Fr. Paul argues that “a truly compassionate society is measured not by how efficiently it facilitates death, but by how faithfully it accompanies those who suffer.”
The mission church describes itself as a newly planted congregation under the spiritual oversight of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
The visit continues a spiritual connection that began more than 25 years ago when the late Schema-Archimandrite Arsenios, abbot of Macheras Monastery, first visited the Russian monastery.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has won a significant legal victory after an appeals court ruled that a 2023 state examination declaring the UOC remains part of the Moscow Patriarchate was conducted with substantial procedural violations.
The holy habitation was originally founded in the 17th century but was dissolved in 1863 following the Law on the Secularization of Church Property. It remained a parish church for over a century before being reopened as a monastic settlement in 2001.
Abp. Alexander, 78, has led the Diocese of the South since 2016, when he was elected to succeed His Eminence Archbishop Dmitri of blessed memory.
All funds will go directly toward the final stages of the St. Mardarije Center construction.
The three candidates receiving the most votes, Metropolitans Shio, Iob, and Grigol, will now advance to an expanded Church assembly, which will be held by May 17, to elect the next Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
A new parish of the Russian Orthodox Church has been established in Gwangju, South Korea, named in honor of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross.
The Patriarchate is calling on individuals, families, institutions, and public authorities to take action to limit gambling’s spread and protect human dignity.
Hundreds gathered in Paphos on Saturday in support of His Eminence Metropolitan Tychikos, carrying banners declaring “The reason for Tychikos’ persecution is that he fights Ecumenism” and demanding his restoration to the Paphos cathedra.
The recovered text contains known portions of Paul’s Letters but offers insight into how the New Testament was understood and transmitted in the early centuries of the Church.
South Carolina Senate candidate Mark Lynch has announced plans to introduce legislation that would ban all imports from Turkey until the Hagia Sophia is returned to the Greek Orthodox Church.
The Metropolitan announced that the Metropolis of Chicago will organize a prayer service in the coming days and encouraged donations to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation.
During the service, the faithful participated prayerfully in the Eucharistic synaxis, offering thanksgiving to God and glorifying the feat and faith of the Myrrh-bearing Women as an example of love, sacrifice, and faithfulness to Christ.
The Georgian Orthodox Church observed the 40th day since the repose of His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia of All Georgia on Saturday, April 25.
“Felix is a humble and resilient boy who has already endured many hardships in his young life. I kindly appeal to anyone of goodwill to help us give him the chance to regain his sight and continue his education,” Fr. Methodios said.
Last week, images circulated on social media showing an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to crush a statue of Jesus Christ that had fallen from a Crucifix.
The water crisis reflects broader challenges across Guatemala, where more than 5.5 million people—30% of the population—lack access to clean water sources.
The program combines synchronous online instruction with in-person intensive sessions, utilizing locally-based instructors in the Diocese of the Midwest. Students will participate in parish internships with diocesan-appointed mentors and spend additional time in residence at St Tikhon’s Seminary each year.
