National News
Current news covering mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- Metropolitan Anthony of Chersonesus and Western Europe visits Shanghai (October 21, 2019)
- Church of the Dormition in Beijing celebrates 10th anniversary of its consecration (October 20, 2019)
- Pascha celebrated in China (April 29, 2019)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends condolences over the death of people in Sichuan Province in China (June 24, 2017)
- Ordination of Russian Orthodox priest in China sign of warming ties amid U.S. tensions (October 22, 2015)
- In China, the first time in many years they allowed the Orthodox priest to be ordained (May 17, 2015)
- DECR chairman meets with the head of PRC State Administration for Religious Affairs (May 14, 2015)
- In China Celebrates Pascha of Christ (April 18, 2015)
- Chinese Christians Swelling In Number As Orthodox Christianity Gets Left Behind (November 3, 2014)
- Orthodox Christianity in China: A comb worth fighting for (October 31, 2014)
- Paschal celebration in China (April 23, 2014)
- Paschal services in Beijing (April 22, 2014)
- Pilgrims from Russia visited Orthodox churches in China (April 1, 2014)
- Patriarch Kirill's message of condolences to Chairman of People's Republic of China (July 23, 2013)
- To invite priest to a wedding in "en vogue" in China (June 14, 2013)
- The rite of blessing of a ship performed for the first time in Taiwan (June 15, 2013)
- Allotment of govt plane to Patriarch Kirill during visit to China was exception - patriarchal spokesman (June 6, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill's China Mission (May 24, 2013)
- Priests should return to Chinese Orthodox churches - Moscow Patriarchate (May 16, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill completes his visit to China (May 16, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: We are witnessing revival of Chinese Orthodox Church (May 16, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill meets with Zhong Yanqun, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai People's Assembly Representation (May 16, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy in Shanghai (May 16, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrives in Shanghai (May 14, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill meets with vice-governor of Chinese province of Heilongjiang (May 14, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill celebrated Divine Liturgy at Intercession Church in Harbin (May 14, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill visits St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin (May 13, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill arrives in Harbin (May 13, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill presented church awards to Russia's ambassador to China and to a number of Russian diplomats (May 13, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill: The dreams of the Chinese Orthodox Church's bright future begins to come true (May 13, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill calls on Chinese believers to save world from degradation together (May 13, 2013)
- Russia, China can make world better together - Patriarch Kirill (May 13, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill's visit will create new opportunities for Orthodox Christians in China - ambassador (May 13, 2013)
- Slogan "friends forever, enemies never" should become part of Russia-China culture - Patriarch Kirill (May 13, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill's visit confirms "special quality" of Beijing-Moscow relations - Chinese president (May 13, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill I presents his book at Russia's embassy in China (May 12, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill I visits historical site of first Russian church in Beijing (May 12, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill compares Great Wall of China with development of Siberia (May 11, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill arrived in Beijing (May 12, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy in Beijing (May 12, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill meets with director of Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs (May 11, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill visited the Great Wall of China (May 15, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill visited the former Imperial Palace in Beijing (May 11, 2013)
- Xi Jinping meets Russian spiritual leader (Video, May 11, 2013)
- Chinese president meets Russian patriarch (May 10, 2013)
- Patriarch Lauds "Special Relationship" in China Visit (May 10, 2013)
- Russian Patriarch Starts First-Ever Visit To China (May 10, 2013)
- Patriarch Kirill: The Church contributes to the strengthening of genuine friendship among nations (May 10, 2013)
- His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expresses condolence over earthquake in China's Sichuan province (April 20, 2013)
- The 300th Anniversary of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in China is Celebrated (December 10, 2012)
- Consultations took place in the Russian-Chinese group of contacts and cooperation in the religious sphere (June 19, 2012)
