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On Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of February – the Sunday of the Prodigal Son and the day when the Holy Church commemorates the Synaxis of the Holy […]
On February 8, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son and that of the New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Luke of Syracuse, celebrated […]
On Friday, February 6, the eve of the feast of the Holy Hierarch Gregory the Theologian, Small Compline was served in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. Upon completion of […]
On Saturday, January 31, and Sunday, February 1 – the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee – Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the […]
From Thursday, January 29, through Sunday, February 1, with the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad – His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New […]
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 […]

Marital Fasting, Part 2Archpriest Pavel GumerovShould a husband and wife abstain during the fast, what rules are there on this matter, and what mistakes do people often make in this […]

Tsar Nicholas II is considered the founder-patron of the Dormition Cathedral, as the church was rebuilt from ruins using his funds. […]

His Eminence Metropolitan Theodosy of Cherkasy of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church has disclosed details of the conviction recently handed down against him by a Cherkasy court. […]

A group of faithful from Paphos, Cyprus, has issued a strongly worded public statement in defense of His Eminence Metropolitan Tychikos, who was removed from the Diocese of Paphos last […]

Over five decades of episcopal ministry, Abp. Timotei has overseen extensive pastoral, educational, and cultural activity in western Romania. […]

According to the text, the churches commit themselves to joint responsibility within Italian society, particularly in relation to the common good, justice and peace, human dignity, religious freedom, and care […]

Alexandra KalinovskayaSt. Ephraim is famous for his numerous spiritual writings, which were translated into Greek in his lifetime. […]





