The Archdiocese of Orthodox Churches of the Russian Tradition in Western Europe is considering electing auxiliary bishops without the approval of the Moscow Patriarchate.
The system currently records data on the destruction of Serbian Orthodox holy sites in 42 of the 126 populated areas that were under the control of the Bosnian army.
“Vladyka Kyrill is sincerely thankful to all for the prayers and messages of support, and asks for continued prayers since his condition is still ongoing.”
The Macedonian Orthodox Parish of St. Clement of Ohrid in Berlin has broken ground on a new church, marking the start of a long-anticipated project to provide Macedonian Orthodox faithful in the German capital with a dedicated house of worship.
According to available information, officials of the National Reserve changed the locks on the buildings without any enforceable court decisions and despite the existence of unresolved legal disputes over the right to use the property—effectively cutting the monastery off from premises it has been occupying.
The seized land is registered in the Patriarchate’s name under official records, lying adjacent to an ancient monastery, containing historical, archaeological, and religious features.
The hierarch was concelebrated by clergy from his diocese and from Italy. The Liturgy was celebrated in Slovak, Italian, Church Slavonic, Greek, and Latin.
Dmitry Kiryukhin
Nesvizh is a small, charming town southwest of Minsk, Belarus. It is best known for its castle, founded in 1583 and included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
38 locals were baptized on Saturday, June 13, in the new parish of the Moscow Patriarchate’s African Exarchate in the village of Tomboe, Niassa Province.
The parish was established in 1975 at the initiative of a group of Romanian emigrants who petitioned the Romanian Patriarchate to appoint young theologian Tudor Alexandru—then a doctoral student in theology at Heidelberg—as their priest.
The brethren are being driven from the Lavra, churches are being closed—as was done with the Life-Giving Spring and other churches. People dance in the churches, shoot all manner of unseemly videos, cook food—instead of prayer, instead of unifying Divine power.
The Transfiguration church is not the first UOC property to face demolition in Ukraine. In April 2023, a UOC church in Lvov was demolished by backhoe. In May 2024, the Sts. Vladimir and Olga-Tithes Church—which stood on the site of the oldest church in Kiev—was torn down under cover of night.
The wonderworking and myrrh-streaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God visited Saipan last week, where the island’s small Orthodox Christian community venerated it amid ongoing recovery from Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
Deacon Petar Kozakijevic
Understanding the spiritual needs and interest of Slovenes in Orthodoxy, our diocese and the church community are involved in various projects to translate Orthodox literature into Slovene and are their initiators.
The Sacrament was celebrated by Fr. Christos Sitoé, rector of the Holy Trinity Parish in Maputo, who was traveling through communities of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa in the northern part of the country.
Walking around Minsk, I visited churches and cathedrals with unusual architecture.
On Monday, June 1, Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Parish in St. Louis, Illinois, solemnly observed the second day of its patronal feast with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy marking the feast of Pentecost.
The report draws on the OCA’s own published Pastoral Changes records from 2010 to the present, offering the most detailed picture yet of clergy supply and demand across the jurisdiction.
Following the thousands of Baptisms celebrated at parishes across America during Holy Week, many parishes have also been reporting mass Baptisms celebrated on the feast of Pentecost.
The service took place at the Romanian Orthodox church in Kalmar, dedicated to the wonderworking Savior from Drowning and Nursing Mother of Țibleș Icons of the Mother of God and the Hieromartyr St. Charalambos.
