Kiev Theological Academy has launched a pilgrimage service named after St. Raphael of Brooklyn, an alumnus who became the first Orthodox bishop consecrated in North America, to organize tours to holy sites around Kiev.
Approximately 40,000 people participated in a cross procession in Moscow yesterday, marking the revival of a tradition that had been discontinued for many years.
The Russian Orthodox Church has established October 1 as an annual day of prayer for seriously ill children and their parents, coinciding with the feast of the icon of the Mother of God the Healer.
Camp Transfiguration, an Antiochian Orthodox summer camp in Quebec, hosted hundreds of children for religious activities and traditional camp recreation during its two-week August 2025 sessions.
The Romanian Archdiocese of the Lower Danube is providing 3,300 fully-equipped school backpacks to disadvantaged children in Galați and Brăila counties.