A key attraction for pilgrims was the opportunity to venerate a fragment of St. Luke’s sacred relic, which is permanently housed at the chapel. The relic serves as a focal point for the faithful seeking miraculous intercession.
The Ukrainian Church celebrated the 390th anniversary of the founding of the monastery and the 30th anniversary of the transfer of the wonderworking Brailovo-Częstochowa Icon.
The project resulted from collaboration between multiple organizations.
The newly baptized candidates had completed a six-month catechization course before receiving the sacrament.
Austria has declared three days of national mourning beginning Wednesday, with a nationwide minute of silence scheduled for 10:00 local time.
The restrictions limit foreign pilgrims to 300 monthly permits, while maintaining unrestricted access for Greek and Cypriot visitors.
The 45-mile procession was planned to pass through five cities and villages, ending in the Gagauzia capital of Comrat.
A grave act of vandalism that shook the Christian community in Olbia has been resolved after the perpetrator voluntarily surrendered to authorities and confessed to breaking into the historic Santa Croce Church and destroying sacred religious items.
More than a dozen local residents were baptized at two parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate on May 31, the feast of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.
A powerful 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the historic Orthodox monastic community of Mt. Athos on Saturday afternoon, causing damage to the Simonopetra Monastery and other sacred sites on the peninsula.
From May 15 to 26, Abbess Martha of the Holy Martyr Grand Ducess Elizabeth and the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia Monastery in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, in southeastern England visited the Japanese Orthodox Church.
In 2022, the monastery raised funds to build its liturgical pavilion, and now the brotherhood is looking to move on to the construction of the main church.
The call for prayers comes after a decision by the Ismailia Court of Appeals that has raised concerns about the monastery’s property status, prompting new negotiations between Greek and Egyptian officials to resolve pending issues.
A new documentary film examining the history and spiritual significance of Orthodox Christianity in America has completed production and is now available for screenings at churches, schools, and seminaries nationwide.
His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church solemnly celebrated the Baptism of a group of children from elementary schools in the New Belgrade district of the Serbian capital on Saturday, June 7, on the eve of the great feast of Pentecost.
A special committee appointed by the Patriarchate will oversee the next steps toward implementing the development plans.
The statement specifically criticizes recent changes to Russia’s official approach to commemorating victims of political repression.
The Belarusian Orthodox Church celebrated its most beloved saint, Venerable Euphrosyne of Polotsk, yesterday. This year, her feast also marked the 900th anniversary of her founding of the Holy Transfiguration-Euphrosyne Monastery.
“There are half a million Orthodox Christians who speak, dream, and pray in Spanish who are deprived of the rich wisdom absent in their native tongue,” the founders state in their campaign materials.
The Church considers the timing to be provocative and inappropriate, calling the event harmful to young people.
