The feast of St. Parascheva, October 14, is one of the largest religious events in Romania, drawing pilgrims from throughout Romania and beyond over the days leading up to her feast.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric festively celebrated the anniversary of an historic Ohrid church on Sunday.
Delegates from the OCU, including hierarchs and clergy, have visited Mt. Athos before, but this was the first visit of “Metropolitan” Epiphany, after previous plans had to be abandoned several times.
The Convent of the Holy Martyr-Nun Grand Duchess Elisabeth was established in 2005 in the picturesque village of Buchendorf in southern Bavaria, located 10 miles from downtown Munich. The focus of monastic life centers on divine worship and personal prayer.
Fr. Justin Mathews, priest of the Orthodox Church in America, has been named recipient of the Marion and John Kreamer Award for Social Entrepreneurship by the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management.