Christmas 2022/2023 Dear Bishop Arri, Your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. (cf. Is. 60:1) The Light, which gives light to everyone, has come into the world. (cf. Jn. 1:9) The eternal Light, the Light outside time, manifested in time. The hidden Light, manifested in the flesh. The Light, which … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends opening event as St. Petersburg Catholic seminary starts 30th academic year
On October 13, 2022, at the invitation of Roman Catholic Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended the opening ceremony of the 30th academic year of Mary the Queen of the Apostles Higher Theological Seminary of The Roman Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. Msgr. Sergei Timashov, seminary rector, opened the ceremony. A … [Read more...]