The Far Abroad
05.05.2010 13:36
Russian Orthodox clergy participate in conference of Russian compatriots living in China
The 4th Conference of Russian Compatriots in China took place on May 4-5, 2010, in Harbin under the theme ‘Russian Historical Heritage in China: Problems of Study, Preservation and Popularization in the Light of the 65th Anniversary of the Great Victory’.
05.05.2010 13:22
(Russian) Митрополит Иларион направил приветствие участникам IV конференции российских соотечественников, проживающих в Китае
(Russian) Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата митрополит Волоколамский Иларион направил приветствие участникам IV конференции российских соотечественников, проживающих в Китае. Тема конференции, которая прошла в Харбине 4 –5 мая 2010 года, – «Русское историческое наследие в Китае: проблемы изучения, охраны и популяризации в свете 65-й годовщины Великой Победы».
04.05.2010 16:45
Metropolian Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk begins his visit to Italy
His Eminence Filaret, Patriarchal Exarch to All Belarus and Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, began on May 3, 2010, his visit to Italy.
29.04.2010 17:57
DECR chairman receives Hungarian ambassador to Russia
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the Hungarian Ambassador in Russia H. E. Mr. Gyorgy Gilyan on 29 April 2010 at the department. Present at the meeting were also Counsellor Istvan Teszler and Hungarian Trade Representation Minister Istvan Csozik.
28.04.2010 14:53
Code on Holy Sites presented in Istanbul
On 28 April 2010, Code on Holy Sites was presented at the session of the European Council of Religious Leaders. The document, compiled on the initiative of representatives of religious communities and expert circles from different countries, was adopted at the Conference in Trondheim in 2009. It was prepared with…
27.04.2010 17:42
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits St. Nicholas’s in Vienna
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while on a working visit to Austria, visited after the Divine Liturgy on 25 April 2010, St. Nicholas’s Cathedral in Vienna. He was welcomed at the gates by Archpriest Vladimir Tyschuk, rector of the cathedral, and numerous parishioners.
27.04.2010 16:13
DECR vice-chairman meets with Turkey’s President of Religious Affairs Ali Bardakoglu
Hegumen Philip Riabykh, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with Turkey’s President of Religious Affairs Ali Bardakoglu, in the course of a meeting of the European Council of Religious Leaders on 27 April 2010 in Istanbul.
26.04.2010 23:52
Meeting of the European Council of Religious Leaders opens in Istanbul
The annual meeting of the European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) opened in Istanbul on 26 April 2010. The Council is comprised of thirty representatives of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrism from European countries. The ECRL objective is to promote peaceful coexistence of the communities of different…
26.04.2010 14:24
(Russian) Выступление Святейшего Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла на встрече Группы религиозных лидеров высокого уровня в партнерстве с ЮНЕСКО (Баку, 26 апреля 2010 года)
(Russian) В своем выступлении Предстоятель Русской Православной Цекрви отметил, сколь важно в современных условиях создание механизма диалога религиозных лидеров с международными организациями на площадке Организации Объединенных Наций по вопросам образования, науки и культуры.
26.04.2010 14:16