- Khabarovsk priest participated in the international motor rally in the territory of Russia and China (May 19, 2012)
- Paschal celebrations in China (May 2, 2012)
- Early 20th century Chinese Orthodox books discovered in Beijing (November 16, 2011)
- Forgiveness Vespers in Hong Kong (March 6, 2011)
- Medvedev gave the Chinese President a book on Orthodoxy in China (September 27, 2010)
- DIVINE SERVICES FOR PASSION WEEK AND PASCHA IN CHINA (March 30, 2010)
- Archbishop Hilarion meets with representatives of the traditional religions of China (November 18, 2009)
- Archbishop Hilarion, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate, a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church is starting a visit to China. (November 16, 2009)
- Russian church to be consecrated in Beijing (October 6, 2009)
- Archpriest Dionisy Pozdnyaev visited the State Administration of Religious Affairs of China in Beijing on July 28th (July 28, 2009)
- ORTHODOX BELIEVERS OF CHINA ENTERED INTO THE BRILLIANT FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION (April 21, 2009)
- On the Feast of the Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem solemn divine services were served in Orthodox parishes in China (April 12, 2009)
- Archpriest Georges Florovsky's book "Christianity and Culture" is published in the Chinese language (April 3, 2009)
- The faithful of the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church eagerly awaited, well into the night, the announcement of the results of voting of the Local Church Council in Moscow which elected the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (January 28, 2009)
- Nativity services will take place in five Chinese cities (January 6, 2009)
- Memorial service for Patriarch Alexy II will be held in the Orthodox parishes of China (December 6, 2008)
- Condolences from Beijing and Hongkong (December 5, 2008)
- The Head of the Department of External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church handed over to the parish in Hong Kong an Icon of Saint Gury on behalf of His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir (November 17, 2008)
- Icon containing particle of the Holy Relics of Saint Gury, Archbishop of Tauris, has been handed down to Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Parish in Hong Kong (November 16, 2008)
- Transfer of the Relics of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco (October 28, 2008)
- Transfer of the Relics of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco (Hong Kong - Beijing, October 25-27, 2008)
- Memorial Service in St. Innocenty Church in Beijing (September 16, 2008)
- Archbishop Gabriel of Blagoveshchensk and Tindinsk will Perform a Panichida at the Beds of Honor of the Russian Soldiers who Died in 1945 (August 15, 2008)
- Orthodox Divine Liturgy served in the [Roman] Catholic church in Beijing (August 14, 2008)
- For the First Time an Orthodox Liturgy was Celebrated at the Olympic Village in Beijing (August 12, 2008)
- Orthodox clergymen from China took part in divine services in the Russian consulate in Shanghai (June 16, 2008)
- IOCC Emergency Appeal: China Earthquake (May 13, 2008)
- Russian expert on questions of sects A. Dvorkin: “Falungong” has become one of the world-wide sects” (May 12, 2008)
- PASCHA WAS MET IN CHINA WITH SOLEMN SERVICES (April 30, 2008)
- Orthodox Chinese Celebrated Pascha in Beijing (April 27, 2008)
- Russia's Olympic Committee strives for priest's access to sportsmen during summer Games in Beijing (April 17, 2008)
- Hegumen Vianor (Ivanov) served the funeral of Galina Merkulova (January 31, 2008)
- The Feast of the Lord's Baptism celebrated in Beijing (January 20, 2008)
- Fr. Igor Filianovsky conducted Christmas divine services in Hong Kong, and the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou (January 8, 2008)
- Christmas services in China's major cities (January 9, 2007)
- IN BEIJING HAVE TAKEN PLACE CHRISTMAS DIVINE SERVICES (January 7, 2008, machine translation)
- DECR representatives held meetings in Beijing (November 20, 2007)
- Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church took part in the regional meeting of compatriots (November 16, 2007 machine translation)
- St John Maximovich's church in downtown Shanghai from the Smith Family (November 2, 2007)
- NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES BEGIN IN BEIJING’S ORTHODOX COMMUNITY (September 24, 2007)
- Moleben held in SS Peter and Paul in Hong Kong for the start of new school year (September 2, 2007)
- Orthodox metropolitan: Beijing should allow real religious freedom (July 10, 2007)
- Russian parish in Beijing commemorates 222 Chinese martyrs (June 26, 2007)
- PANIKHIDA IN BEIJING FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR (May 9, 2007)
- ORTHODOX BELIEVERS CELEBRATE HOLY PASCHA (April 9, 2007)
- Memorial cross and plaque to the Chinese Martyrs installed in Beijing (April 6, 2007)
- Before Holy Pascha, a monument is raised on the territory of Russia's embassy to the PRC (April 5, 2007)
- Premiere of the film "The Island" in Hong Kong (March 31, 2007)
- Chinese will rebuild cathedral into a museum (machine translation, March 15, 2007)
- In Beijing's Russian Embassy Red Fangzi the first week of Lenten Services took place (February 24, 2007)
- Orthodox divine service for Russian builders in China (February 2, 2007)
- THEOPHANY BATHING IN BEIJING (January 19, 2007)
