The diocesan charitable fund teamed up with parish charitable funds and other philanthropic organizations to hold numerous charitable events.
Several churches celebrated Baptisms and Chrismations on Lazarus Saturday, allowing the newly illumined to fully participate in Holy Week as Orthodox Christians.
Turkey has launched an ambitious restoration project focused on the dome of the 1,486-year-old Hagia Sophia, marking one of the most significant repair efforts in the monument’s long history, experts announced on Monday.
The week-long program, called “The Little Hesychast Camp,” took place last week and focused on introducing young participants to monastic traditions and prayer practices.
According to the attorneys, the amendments represent “a particularly serious violation of religious freedom” by establishing legal grounds for the forced termination of law-abiding religious associations.