Jordanville seminary gains accreditation candidate status

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Churches and Monasteries

Jordanville seminary gains accreditation candidate status

Under Candidate Status, Holy Trinity will work toward permanent accreditation over the next three to five years while meeting additional goals set by the Commission.

Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos trials major green energy system

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Churches and Monasteries

Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos trials major green energy system

Mt. Athos operates independently from Greece’s national electricity grid, historically relying on diesel-fired generators and solid fuel for power generation.

Zelensky cancels citizenship of Metropolitan Onuphry, head of UOC, largest religious confession in Ukraine

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Zelensky cancels citizenship of Metropolitan Onuphry, head of UOC, largest religious confession in Ukraine

President Zelensky of Ukraine has deprived His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine of Ukrainian citizenship.

16 holy women canonized by Romanian Orthodox Church

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

16 holy women canonized by Romanian Orthodox Church

The decision comes in anticipation of the Commemorative Year of Holy Women, which will be celebrated in 2026 in the Romanian Church. Their liturgical glorification will likely take place on the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women next year.

Antiochian Archdiocese launches relief fund for survivors of Damascus terrorist bombing

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Suffering Church

Antiochian Archdiocese launches relief fund for survivors of Damascus terrorist bombing

The survivors desperately need counseling, medical care, and basic necessities, as many have lost their primary financial providers or sustained permanent disabilities that prevent them from working.