Tag: Belarusian Orthodox

Belarusians paid last respect to the national poet Nil Gilevich

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- April 7, 2016

Nadezhda Filipchik - For OCP News Service - April 2016 Minsk- Belarus: On the 1st of April thousands of Belarusians gathered in the cathedral of ... Read More

Belarusian Orthodox Christians raise funds for Ukrainian refugees

OCP- July 23, 2014

Prepared for OCP News Service - 23/7/14 On the 20th of July after the Divine Liturgy with the blessing of the Metropolitan Paul of Minsk ... Read More

Belarusian Orthodox Church paid tribute to the victims of Chernobyl disaster

OCP- May 4, 2014

Report prepared for OCP news Service April - May 2014 On the 26th of April – the day of the 28th anniversary of the accident ... Read More

Metropolitan Pavel of Ryazan and Mikhailov appointed head of Belarusian Orthodox Church

OCP- December 28, 2013

MINSK, 25 December (BelTA) - Metropolitan Pavel of Ryazan and Mikhailov has been appointed Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, informs the official website of the ... Read More

Metropolitan Filaret retires after 35 years of heading Belarusian Orthodox Church (updated)

OCP- December 26, 2013

Moscow, December 25, Interfax - Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk is retiring having reached the age of 75. The decision was made at a ... Read More

Belarusian Orthodox Church: In Symphony With The State

OCP- July 12, 2013

Paula Borowska - 12/7/13 On 4 July the president of the Papal Inter-Religious Committee from Vatican, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, met with Alexander Lukashenka in Minsk. ... Read More

Belteleradiocompany to cooperate with the Belarusian Orthodox Church

OCP- April 19, 2013

18/4/13 A cycle of TV programs timed to the 1025th anniversary of Christianization of Russia is being discussed in Belteleradiocompany by the Coordination Council on ... Read More

Belarusian President visits All Saint Temple in Minsk

OCP- January 7, 2013

7/1/13 Alexander Lukashenko, his youngest son Nikolai and Metropolitan Filaret lighted the Christmas candle in honor of John the Bishop. The Metropolitan presented the icon ... Read More

Head of Belarusian Orthodox Church supports cause of the Cuban Five

OCP- February 8, 2012

Havana, Cuba, Feb 8.- The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, Kiril Vajromeev, has expressed interest to join the cause for the liberation of the ... Read More

Leaders of churches ignored address of political prisoners’ families

OCP- January 11, 2012

10.01.2012 Only a pastor of Minsk charismatic church “New Life” has answered the open letter of wives and mothers of the prisoners of conscience in ... Read More