Representatives of the Molodechno diocese take part in the III International Biblical Colloquiumtranslated

On October 20, 2026, the III International Biblical Colloquium in memory of Metropolitan Philaret (Vakhromeev) began its work in Minsk.

The forum is organized by the international public association “Christian Educational Center named after Saints Methodius and Cyril”.

This year the forum is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Synodal Translation of the Bible.

From the Molodechno diocese, the colloquium is attended by the head of the department of religious education and catechesis, Dmitry Bogdan, and the clergyman of the parish of the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in the city of Fanipol, Dzerzhinsky district, Master of Theology, Priest Nikolai Busko.

The colloquium opened with a litany for the ever-memorable Metropolitan Philaret (Vakhromeev), the first Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus (1935 - 2021).

The moderator of the plenary session was the chairman of the Christian Educational Center named after Saints Methodius and Cyril, priest Svyatoslav Rogalsky.

Welcoming words were heard from representatives of confessions of the Republic of Belarus, representatives of government bodies, scientific and educational institutions.

Plenary presentations were made by:

Veronika Androsova, associate professor of the biblical and theological department of the Orthodox Nikolo-Ugreshsky spiritual...