Actions have been taken to restore the icon, and law enforcement authorities have been notified about the incident.
The number of converts 18 years or older in Orthodox parishes in America noticeably increased in 2022 and 2023, according to a new report from the Orthodox Studies Institute at St. Constantine College in Houston.
Both His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of Chișinău and All Moldova and His Eminence Metropolitan Alexander of Riga and All Latvia celebrated the 35th anniversary of their episcopal consecrations recently.
The new Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil gave his first television interview for Bulgarian National Television’s Panorama program over the weekend, speaking on a number topics on the Church and politics.
Met. Ignat was 89 years old. He served the Church in the episcopal dignity for 28 years.