Fr. Galaction has now returned to his monastery, where he has served as a monastic and spiritual father for nearly 20 years.
The Patriarch moved along the lines of pilgrims, speaking with believers, blessing them, and offering words of support and encouragement as they waited through the night in prayer and silence.
The decision was made on May 26, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul under the chairmanship of Patriarch Bartholomew.
His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) has left the Czech Republic following his release from custody without charge.
A Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) parish community that lost its church to schismatics three years ago has built a new temple and celebrated its consecration on May 23.
The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus elected Archimandrite Grigorios (Ioannidis) as the new Metropolitan of Paphos yesterday, May 26, filling a see that has been vacant for over a year following one of the most contentious ecclesiastical disputes in the island Church’s recent history.
His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Shio of Georgia delivered a message on May 26 marking the country’s Independence Day, urging Georgians to understand freedom not merely as a political achievement but as a spiritual and moral responsibility.
Representatives of the Romanian state and the Kingdom of Spain, diplomats and numerous faithful from Romanian Orthodox parishes across the Iberian Peninsula attended the event.
A new book on St. Gabriel (Urgebadze) presents the beloved elder’s life, teachings, and miracles.
The release comes two days after the Metropolitan’s vehicle was stopped by police on May 24. During a search of the vehicle, police allegedly discovered four containers of white substance in the trunk.
According to preliminary information, Fr. Galaction is now at a military unit in Chortkiv, Ternopil Province. Communication with him has been lost.
California authorities seized a teenage girl from her Ukrainian Orthodox Christian mother and are moving to put her up for adoption after her parents refused to consent to allow her to mutilate herself for a gender transition.
The island of Tinian faces the most severe conditions. Residents have no water, food, or fuel. Many who lost their homes have been sleeping in their cars, and some have gone without meals for days.
The Romanian Orthodox Church maintains a significant presence in Germany, with approximately 200 parishes and three monasteries.
Throughout the previous night, thousands of Belgrade residents waited for hours in line outside the Church of the Ascension and surrounding streets to venerate the belt. On Ascension Thursday morning, an even larger crowd assembled for the traditional procession through the capital’s streets.
The Metropolitan categorically denies any involvement with illegal drugs and calls the incident a provocation.
St. Athanasy was canonized, along with St. Vladimir (Elizarov), by decision of the Russian Holy Synod on May 14. His name was added to the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.
This marks the third collaborative program between HSE and the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Institute, following existing master’s programs in state-confessional relations and religion and society. The partnership between the two institutions began in 2012.
The church, part of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Diocese of Argentina and recognized as a Cultural Heritage site, has served as a center of Orthodox Christianity in Brazil for nearly a century.
The criminal case was triggered by a sermon that Met. Anthony delivered on May 22, 2022, at the Holy Protection Cathedral in Khmelnytskyi. In a video recording that appeared on social media, he called on parishioners not to stand aside if “people far from the Church” came to seize churches.
