All funds will go directly toward the final stages of the St. Mardarije Center construction.
According to the bishop, the march represents more than a political or social debate. “It’s about publicly witnessing that life is stronger than death and that Christians are called to give this witness in the public square,” he said.
Baranov is the founder of St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Pro-Life Society in New York and has been active in the pro-life movement for nearly two decades.
This particular prayer service took place outside a Planned Parenthood facility in the Bronx, New York. Such services have been held regularly for more than five years, beginning in January 2021.
The Holy Association of Greek Clergy (ISKE) has issued a statement criticizing the recent Council of State decision reaffirming the constitutionality of same-sex marriage and adoption in Greece.
Orthodox Christians for Life is coordinating the 6th annual National Orthodox Baby Shower, a diaper/baby item drive, coinciding with the feast of the Annunciation on March 25 and continuing through April.
Elena Kucherenko
During the eight years I’ve been a mother to a special needs child, I arrived at an amazing conclusion. It is the church-going people who take the birth of a disabled child most heavily.
Orthodox Christians from multiple jurisdictions gathered in Atlanta for the annual Georgia March for Life yesterday.
The distribution was organized as part of the Pro-Life Department’s “Month for Life” program, which promotes the value of life, family, and motherhood.
Participation is open to youth from any Romanian Orthodox parish within the Metropolia. Those outside the 17–30 age bracket may also take part with the blessing of their parish priest.
Archpriest Pavel Gumerov
Should a husband and wife abstain during the fast, what rules are there on this matter, and what mistakes do people often make in this area?
Since 2019, the Archdiocese of Iași has built or rehabilitated houses for six large families in Iași, Botoșani and Neamț counties. The Pro-Life Department is currently working on a seventh house.
On Saturday, January 31, His Grace Bishop Clement, an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of the USA, Canada, and Australia of the Bulgarian Patriarchate, led a trilingual prayer service outside the Advanced OB-GYN clinic in Brooklyn, New York.
Nun Cornelia (Rees)
Fr. Joseph Gleason is an Orthodox priest from rural Illinois who moved with his wife and eight children to Rostov the Great, Russia. How has his family adapted, what is it like for them in Russia, and what he would advise others who are contemplating a similar relocation—these are the topics of our conversation.
A newly-established nonprofit organization has launched an animated series designed to introduce young children to Orthodox Christianity through engaging digital content.
Hierarchs led pan-Orthodox groups of clergy, monastics, and laity at the annual Marches for Life in Washington, DC and San Francisco this weekend.
Dmitry Zlodorev
Many young Americans are searching for guidance and sanity in an increasingly chaotic world. By God’s grace, they discover the Orthodox Church—a place that is not afraid to speak the truth. And they are drawn to it.
Russian Orthodox churches across the country held their first nationwide moleben aimed at enlightening those who intend to have an abortion on Sunday.
Prior to each event, the Orthodox groups will gather for Divine Liturgy and breakfast, at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington, DC, and Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco, respectively.
Vasily Nikiforov-Volgin
They reached a small, snow-covered church in the forest. The saints lit candles in front of its dark icons and began to celebrate Matins. Outside the church, the snowy forest of Kitezh was humming.
