The Patriarch arrived in America on Sunday evening and will remain until September 25. His schedule includes meeting with various politicians, luncheons and banquets in his honor, and visits to a few churches.
More than 70,000 people participated in a cross procession along Nevsky Prospect on Friday, September 12, marking the feast of the transfer of the relics of St. Alexander Nevsky, the patron saint of St. Petersburg.
The family of 12-year-old Sophia Forchas, who was shot in the head during the August 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, has announced that her condition has improved from critical to serious, calling her progress a “miracle.”
The brotherhood of St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mt. Sinai unanimously elected Archimandrite Symeon (Papadopoulos) as its new abbot yesterday. He succeeds Archbishop Damianos, who formally resigned on Friday after 52 years leading the monastery.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, a faithful and courageous advocate for traditional values in our country, is yet another appalling tragedy striking our nation.