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On January 11, the Sunday after Christ’s Nativity, that of the Holy Ancestors of God, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the […]

The Diocesan Media Office has published photo-reports of the Nativity of our Lord in parishes and monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese on the diocesan website.  […]

The clergy and parishioners of the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City celebrated the great feast of the Nativity of Christ. The solemn All-Night Vigil on Tuesday […]

I warmly greet you all with love on the great holidays of the Nativity of Christ, Theophany, and the New Year, sincerely wishing you inner peace, joy, and tranquility, renewal […]

I sincerely greet you all on the radiant feast of the Nativity of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, and I address you with the words of the […]

The Russian-language documentary series "Jordanville: Heart of Russian Orthodoxy in the USA" on Channel Spas introduces viewers to the life of Orthodox Christians in Jordanville, NY, and tells the story […]

On January 4, the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, that of the Holy Fathers, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the […]

The condition of the Primate of the Russian Church is satisfactory. The post His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Contracted the Coronavirus appeared first on A Russian Orthodox Church Website. […]

The 4th Plenary Session of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church took place from September 19 to 24, in Moscow. The Moscow Patriarchate membership […]

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, As Hurricane Ian approaches Florida and as we see the extensive damage to the Atlantic Provinces from Hurricane […]

The Patriarch noted that fraternal peoples should not be separated by an "impenetrable wall of hatred." The post Patriarch Kirill: The Church Prays for the Fraternal Strife to End as […]

At the beginning of the new academic year, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message to all students, urging them to combine study with prayer. The patriarchal message focuses on […]

On Tuesday, 13 September, 2022, the members of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany, […]

His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije once again donated blood for the needs of hospitals. The post Voluntary Blood Donation Takes Place in Churches in Serbia appeared first on A Russian Orthodox […]

Greek media calls out Church leaders’ silence on Ukrainian Church persecution

The article questions why many primates choose silence or vague statements about peace while avoiding naming the persecution, citing fears of being seen as supporting Moscow, frozen pan-Orthodox relations, and […]

Fr. Christopher Stade, publisher of Blessed Theophylact, reposes in the Lord

Archpriest Christopher Stade, the longtime rector of St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Church in House Springs, Missouri (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia), reposed in the Lord on January 9. […]

Optina Monastery receives wonderworking 18th-century Kaluga Icon of the Mother of God

Expert examination by the Andrei Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art has confirmed the icon dates to the last third of the 18th century, making it the oldest […]

Help Wales parish purchase permanent church building

The Cardiff parish describes itself as a warm and welcoming multi-national and multi-generational community of Orthodox Slavs and British people. Services are celebrated in Church Slavonic, English, and Welsh. […]

South Carolina: Consecration of the state’s only Romanian Orthodox church

The Romanian Orthodox Mission of St. Gregory the Theologian was established on August 26, 2017 through the efforts of Fr. Nicolae Clempuș. In December 2020, the community moved to its […]

Grace Without Illusions. The Theophany as a Judgment Upon Our Life

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko)We are often accustomed to perceiving grace as a kind of “cloud of comfort,” an invisible energy meant to solve our problems, calm our nerves, or magically set […]

The Monastic Home of St. Theophan the Recluse

400th Anniversary of the Holy Dormition-Vysha Hermitage, Part 1Varvara KashirinaThe monastery has gone through many periods throughout its long history: It was closed and abolished, but then, against all odds, […]

Icon Fundraiser to Grow Future Building Fund

Members of Saint Timothy are mounting and selling icons as a fundraiser for the mission.  All proceeds go directly to

Father German Ciuba to Serve in May and June

Visiting Priest, Abbot German Ciuba, will be offering Divine Services for Saint Timothy Mission during his visit to North Carolina

Baptism of Spyridon and Katherine

Spyridon (Ethan) Two new faithful were welcomed into Saint Timothy Mission Saturday afternoon upon their baptism – Ethan (now Spyridon)

Father Jonah Campbell to Visit Saint Timothy Mission

The visiting priest will provide services for October 9th and 10th Saint Timothy Mission looks forward to a visit this

Saint Timothy Mission Celebrates One Year Anniversary

Attendees of Saint Timothy’s Founder’s Day Celebration On Thursday, September 16th, 2021, many of the faithful of Saint Timothy Mission

Saint Timothy Mission Approaches First Anniversary

Looking Over the Past Year Almost one year ago, in September 2020, a small but determined group of faithful Orthodox