The Far Abroad

21.12.2009 9:48

Archbishop Hilarion leads celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of Orthodoxy in Thailand

A reception was given on 19 December 2009 on behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church to mark the 10th anniversary of Orthodoxy in Thailand. The celebrations were led Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relation as head of an official delegation of the…
19.12.2009 19:53

Archbishop Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas’s in Bangkok

On December 19, 2009, the Commemoration Day of St. Nicholas the Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, who is in Bangkok for the 10th anniversary of Orthodoxy in Thailand, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas’s.
19.12.2009 1:39

Archbishop Hilarion meets with Orthodox clergy in Asian-Pacific region

Participating in the meeting, which took place at St. Nicholas’s Church in Bangkok, were clergy in charge of the Moscow Patriarchate parishes in China, Thailand, Mongolia, Indonesia, Singapore and other countries of the region.
18.12.2009 13:00

Archbishop Hilarion arrives in Thailand

On 18 December 2009, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations, arrived in Bangkok with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to take part in the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Orthodoxy in Thailand.
18.12.2009 10:22

His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew concelebrates prayer service with pilgrims from the Russian Orthodox Church at St. George’s church of the Patriarchate of Constantinople

That same day the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople had a talk with Bishop Mark of Yegorievsk and Bishop Seraphim of Bobruisk and Bykhov.
17.12.2009 11:32

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk congratulates Metropolitan Emmanuel of France on his election as President of the Conference of European Churches

The Central Committee of the Conference of European Church (CEC) at its session on December 16, 2009, elected Metropolitan Emmanuel of France (Patriarchate of Constantinople) as new President of the CEC.
17.12.2009 10:59

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine to visit Italy

On December 18, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will officiate at All-Night Vigil and on December 19 will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the honorable relics of St. Nicholas the Miracle-worker in Bare.
16.12.2009 14:50

A consultation on Orthodox ecclesiology held in Great Britain

A consultation on Orthodox Ecclesiology was held on December 7-9, 2009, in Windsor Palace, an official residence of the Queen of Great Britain. It was initiated by the Church of England in the person of Bishop Geoffrey Rowell of Gibraltar, Deaconess Christine Hall and Prof. Sven-Erik Brodd of Uppsala University,…
16.12.2009 13:44

Moscow Patriarchate representative meets with Council of Europe Secretary General in Strasbourg

The Rev. Hegumen Philaret (Bulekov), Moscow Patriarchate representative to the Council of Europe, met on 15 December 2009 with the newly-elected Secretary General of this major European international organization, Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland.
16.12.2009 13:10

Patriarch Kirill sends a letter to Italian Prime Minister Sylvio Berlusconi wishing him speedy recovery

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following letter to Italian Prime Minister Sylvio Berlusconi wishing him a speedy recovery: Dear Mr. Berlusconi, Please accept my sincere compassion over the incident in Milan. The service of a state leader always involves risk and danger. When a…