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Pilgrims visit Poland Black Madonna shrine

17.08.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
More than 200,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims, many of them on foot, arrived Tuesday at the Black Madonna shrine of Czestochowa in southern Poland. Read more...

Catholic cardinals attend church service for Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir

14.07.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
A delegation of the Roman Catholic Church to the World Religious Summit has attended a service at the Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, Moscow. Read more...

Russia Media and Coverage of Religion Analyzed

22.06.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
The International Union of Catholic Journalists is meeting in Moscow to analyze the situation that prevails between the Russian media and the topic of religion. Read more...

Orthodox Church, Vatican should work to preserve Christianity in Europe -

25.05.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
The Moscow Patriarchy and the Vatican should work together on preserving the Christian faith in Europe, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, a Moscow Patriarchate spokesman, said at a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Rome. Read more...

Russian Orthodox Church in favor of intensified relations with Catholics

25.05.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
Moscow, May 19, Interfax - The present situation in the world dictates more active cooperation between the Russian Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches, believes the head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad. Read more...

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Bishops Approve Information Policy

04.05.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
Among the actions taken at the 30th session of the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv-Halych Metropolitanate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) was the approval of 'Principles of Information Activity of the UGCC'. Read more...

UOC-KP Orthodox in Ukraine to Reform Education

04.05.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
A joint session of the Scholarly Council of the Academy and the
Pedagogical Council of Kyiv Spiritual Schools of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) was held at the Kyiv Spiritual Academy and
Seminary on 13 April 2006. Read more...

Icon "The Assembly of the New Martyr and Confessors of Solovki"

24.03.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
A new icon "The Assembly of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki" has been recently brought to the Solovki Monastery, official web-site of the Solovki Monastery reports. Read more...

Archbishop Jovan released

20.03.2006 || Eastern Europe || MAT
His Beatitude the Archbishop of Ochrid and Metropolitan of Skoplje Jovan Vraniskovski, was released yesterday morning by the decision of the Macedonian Supreme Court after spending 220 days in the central prison of Idrizovo in Skoplje. Read more...

In the Lithuanian town Panevezhis Christians prayed together for unity

In the Lithuanian town Panevezhis Christians prayed together for unity 01.02.2005 || Eastern Europe || IK
23 January in the Panevezhys’ catholic church of Saint Peter and Paul took place an ecumenical prayer for the Christian unity. In this common prayer participated: orthodox priest Alexij, pastor of the Evangelical-reformed church Julus Norvila, pastor of the Panevezhys’ church Ramunas Jukna and the catholic priests. The clergy of different denominations prayed for unity in the Jesus’ Body. Read more...
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