Estonian Church successfully registers new name emphasizing autonomy, but state threat remains

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Estonian Church successfully registers new name emphasizing autonomy, but state threat remains

After a battle lasting several months, the Estonian Orthodox Church was finally able to register with a new legal name on Monday, March 31.

Historic event: Antiochian Patriarch serves with Jerusalem bishops—first time since communion resumed

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Historic event: Antiochian Patriarch serves with Jerusalem bishops—first time since communion resumed

An historic event took place on Friday, March 28, as the primate of the Antiochian Patriarchate concelebrated with hierarchs of the Jerusalem Patriarchate for the first time since communion was restored between the ancient Churches after nearly a decade in the fall of 2023.

Federal judge dismisses defrocked Belya’s defamation case against ROCOR, citing 1st Amendment

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Federal judge dismisses defrocked Belya’s defamation case against ROCOR, citing 1st Amendment

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian has dismissed a lawsuit brought by defrocked archimandrite Alexander Belya against senior clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.

Patriarchs of Jerusalem and Serbia meet in the Holy Land

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Patriarchs of Jerusalem and Serbia meet in the Holy Land

His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia arrived in the Holy Land yesterday morning for a pilgrimage to the many holy sites there.

Enthronement speech of the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania His Beatitude John

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Enthronement speech of the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania His Beatitude John

Although times and answers cannot always be the same and methods may be different, the spirit that describes them must always remain the same – love for God and for all people, whoever they may be.