The Far Abroad
10.08.2020 8:29
Humanitarian aid brought from Russia to the war-damaged church of the Dormition in Syrian city of Zabadani
(Russian) Нуждающимся прихожанам храма Успения Пресвятой Богородицы в Забадани, помощь в восстановлении которого оказывают Россия и Русская Православная Церковь, передали продуктовые наборы, а воскресная школа при храме получила спортивное оборудование.
04.08.2020 23:45
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the tragedy in Beirut
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent condolences to the President of the Lebanese Republic, Mr. Michel Aoun, and to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East over the death of people in the explosion at Beirut’s port
17.07.2020 10:25
Archbishop Nestor of Madrid and Lisbon attends ceremony in memory of coronavirus victims held at Royal Palace of Madrid
On 16th July 2020, a ceremony in memory of those who died in the coronavirus epidemic took place in the square outside the Royal Palace of Madrid.
29.05.2020 12:19
Archbishop Agapit of Stuttgart passed away to the Lord
Archbishop Agapit of Stuttgart, 65, Vicar of the diocese of Berlin and Germany. Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, passed away unto the Lord on 28 May 2020, the feast of the Ascension of the Lord.
19.04.2020 12:00
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to the heads of foreign countries of Orthodox tradition
On the occasion of the feast of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent letters of greeting to the heads of the foreign countries of Orthodox tradition.
07.04.2020 10:26
Clergy of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York drive through all the city districts in car procession with the cross
On 6 April, with a blessing of the acting administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the clergy of the St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York drove in a car procession with the cross through all the New York districts carrying an…
17.03.2020 17:54
Cleric of Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Liturgy in Namibian capital city
On March 14, 2020, the Saturday of the 2nd Week of the Great Lent, the rector of the St. Sergius of Radonezh church in Johannesburg, South Africa, Archpriest Daniel Lugovoy, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Namibian capital city of Windhoek.
16.02.2020 22:42
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Japan’s ambassador
They discussed practical matters of cooperation, in particular, preparations for a visit of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Russia to Japan to take place in autumn 2020.
12.02.2020 16:42
DECR Vice-chairman meets with Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s chargé d’affaires ad interim
They discussed matters of mutual concern, in particular, prospects for the development of pilgrimage to the place of the Baptism of the Lord on the Jordan River and other holy places and sights in Jordan.
30.01.2020 7:46
Representative of Russian Orthodox Church attends Holocaust Remembrance Day events in New York
Annually in the end of January, the UN marks the Holocaust Remembrance Day. On January 27, the Red Army troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the most terrible Nazi death camps, also known by its Polish name Oswiecim.