In the face of threats by the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” hundreds of Orthodox parishioners of the Holy Spirit Cathedral in the city of Chernivtsi voted to remain in the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the headship of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine.
A recent archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has challenged the established scholarly understanding of ascetic practices in the Byzantine era.
By order of the mayor, February 15 was celebrated in New York City as Serbian-American Heritage Day.
An evangelical congregation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, is in the process of converting to Orthodox Christianity via the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland.
The people of Gaza, families who have lived for generations in the land of their ancestors, must not be forced into exile, stripped of whatever is left of their homes, their heritage, and their right to remain in the land that forms the essence of their identity.
A well-known hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Church made a strong show of support this week for the persecuted canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, sending a precious relic for the consolation of the faithful.
Both the Estonian Church and Pükhtitsa Monastery have repeatedly warned and protested that the state is attempting to wholly ban them.
His Eminence Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s eldest hierarch, is currently leading a pilgrimage to the holy sites of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric.
The incident occurred at the 6th-century Jvari Monastery, located near the ancient capital of Mtskheta.
The feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs—Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom—was a double celebration this year for His Eminence Metropolitan Longin and the faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica and Midwestern America.
A familiar scene played out again in Ukraine this week, this time in Vendichany, Vinnitsa Province, where representatives of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” which enjoys the support of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, threatened the family of the local priest and physically captured the church.
More than two dozen people were baptized into the holy Orthodox Church in two mass Baptism services in Africa over the weekend.
His statement comes in the aftermath of Syndesmos Day: The World Day of Orthodox Youth, which gathered more than 1,200 young Orthodox Christians at the Makarios III Patriarchal Seminary in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 2.
Forty historical items have been returned to the St. Cyril of White Lake Monastery Museum after restoration. Among the treasures are 17th-century icons.
The 6th annual Walk was held on Saturday, February 8, to raise awareness for the protection of unborn children. This year’s theme was “Real Men Protect Babies,” to emphasize men’s important role in the public discussion about abortion.
Italy is home to nearly 1.1 million Romanians—the largest immigrant group in the country, and the Romanian Orthodox Church is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its pastoral work in Italy this year
The official signing ceremony of the Act of Canonization of St. Christophoros “Papoulakos” took place yesterday at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul.
Metropolitan Paul had been hospitalized recently and was unable to overcome his illness. He served the Church as a hierarch for 30 years.
The monastery, named for the Life-giving Trinity, hopes to start receiving pilgrims after Pascha.
Like many parishes throughout the country, Holy Theophany has been experiencing explosive growth lately, with more than 160 people being baptized in just two years from 2022 to 2024.