His Beatitude Archbishop Leo of Helsinki and All Finland will arrive in the U.S. on July 22 at the invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of Washington and All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America).
Rating: 9,5|Votes: 13
Following on the heels of the glorious festivities for the 100th anniversary of the murder of the holy Royal Martyrs, the Russian Orthodox Church also commemorated the centenary of the martyrdom of St. Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and the nun Barbara and those martyred with them.
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 3
A fire broke out at Novo-Diveevo Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in Nanuet, New York yesterday morning. One building was completely lost but no one was hurt.
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The first three chapters of the Gospel of Mark translated into Russian sign language were published in Moscow this month.
Rating: 9,3|Votes: 3
A Russian warship named in honor of the great St. Dmitry Donskoy has been found after more than a century of sitting at the bottom of the Korea Strait.
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 22
The remains were compared to samples from the living relatives of the Romanov family on both the paternal and maternal sides, as well as to remains known to belong to other Romanov family members.
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“Sarov became a place where the unity of the Tsar and the people around the ideal of holiness was most fully manifested.”
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While the city-state remains strongly Catholic, Hello Monaco reports that Orthodoxy has become the second biggest religion there, overtaking Protestantism, which was the second largest according to Monacos’ 2012 International Religious Freedom Report.
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A mass Baptism celebration for Gypsy children has taken place for the second time in less than a month in Greece.
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A stamp was released in Russia yesterday in honor of the 100th anniversary of the brutal murder of the last Russian Royal Family.
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Tsar Nicholas II was “one of the greatest rulers and tsars of Russia in his moral and spiritual qualities,” the Serbian patriarch said.
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The Monastery of St. John the Forerunner in Mesa Potamos, Cyprus has published a series of high-quality video interviews with top Romanov historians in honor of the 100th anniversary of the martyrdom of the last Royal Family of Russia.
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 7
The construction of the chapel began exactly one year ago on the territory of the military-historical memorial complex of the Bender Fortress and ended on the 100th anniversary of the slaying of the Royal Martyrs.
Rating: 9,3|Votes: 24
The holy Equal-to-the-Apostles St. Nicholas of Japan brought the holy Orthodox faith to Japan as a missionary in 1861. Now work on the nation’s first Orthodox monastery to be consecrated in his honor is underway.
Rating: 8,7|Votes: 72
The Russian Orthodox Church has been celebrating the centenary of the martyrdom of the last imperial family of Russia with numerous events throughout Russia all year, with the celebrations culminating in last night’s Patriarchal Divine Liturgy in Ekaterinburg and all-night cross procession in their honor.
Rating: 9,5|Votes: 6
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church appointed a new abbot for Optina Monastery at its session in Ekaterinburg on Saturday.
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While Bp. Elias’ cause of death is as yet unknown, Bp. Tikhon’s repose comes at the end of a battle with a long illness.
Rating: 8,5|Votes: 12
A new monument to the holy Royal Martyrs has been consecrated in time for the 100th anniversary of their martyrdom, which the Church will celebrate tomorrow.
Rating: 10|Votes: 12
After being lost for about a century, the wonderworking Borzna Icon of the Mother of God has been found in Kharkov.
Rating: 8,9|Votes: 14
His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II of Georgia, the most beloved and trusted man in the nation, has celebrated his 54th mass Baptism ceremony at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi.
