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05.08.2011 12:55
Russian Orthodox Church representative attends interreligious conference in Sofia
The international interreligious conference on Religion for People took place on August 3-4, 2011, in the Bulgarian capital city.
04.08.2011 17:37
Statement by DECR Communication Service on the desecration of an Orthodox church at the Kosovo village of Samodreza
A number of other recent incidents around the holy places of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and Metohija call in question the ability of the Kosovo police to exercise effective control over the state of the Serbian cultural heritage in the region.
04.08.2011 11:47
DECR chairman’s message to International Conference on Religion for People in Sofia
DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk has sent the following message to the participants and guests of the international conference ‘Religion for People’ taking place on August 4, 2011, in Sofia, Bulgaria
03.08.2011 21:22
Archpriest Nikolay Balashov meets Russia’s ambassador to Mexico
They discussed problems involved in the pastoral care of expatriates who reside in Mexico.
03.08.2011 16:10
‘Diplomacy is driven by mission’ – Metropolitan Hilarion’s interview to NG-Religii
DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion speaks about traditions of church diplomacy and international agenda in an interview to journalists of NG-Religii supplement to Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Andrey Melnikov and Anton Kurilovich (NG-Religii, 3 August 2011).
03.08.2011 14:57
DECR deputy chairman, archpriest Nikolai Balashov, meets with the Ambassador of Uzbekistan
Cooperation between the church and the state and interreligious cooperation in Uzbekistan were discussed in a warm atmosphere of mutual understanding.
03.08.2011 11:10
Haifa metochion of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission celebrates patronal feast
Many pilgrims attended the Liturgy that was celebrated in the Slavonic, Greek, and Arabic languages.
02.08.2011 17:40
(Russian) В Белграде отслужили панихиду по русским воинам, защищавшим Сербию в годы Первой мировой войны
(Russian) 1 августа 2011 года в связи с 97-й годовщиной начала Первой мировой войны на Новом кладбище в Белграде епископ Хвостанский Афанасий совершил панихиду.
02.08.2011 13:01
(Russian) Митрополит Иларион: главной задачей ОВЦС всегда была защита Церкви
(Russian) В телевизионной передаче «Православная энциклопедия», которая вышла в эфир 23 июля 2011 года, накануне празднования 65-летия Отдела внешних церковных связей, председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион рассказал об истории этого старейшего синодального учреждения и многообразной деятельности ОВЦС в наше время.
02.08.2011 12:38