ROCOR Synod returns Sr. Vassa to simple lay status

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ROCOR Synod returns Sr. Vassa to simple lay status

The Synod stripped her of her monastic habit after her scandalous dealings with Ukrainian schismatics.

New book: Homilies of Romanian elder St. Sofian of Antim, canonized in 2024

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

New book: Homilies of Romanian elder St. Sofian of Antim, canonized in 2024

A new publication from St. George Press presents a collection of homilies from one of Romania’s greatest 20th-century elders.

Pride marches and propaganda banned in Moldovan capital, KyivPride 2025 announced

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Orthodoxy Around the World

Pride marches and propaganda banned in Moldovan capital, KyivPride 2025 announced

LGBT demonstrations and propaganda have been banned in the Moldovan capital of Chișinău.

Archbishop Elpidophoros (GOARCH) appointed to President’s Religious Liberty Commission

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Orthodoxy Today

Archbishop Elpidophoros (GOARCH) appointed to President’s Religious Liberty Commission

Archbishop Elpidophoros, the head of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Religious Leaders for President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission.

35th anniversary of revival of 16th-century monastery in Smolensk Province

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Churches and Monasteries

35th anniversary of revival of 16th-century monastery in Smolensk Province

Holy Trinity Monastery in Boldino, Smolensk Province, enjoyed a double celebration on Wednesday, May 14—the feast of its founder St. Gerasim of Boldino and the 35th anniversary of its revival.