Over the weekend, the Albanian Orthodox Church, together with guests from other Local Churches, commemorated the 40th day of the repose of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, who led the resurrection of the Albanian Church for more than 30 years.
Vladyka Gerasim, who is known as a spiritual child of Blessed Seraphim (Rose) and the second abbot of St. Herman’s Monastery in Platina, California, from 2000 to 2009, has been serving as vicar of the Diocese of the South since June 2021.
The new Synodal address emphasizes the contemporary relevance of this historical achievement, particularly in light of current challenges to Church and interstate relations.
Estonian Parliament is currently considering amendments to the Churches and Congregation Acts that will ban the Estonian Orthodox Church if it doesn’t leave the Moscow Patriarchate.
Tucker Carlson recently spoke with Robert Amsterdam, the international lawyer who is representing the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church pro bono as it faces fierce persecution from the Ukrainian state.