On November 2, the representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis, the representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Bishop Anthony of Moravich, the representative of the Orthodox Church of the Czech lands and Slovakia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, arrived on a visit to the Kazan diocese. Archimandrite Seraphim (Shemyatovsky), the representative of the Orthodox Church in America under the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Archpriest Daniel Andreyuk, writes Cleric News.

Representatives of the Local Churches will take part in the upcoming church celebrations on the occasion of the celebration in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, established in memory of the deliverance of Moscow and Russia from the invaders in 1612. Distinguished guests will also speak at the International Scientific Theological Conference “Theology and Secular Sciences: Traditional and New Relationships”, which is taking place at the Kazan Theological Seminary.