- Christmas Services in Shanghai (January 15, 2007)
- CELEBRATING CHRIST'S NATIVITY IN CHINA (January 11, 2007)
- Russian conference underway in Beijing (December 26, 2006)
- Int'l conf on Russian culture underway in Beijing (December 26, 2006)
- Moscow Patriarchate Works to Revive the Chinese Orthodox Church (September 19, 2006)
- Heilongjiang restores Russian buildings (September 16, 2006)
- New Chinese DVD about the Russian Orthodox Church (September 15, 2006)
- Metropolitan Kirill met with Russia's Ambassador to China, S.S.Razov (August 17, 2006)
- XINJIANG: China's isolated Xinjiang religious minorities (August 15, 2006)
- Metropolitan Kirill discusses cooperation with Chinese official on religions affairs (August 14, 2006)
- An Orthodox temple to be erected in Harbin, China (July 27, 2006)
- Private investors to rebuild wooden Orthodox temple in Harbin (July 26, 2006)
- Orthodox compatriots in China observed Victory Day of World War II (May 9, 2006)
- Hieromonk Diomid (Kuz'min) visits Beijing (May 7, 2006)
- Manchurians are attached to trade in Russian art (Apr 24, 2006)
- Orthodox Pascha in China. Year 2006 from the Birth of Christ (Apr 24, 2006)
- Metropolitan KYRILL celebrated Moleben in Beijing (Mar 22, 2006)
- Metropolitan KYRILL has arrived in Beijing (Mar 21, 2006)
- Metropolitan KYRILL of Smolensk and Kaliningrad will visit Beijing (Mar 20, 2006)
- Desktop Orthodox Calendar for 2006 in the Chinese language (Mar 2, 2006)
- Orthodox Chinese - descendents of the Albazinians. Matrona (Mar 1, 2006)
- Metropolitan KIRILL meets with the Russian General Consul in Shanghai (Feb 8, 2008)
- Emptied Shanghai Orthodox churches await new roles (Jan 17, 2006)
- Bilingual Russian-Chinese prayer book now available for first time (Jan 22, 2006)
- Solemn Presentation of a church award in the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Beijing (Jan 20, 2006)
- The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord was Celebrated in the Russian Embassy in Beijing (Jan 20, 2006)
- Christmas gifts of the Moscow government to the Orthodox parishes in China (Jan 13, 2006)
- PRIEST OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH MADE A VISIT TO THE STATE RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS BUREAU OF CHINA (Dec 22, 2005)
- A priest of the Russian Orthodox Church visited the Religious Affairs Bureau of the People's Republic of China (Dec 19, 2005)
- Fifth annual Symposium of the Macau Ricci Institute took place in Macau, Dec. 1-3 (Dec 3, 2005)
- Rev. D. Pozdnyaev invited to Tripod's 25th anniversary celebration (Nov 15, 2005)
- Valentina Pavlovna Han, Harbin's oldest parishioner, has died (Nov 9, 2005)
- Metropolitan NIKITAS first visit to St Peter & Paul parish in Hong Kong (Oct 30, 2005)
- First service (moleben) in Guangzhou (Oct 5, 2005)
- Festal divine services in Embassy of the Russian Federation in Beijing (Sep 22, 2005)
- Harbin talks of rebuilding church (Sep 5, 2005)
- Beijing's Holy Dormition Temple to be Restored (Aug 29, 2005)
- A monarchal shrine in Beijing -- the temple of All Holy Martyrs (Aug 10, 2005)
- The reckless attitude towards Russia's historical heritage must cease (July 25, 2005, Machine Translation)
- Relics are not revealed to those operating without church blessing (July 22, 205, Machine Translation)
- Foundation of Orthodox temple found during excavations on territory of Russian Embassy in Beijing (July 21, 2005)
- Day of memory Alapayevsk martyrs (July 18, 2005, Machine Translation)
- Holiday Services Celebrated for St. John (Maximovich) in Shanghai (July 2, 2005)
- Holy Chinese Martyrs (June 24, 2005)
For the First Time in Decades a Service Honoring 222 Chinese Martyrs Took Place in Beijing…
- Albazinians from Beijing will arrive in Priamure (June 11, 2005, Machine Translation)
- Lectures of the famous Orthodox Philosopher S.S. Horujy have completed in China (May 27, 2005, English Machine Translation)
- First Orthodox Easter (May 26, 2005)
- The exact place of the Alapaevsk Martyrs burial site is established (May 19, 2005)
- Orthodox Easter rite lacks a priest (May 8, 2005)
- Beijing's Orthodox community has first Paschal divine service since 1957 (May 5, 2005)
- Paschal services bring together hundred Orthodox in China (May 2, 2005)
- Orthodox Laymen Perform Paschal Service in Beijing (May 2, 2005)
- ALEXY, the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia sent a letter of thanks to the pedagogical collective and pupils of Embassy School in Beijing (Mar 30, 2005)
- XINJIANG: No children in church, Catholics told (Mar 28, 2005)
- Burial site of members of the Imperial Romanov family found in Beijing (Mar 4, 2005)
- China enacting new regulations on religion (Feb 28, 2005)
- Bishop MARK's China visit comes to an end (Feb 1, 2005)
- Bishop MARK of Egorevsk visited China (Feb 1, 2005)
- China to Manage Religious Affairs according to Regulations (Jan 26, 2005)
- Memorial to Chinese Martyrs is being restored in Beijing (Jan 24, 2005)
- Shanghai News Spokesperson Explains Closure of Dining Hall Managed by Taiwan Businessman (Jan 13, 2005)
- Service of Thanksgiving for the decision to restore Holy Dormition temple in Beijing (Jan 9, 2005)
- In memory of Alapayevsk Martyrs who are hidden under a bushel in China (January 5, 2005)
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