Archbishop Leo of Finland to retire by the end of the year

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Archbishop Leo of Finland to retire by the end of the year

The election of a new primate will be included in the agenda of the Local Council to be held at New Valaam Monastery in late November.

Bulgarian hierarchs concelebrate with Ukrainian schismatics in Istanbul

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Bulgarian hierarchs concelebrate with Ukrainian schismatics in Istanbul

For the first time, hierarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church concelebrated with representatives of the graceless “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” sect yesterday at Life-giving Spring Monastery in Istanbul.

Orthodox Church in Vina del Mar (Chile): a Mission On the Pacific Coast

Priest Jorge Suez

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Orthodox Church in Vina del Mar (Chile): a Mission On the Pacific Coast

Priest Jorge Suez

I began to serve in Spanish in order to make our church and services more open to people around us. For Chileans, including descendants of emigrants, church services have become clearer; in addition, we have begun pastoral work with people of all ages, holding meetings, reading the Bible, and answering questions.

Orthodox hierarchs of Slovakia praying for Prime Minister to recover from assassination attempt

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Orthodox hierarchs of Slovakia praying for Prime Minister to recover from assassination attempt

Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot five times on Wednesday in the town of Handlova. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital and his condition stabilized overnight, though remaining critical.

Persecuted Ukrainian hierarchs are confessors of the Orthodox faith—Serbian hierarch’s open letter

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Persecuted Ukrainian hierarchs are confessors of the Orthodox faith—Serbian hierarch’s open letter

His Grace Bishop Gerasim of the Gornji Karlovac Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia published an open letter in support of the UOC and its persecuted hierarchs on Wednesday, May 15.