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18.07.2011 20:56

Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy at St. Sergius Monastery of the Holy Trinity

On July 18, 2011, the Day of the Finding of the Relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Assumption in the St. Sergius Monastery of the Holy Trinity.
18.07.2011 12:18

Metropolitan Hilarion: the fate of Czar’s family is inseparable from the fate of the whole people of Russia

On July 17, 2011, the commemoration day of the Holy Royal Passion-bearers, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted in Moscow.
17.07.2011 18:08

(Russian) Студенты Нижегородского университета посетили Успенский храм в Пекине

(Russian) Студенты, находящиеся в Китае на стажировке, по приглашению Посольства РФ в КНР посетили территорию посольства и музей истории Пекинской Духовной Миссии при Успенском храме.
15.07.2011 13:14

Romanian Orthodox Church delegation visits Monastery of the Dormition in Odessa

On July 12, 2011, Bishop Alexy of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, vicar of the Odessa diocese, took a Romanian Orthodox Church delegation led by Archbishop Theophanes of Jassy, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina, on a tour of the Odessa Monastery of the Dormition. He introduced the delegation to the history of this oldest…
15.07.2011 12:42

Russian president accepts credentials of Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic as apostolic nuncio

On July 14, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted credentials of ambassadors from several states including the Vatican’s Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic.
14.07.2011 17:02

Patriarch Kirill receives a delegation of a Catholic dioceses in Italy

On July 13, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia received a delegation of the Catholic diocese of Trento, Italy, led by Archbishop Luigi Bressan, at the Myrrh Preparation Hall of the Patriarchal Palace in the Moscow Kremlin.
14.07.2011 16:44

(Russian) Архимандрит Кирилл (Говорун): Аспирантура становится опытной площадкой, на которой разрабатывается нормативная магистерская программа

(Russian) О перспективах развития отечественного богословского образования первый заместитель председателя Учебного комитета Русской Православной Церкви архимандрит Кирилл (Говорун) рассказал порталу Богослов.ру.
14.07.2011 16:01

Russian Church Outside Russia bishop to perform Office for the Dead in memory of Russian troops in Gallipoli Peninsula

On July 16, 2011, Bishop Michael of Geneva and Western Europe will perform the Office for the Dead at the restored memorial to White Guards in the Turkish city of Gellibolu, formerly Gallipoli.
14.07.2011 13:58

Irish Orthodox pilgrims ascend St. Patrick’s Hill

On July 11, 2011, a group of parishioners of Sts Peter and Paul Patriarchal Church in Dublin, led by Father Nikolay Yevseyev, secretary of the parish council, made a pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Hill. According to tradition, it was on Croagh Patrick in the County Mayo in the west coast…
13.07.2011 15:59

DECR vice-chairman Hegumen Philaret Bulekov meets with Slovenia’s Ambassador Ada Filip-Slivnik

On July 13, 2011, DECR vice-chairman Hegumen Philaret (Bulekov) met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovenia to the Russian Federation, Ms. Ada Filip-Slivnik, at the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations.