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Members of the Working Group on Religions of the Petersburg Dialogue Forum visit churches in Almaty
DECR Communication Service, 08.11.2025.
The Petersburg Dialogue Forum, which focused on the social ministry of religious communities in Russia and Kazakhstan, took place in Almaty on November 6–7. Members of the Forum’s Working Group on Religions got acquainted with the churches and church social institutions in the Southern Capital of Kazakhstan.
The guests fr om Russia visited the Orthodox Sanctuary of Mercy in the village named after Mukhametzhan Tuimebayev, wh ere they were greeted by Bishop Gennady of Kaskelen and the staff and informed about the activities of the orphanage and the home for the aged run by the abode.
The group members were given guided tours of churches in Almaty, including the Ascension Cathedral, the Church of St. Prince Vladimir, and the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Miracleworker, where students of the Sunday school gave a concert for guests from Russia attended also by Bishop Gennady of Kaskelen.
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