Photo credit: janeb13 / pixabay.com Orthodox believers on Wednesday, April 7, celebrate the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, RIA Novosti reports. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox...
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The restored Mariinsky Gospel, which is considered one of the oldest copies of the Slavic scripture, has been transferred to the Russian State Library (RSL). The restoration of the book monument dated 10-11 centuries lasted about two years, it...
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The Orthodox divine service took place for the 1st time in almost 1,000 years on the site of the first church built in honor of St. Clement of Rome in the ancient capital of Norway, Nidaros, - now the city is called Trondheim. The service and the...
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The Days of Orthodox Book started the day before, March 14, in Buenos Aires, according to the website of the Moscow House of Compatriot. The organizer was the Argentine and South American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church with the...
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Orthodox Christians begin Lent on Monday, March 15, RIA Novosti reports. It is considered the longest and strictest. This church custom was established in memory of the 40-day fast of Jesus Christ, which he spent in the wilderness before going out...
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An Orthodox church and a Russian cultural and spiritual center will appear in the Icelandic capital, according to the RUS.IS website. It will be built on a site in...
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Hindi and Malayalam speakers of India will be able to learn more about the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). It is planned that documentaries about the Russian Orthodox Church will be translated into these languages, the website of the ROC...
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The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, which is being built in the northern part of Israel, will receive a throne for the main altar and two altarpieces for the side-altars. They were presented to the temple by the patriarch of the Russian...
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A video tour of the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York tells about the history and today's life of the temple, and also contains an interview with Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York. The video was presented on the...
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The year of Alexander Nevsky was announced by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in 2021, TASS reports.
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Russian Buddhists celebrated the onset of the new year according to the lunar calendar, according to the Mir24 TV channel. The holiday was celebrated by about two billion people in different countries. They live in China, in East Asia, they were...
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The Catholic magazine La Civilta Cattolica is now published in Russian, TASS reports. The release of the first Russian-language issue was timed to coincide with the 5th anniversary of the meeting between Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Pope...
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A new Orthodox church will appear in the Philippines, the website of the Russian Orthodox Church reports. The construction has begun on the island of Mindanao, on the territory of the village of Kinabalan.
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An ancient temple in Spanish Granada was officially transferred to the use of the Russian Orthodox community, the website of the Russian Orthodox Church reports. The respective document was signed by the Archbishop of Madrid and Lisbon Nestor and the...
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The number of Orthodox believers in Russia who celebrated Epiphany exceeded 1.2 million people. They came to churches for services and joined the Epiphany bathing, TASS reports.
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The centenary of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad (ROCOR) will be celebrated with a large-scale international conference, according to the website of the Moscow Compatriot House. The forum is scheduled for January 28. Its topic will be the history of the...
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Russian compatriots living in Australia were able to celebrate Christmas in Orthodox churches in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and other cities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there were restrictions on the number of people present in churches, but...
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