The Far Abroad
- Irish Orthodox pilgrims ascend St. Patrick’s Hill
14.07.2011 13:58 ·
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 of Ireland that St. Patrick prayed and fasted for forty days before setting off to preach the Good News of Christ to heathens.
- World public forum ‘Dialogue of Civilizations’ holds international conference on ‘Mount Athos’s Contribution to Europe’s Religious and Intellectual Tradition’ in Salzburg
13.07.2011 11:55 ·
A conference on ‘The Contribution of Mount Athos to Europe’s Religious and Intellectual Tradition’ was held on July 8-9, 2011, in Salzburg, Austria. It was organized by the Dialogue of Civilizations world public forum.
- DECR vice-chairman meets with director of Foreign Ministry department for work with expatriates
07.07.2011 16:03 ·
On July 7, 2011, Hegumen Philaret Bulekov, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry department for work with expatriates, Mr. A. Chepurin, at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
- Local Orthodox Church delegations meet with Bulgaria’s leaders
05.07.2011 18:46 ·
On July 3, 2011, during the celebration on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the patriarchal enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, heads of Local Orthodox Churches’ delegations who attended the celebrations were received by Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov.
- Metropolitan Hilarion concludes his visit to Paraguay
05.07.2011 09:59 ·
During his visit, the DECR chairman met with President Fernando Lugo and Vice-President Federico Franco, delivered a lecture at the Catholic University of Paraguay and visited the Catholic Archdiocese of Asuncion.
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy in Paraguayan capital
04.07.2011 17:12 ·
On July 3, 2011, during his visit to Paraguay on an invitation of the Paraguayan government, Metropolitan Hilarion celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay.
- DECR chairman meets with Russian expatriates at the Russian Church Outside Russia’s church of the Assumption in Asuncion
04.07.2011 15:56 ·
On July 3, 2011, during his visit to Paraguay for the 200th anniversary of its independence, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, visited the church of the Assumption of the Russian Church Outside Russia, in Asuncion.
- DECR chairman visits the Paraguayan Catholic University
04.07.2011 11:00 ·On July 1, 2011, during his visit to Paraguay, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, visited the Catholic University of Asuncion, one of the leading educational institutions in Paraguay.
- Metropolitan Hilarion prays for repose of Russian compatriots in Paraguay
02.07.2011 11:33 ·
On July 1, 2011, in the course of his official visit to Paraguay for the 200th anniversary of its independence, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, visited the Russian Cemetery in Asuncion.
- Metropolitan Hilarion meets with President of Paraguay
02.07.2011 09:51 ·
On July 1, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with President of the Republic of Paraguay Fernando Lugo at his residence in Asuncion.
- DECR chairman meets with Paraguay’s vice-president
02.07.2011 09:42 ·
On July 1, 2011, during his visit to Paraguay, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the republic’s Vice-President Federico Franco at the official residence of this second important person in the state in Asuncion.
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk begins his visit to Paraguay
01.07.2011 10:54 ·
During his visit, the DECR chairman will celebrate divine services, meet with the leaders of the country and compatriots, and read a lecture at the Catholic University of Paraguay.
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk will visit Paraguay
28.06.2011 12:47 ·
Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, will visit the Republic of Paraguay from July 1 to 3, 2011, on the invitation of the Paraguayan government and with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
- The first ever Russian Orthodox church built in Arabia
06.06.2011 13:40 ·
On June 2, 2011, the Ascension Day, the cupolas of the Orthodox church dedicated to St. Philip in Sharjah, OAE, were crowned with golden crosses.
- Metropolitan Hilarion completes his visit to Germany
06.06.2011 00:20 ·
The DECR chairman donated an icon of St. Elijah to the cathedral and that same day departed for Moscow.
- Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy at Russian Embassy in the capital of Jamaica
23.05.2011 09:16 ·
Some thirty people attended Divine Liturgy at the Russian Embassy, including Mr. V. Zotin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Jamaica; diplomats, staff of the Embassy with their families, and representatives of the RUSAL United Company currently operating in Jamaica. All of them received Holy Communion.
- DECR chairman begins his visit to Jamaica
18.05.2011 22:12 ·
The IEPC will last from 17th through 25th May 2011. Some 1,000 participants from more than 120 countries will celebrate achievements of the Decade to Overcome Violence declared by the World Council of Churches in 2001.
- Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church greets President of the Republic of Paraguay with the 200th independence anniversary
16.05.2011 13:24 ·His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the President of the Republic of Paraguay Fernando Lugo on the 200th anniversary of independence. Text of the message is given below.
- A first Orthodox church to be built in the capital of Iceland
10.05.2011 13:23 ·On 29 April 2011, a lease of a plot of land for construction of a church was signed by the parish of the Russian Orthodox Church in Iceland and the Reykjavik Mayor’s Office. The lease was registered by the magistrate, the website of the Russian Orthodox Church in Iceland reports.
- PACE President meets with hegumen Philaret (Bulekov)
15.04.2011 09:47 ·
On 14 April 2011, President Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe met with hegumen Philaret (Bulekov), deputy chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, who completes his duties as representative of the Moscow Patriarchate to the Council of Europe.
