Ancient church with pre-Mongolian frescoes to be restored in North Ossetia
13. Септембар 2016 - 11:04Specialists from St. Petersburg will restore an ancient church in the village of Nuzal in North Ossetia which is a monument of federal importance, reports the website of the Vladikavkaz Diocese.
They have conducted a visual inspection of the monument and architectural-archaeological surveys, and made a selection of mortar and masonry to study the materials’ conditions, reports the Vladikavkaz Diocese’s press service.
Mass Baptism of 118 Souls in Rwanda
13. Септембар 2016 - 11:02All you who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ, Allelua”…
“Mwebwe mwese ababatijwe muri Kristo, mwambaye Kristo, Aleluya”.
Through the blessing of His Beatitude Theodoros II, the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa; and through the prayers of Orthodox faithfuls worldwide, on 11th September 2016, 118 people have been baptized in Rwanda.
Representative of Russian Orthodox Church takes part in international theological congress in Bucharest
13. Септембар 2016 - 11:00On 3-7 September 2016, within the framework of the Year of Religious Education of the Christian Orthodox Youth, declared by the Romanian Orthodox Church, a theological congress was held in Bucharest.
Archbishop Feofan of Berlin and Germany meets with President of German Catholic Bishops’ Conference Cardinal Reinhard Marx
13. Септембар 2016 - 10:59On September 7, 2016, Archbishop Feofan of Berlin and Germany met with the President of the German Bishops’ Conference Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, in Munich.
They discussed the results of the meeting between Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Pope Francis, which took place on February 12, 2016, in Havana, and underscored the need for close cooperation and development of contacts between the Diocese of Berlin and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Archbishop Feofan spoke about the present state of the dialogue between the German Bishops’ Conference and the Russian Orthodox Church, which has been maintained for several years as joint theological conversations. The latest talks, which are co-chaired by His Eminence Feofan, took place in June 2016 in St. Petersburg.
Patriarch of Alexandria at the Palace of the King of Jordan
12. Септембар 2016 - 15:43On 7th September 2016, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, together with the other Primates of the Churches of the Middle East, was welcomed at the Palace of the Hashemite Kingdom in Amman, Jordan, by the King of Jordan His Majesty Abdellah Ben Al.