The Church said it was especially concerned that involving young people in gambling, even in the form of entertainment, could contribute to the development of interest in gambling and a later tendency toward gambling addiction.
Archangel Michael Orthodox Church in Broadview Heights (Orthodox Church in America) blessed and assembled the backpacks, which were filled with school supplies, as part of FOCUS’s Back to School Backpack Program.
In the GoFundMe appeal, the organizer asks for prayers, asking the Lord to have mercy on Eliana Xenia, strengthen her, and grant her healing according to His will.
The message was released to mark the beginning of the Dormition Fast and the feast day of St. Elesa, the patron saint of Kythira, along with the commemoration of St. Solomonia and her seven Maccabee children.
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal on Tuesday struck down a law that would have granted legal recognition to same-sex couples who married in other European Union member states before relocating to Poland.
Each participating parish partners with a local pregnancy resource center that offers free medical services, parenting support, counseling, material aid, and ongoing assistance to women facing crisis or unexpected pregnancies.
Viktor Luzhkov
Today, more and more often, people say that they get burnout not at their jobs, but at home, with their loved ones.
During the consecration service, all the children responded together to the litany petitions, and Met. Siluan wished the school continued progress in the spirit of Orthodoxy and the tradition of St. Sava.
Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and South Madagascar leads an Orthodox mission that rescues vulnerable children while providing healthcare, education, and humanitarian assistance across Madagascar.
The Church of Cyprus has moved its program to counter low birth rates into the implementation phase, offering financial support to families having a third child or more.
What started as a small act of love quickly became something much greater as we witnessed the overwhelming needs of the children God placed in our path.
An EU official tried to get the Georgian Orthodox Church involved in promoting sinful lifestyles in the country, according to a Church spokesman.
Priest Leonid Bartkov
A family crisis is not a broken machine that needs to be repaired by a neighbor. It is a surgical procedure that God performs on your souls
The Foundation was established in 1946 on land donated by Jordan, through the efforts of the late Greek Orthodox benefactress Siksek. Since its founding, it has provided continuous humanitarian care to patients of all ages suffering from incurable illnesses, with particular focus on infants whose medical conditions exceed the capacity of hospitals or their families to provide necessary treatment, rehabilitation, or ongoing care.
Representatives of the diocesan center have begun work on an extension to the house, and plan to install a heating system along with the necessary utilities.
Igor Petkovski, a representative of the organizers, said: “We’re here to defend our truths, our rights, to show why we should truly be proud, and if there’s something to be proud of, it’s the home, the family, parenthood, and our children.”
The peaceful protest, titled Respect for the Greek Orthodox Family, took place on June 13, starting at the statue of Alexander the Great on the New Waterfront and concluding outside the Church of Hagia Sophia.
Under the practice, families who were married in the Church could have their third and subsequent children baptized at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Tbilisi, with the Patriarch himself serving as Godfather.
Ksenia Gubina
We have undertaken our mission of helping children with special needs, and we make every possible effort to fulfill it with dignity—with love for the children and with respect for their parents!
Ekaterina Silinskaya
From an Orthodox point of view, it’s important to see that behind these external outbursts, there’s almost always internal disorder in the soul.
