The Future of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR)

Archpriest John Whiteford

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Church History

The Future of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR)

Archpriest John Whiteford

Since the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), and the Moscow Patriarchate (MP) have reconciled, why is it that we still have three jurisdictions of Russian origin in the US?

The New Status of Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia

Archpriest Vladislav Tsypin

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Church History

The New Status of Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia

Archpriest Vladislav Tsypin

The fifteen hundred year history of the Hagia Sophia has recently seen the beginning of a new era. In the distant past the conversion of it from an Orthodox cathedral into a mosque also coincided with the beginning of a new era.

“Comrade Major, This is a Monk, Not a Monarch!”

Several Episodes from the Life of Patriarch Pavle

Archimandrite Jovan (Radosavlević)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Comrade Major, This is a Monk, Not a Monarch!”

Several Episodes from the Life of Patriarch Pavle

Archimandrite Jovan (Radosavlević)

Thus we see that any congregation has not just wheat, but also tares—they can be in the Church and in monasteries.

Adventures During the Chechen War

Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev

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Church History

Adventures During the Chechen War

Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev

Then I remembered the text from the Bible where it says that the bread cast upon the waters always returns. In other words, a good deed done selflessly always returns to you…

4th-century church unearthed in Turkey's ancient city of Tyana

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Church History

4th-century church unearthed in Turkey's ancient city of Tyana

Archaeologists are hard at work on the excavations in the ancient city of Tyana, located in the Kemerhisar district of Turkey’s central Niğde province.