The cross is a 20-foot wooden structure anchored to the ground with cement, and it stands atop a hill above Pepperdine University.
Bishop Basil (Essey)
This tradition is observed in both parish churches and in the homes of the faithful. What is the meaning of this tradition and how did it begin?
Sednaya’s historic monastery lights up with a towering tree, bringing joy to a city scarred by more than a decade of war.
On December 15th, 2024, Christ the Savior Orthodox Church presented, "An Appalachian Christmas", a candlelit performance of traditional Christmas music by the combined choir of Christ the Savior Orthodox Church and Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV.
Demonstrations flare after video spread on social media showing hooded fighters setting fire to tree.
Unidentified gunmen attacked a Greek Orthodox church in Hama, Syria, on Wednesday, December 18, firing shots at its walls and attempting to remove the cross, according to local reports.
There are references to Christianity in Gaul and Germany in historical sources from the late 2nd century, but evidence of Christians living north of the Alps before this find dated to the 4th century at the earliest.
Archimandrite Antipas Nikitaras
In the early hours of Saturday, December 7, 2024, a great Struggler for our Orthodoxy, Elder Meletios Kapsaliotis.
Alexander Pavuk
The crucial point is not just that persecution is occurring. It is that its duration puts the lie to all characterizations that the UOC ban is a response to supposed wartime disloyalty (the official explanation).
Archimandrite Seraphim reflects on the significance of our new church building and tells the story of his personal journey into monastic life at Holy Cross Monastery.
The name of Panselinos has been associated with the greatest Byzantine art, and his frescoed hagiographies have been considered as important as those of Giotto and Raphael.
Matthew Namee
Lately, a meme has been circulating online, claiming that the number of Orthodox Christians in America has grown from 700,000 to six million in just four years, 2020 to 2024. This is a complete fiction – but it has quite a history.
In the summer of 2024, 37 parishioners from Lancaster's Annunciation Orthodox Church joined Project Mexico's home building project.
Every day for about three months, deaths from the flu, as confirmed by the Church’s books, amounted to up to twelve per day. The situation was tragic.
On Monday, November 18, 2024, the feast day of Holy Confessor Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, the burial of Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America took place at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.
There were 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes across 35 European countries last year, with the UK among the highest, a new report has found.
Marie Tolonen
Xenia Franck is the artist behind the icons and began studying iconography about 11 years ago.
Orthodox Ethos has published a clip from the upcoming documentary “Christianities? Journey to the Heart of the Faith,” featuring journalist Tucker Carlson describing a harrowing spiritual experience he recently had.
Juan P. Villasmil
As much as we have grown accustomed to this, it’s not normal, and it demands reflection.
With gratitude to God and His loving Mother, the Diocese announces the establishment of a women’s monastic community outside London, dedicated to the Annunciation of the Theotokos.
