The Russian Orthodox Church began celebrating the 300th anniversary of this transfer late last year, and yesterday, the festivities reached their culmination on the feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Alexander itself.
At the start of the school year, more than 2,000 students from needy families in the Râmnic Archdiocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church received backpacks and other necessary school supplies.
The Church of St. Spyridon in Petrinja has been attacked seven times since 2019.
The Holy Synod expresses prayerful support for Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine, the brother bishops, and its faithful people, praying that the all-merciful Lord will give them strength to persevere and overcome these trials.
The new office, based in London, will serve as a central hub for coordinating the Church’s efforts. It will gather and share information, organize events, and issue public statements to ensure a unified and impactful response.
“This act moreso resembles barbarism than Christianity,” the diocese writes.
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week about “the continued mistreatment of Serbians within Kosovo.”
The spiritual labors of the Christians of the last times will differ from those of the great ascetics of old, the Ukrainian primate said in his homily on the feast of the Saints of the Far Caves of the Kiev Lavra on Tuesday.
In a reader-friendly way, Protodeacon Andrei writes about Orthodox saints, councils, bishops, priests and lay people.
The diocese “unreservedly condemns the sacrilege of the markswoman city councilor.”
For Bishop Isaiah of Olomouc and Brno, the recent law aimed at banning the canonical UOC is perfectly legal and reasonable, and the UOC should be banned.
The icon was the main sacred treasure of the Church of the Sign (Znamenny) and, famous for numerous healings, was placed on the iconostasis to the left of the Royal Doors.
She explains that she made this decision after a deep spiritual search, feeling the need to step away from the fame and publicity that TikTok brought her in order to focus on her faith.
The icon was caught by a group of children who were fishing in the river.
It is the second oldest church in Serbia today and since 1386, home to the relics of its patron saint.
The Holy Dormition Cathedral is one of the oldest in Ukraine, founded by Grand Duke Vsevolod Olgovich of Kiev on June 9, 1144. It was originally named in honor of St. George.
The scholarship were ceremoniously awarded following the Synod’s work yesterday.
The church was consecrated by St. Tikhon of Moscow and first pastored by another New Martyr, St. Jacob Korchinsky.
At least a few dozen Orthodox Christians participated in this year’s March for Life in London.
A joyous event for Orthodox Christians living in the West occurred on Saturday, September 7, 2024, as the Orthodox Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the ancient Church of St. Winifred of Trefinon in the Welsh village of Gwytherin for the first time since the Great Schism of 1054.
