Tag: China

Consultations took place in the Russian-Chinese group of contacts and cooperation in the religious sphere

OCP- June 21, 2012

The Chinese Orthodox Church 19/6/2012 On June 19, 2012 in the State Administration for Religious Affairs of the P.R.C. in Beijing were held the second ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion begins his working visit to China with celebrating Divine Liturgy in Beijing

OCP- June 21, 2012

The Chinese Orthodox Church 18/6/2012 On June 18, 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, arrived in ... Read More

Protection of the Virgin of Khabarovsk

OCP- June 14, 2012

The Chinese Orthodox Church 14/6/2012 English Translation by Katherine Ilachinski Motor race participants from Russia to China gave a copy of the Khabarovsk icon of ... Read More

Martyrs and Confessors of Orthodoxy in China

OCP- June 14, 2012

14/6/2012 English translation by L. E. Demos As is well known, a severe persecution broke out in China against all Christians in general, and in ... Read More

Journalists from China visited the Trinity-Sergius Lavra

OCP- March 23, 2012

23/3/2012 The Chinese Orthodox Church On March 16, 2012, a group of journalists accredited in Russia, the People's Republic of China media ("Xinhua" news agency, ... Read More

Current Situation of the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church

OCP- March 5, 2012

    Chinese Orthodox Church 5/3/2012 On 21 February 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, delivered ... Read More

DECR Deputy Chairman Hegumen Philaret (Bulekov) met with representatives of governmental and religious organizations during his trip to China

OCP- December 24, 2011

24/12/2011 Chinese Orthodox Church Hegumen Philaret (Bulekov), Deputy Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate held a series of ... Read More

Christianity is world’s largest religion, says Pew Forum survey

OCP- December 20, 2011

By JohnThomas Didymus 20/12/2011 Christianity is the world's largest religion, so says a new Pew Forum Survey called "Global Christianity." According to the survey, about ... Read More

A conference on “Orthodoxy in China” was held in the Moscow Theological Academy [MThA]

OCP- December 13, 2011

Chinese Orthodox Church 13/12/2011 With the blessing of the Archbishop Evgeny of Verey, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, a conference on "Orthodoxy in China" ... Read More

Orthodox Christianity in the People’s Republic of China:Revival of Church Life Within the Framework of an Autonomous Church

OCP- July 4, 2011

4/7/2011 The last twenty years would most likely be imprinted in the minds of the Russian people as the time of reforms which have brought ... Read More

Sino-Russian consultations on exchanges and cooperation in the sphere of religion took place in Moscow

OCP- June 10, 2011

8/6/2011 On June 8, 2011 the first consultation of the Russian-Chinese group for contacts and cooperation in the religious sphere was held in the Moscow ... Read More

Festival of Orthodox films to start in Russia

OCP- June 8, 2011

6/8/2011 An annual international film festival “Golden Knight” will start in the Russian city of Kursk on June 14. For this festival, the organizers usually ... Read More

Conference of “Orthodoxy in the regions of China” was held in Almaty

OCP- June 3, 2011

The Chinese Orthodox Church 3/6/2011 A conference on "Orthodoxy in the regions of China," dedicated to topical issues of Orthodoxy in China took place in ... Read More

OCP Article Update

OCP- March 20, 2011

20/3/2011 New Items added to article section. Questions about Youth and Family What’s so appealing about Orthodoxy? Metropolitan Hilarion: Orthodox China suffers from a lack ... Read More

Up to 15 thsd Orthodox believers live in China

OCP- March 17, 2011

Moscow, March 16, Interfax - Head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk is concerned with position of Orthodox believers ... Read More

In Shanghai there were Nativity Celebrations

OCP- January 22, 2011

Chinese Orthodox Church English translation by Katherine Ilachinski On January 7, 2010, a solemn liturgy was held for the feast of the Nativity of our ... Read More

Presentation of Datsyshen’s monograph held at Beiwai

OCP- January 13, 2011

21/12/2010 Chinese Orthodox Church English translation by Katherine Ilachinski On December 21, 2010, at Beijing Foreign Studies University (Beiwai), a presentation was held of the ... Read More

Order of St Ignatius awards $3000 grant renewal for continued Chinese Translation of Lives of Saints

OCP- December 19, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30th Sunday after Pentecost December 19, 2010 The Order of St Ignatius of Antioch, at its governing council meeting held in Jacksonville, ... Read More

The book “Orthodoxy in China” awarded to senior officials of China

OCP- December 2, 2010

Chinese Orthodox Church On November 22, 2010, in St. Petersburg was hosted the XI session of the intergovernmental Russian-Chinese committee on humanitarian cooperation. Commission meeting ... Read More

Orthodox Church robbed in China

OCP- October 19, 2010

Beijing, October 18, Interfax - The Orthodox St. Innokenty of Irkutsk Church in the city of Ergun (E'erguna) in the Chinese Autonomous region of Inner ... Read More

A Book on Orthodoxy in China has Come Out

OCP- September 28, 2010

28/9/2010 A unique book entitled ‘Orthodoxy in China’ has come out. It describes the birth and development of the Orthodox culture in the Celestial Empire. ... Read More