Damascus
On 22nd September 2019, a delegation of the Interreligious Working Group for the Aid to the Population of Syria of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations under the President of Russia began its visit to Damascus.
24.09.2019 17:31
Delegation of clerics and laypeople from the Church of England visits Moscow Theological Academy
The group arrived in Russia within the framework of the Summer Institute organized by Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Postgraduate Studies.
23.09.2019 19:36
The 2nd International Conference on ‘The Gospel of Mark: Historical and Theological Context’ opens at Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies
On September 23, 2019, the Second International Conference of New Testament researchers has begun its work on ‘The Gospel of Mark: Historical and Theological Context’ at the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies (CMI).
23.09.2019 17:30
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
On September 23, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), while on a visit to the Holy Land with a blessing of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, met with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy…
23.09.2019 16:43
DECR chairman meets with Russian ambassadors in Jordan and Israel
On September 22, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), while on a working trip to countries of the Middle East with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with Russian Federation Ambassador to the…
23.09.2019 14:27
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Russia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin
Among the issues raised during the meeting was the cooperation between Russia and Lebanon in religious, cultural and educational spheres, as well the development of relationships between the Patriarchate of Antioch and the Russian Orthodox Church.
23.09.2019 14:19
A church in the Russian style to be built in Lebanon
The building designed in the Russian architectural style will become the fourth Orthodox church in this Lebanese city.
23.09.2019 13:56
Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations meets with Patriarch John of Antioch
On 22nd September 2019, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East in the city of…
20.09.2019 18:56
Delegation of abbots and abbesses of the Coptic Church visits holy sites of Niznhy Novgorod metropolia
On 16th – 19th September 2019, while in Russia on a pilgrimage, a delegation of abbots, abbesses and nuns from the monasteries and convents of the Coptic Church visited a number of churches, monasteries and historical sites in the territory of the Niznhy Novgorod metropolia.