Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Province, Ukraine, February 17, 2025 Holy Spirit Cathedral in Chernivtsi. Photo: Facebook Ukrainian Orthodox Christians gathered on Sunday in the western Ukrainian Chernivtsi Province to bear witness to their Orthodox faith and their loyalty to the Church. In the face of threats by the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” hundreds of Orthodox…
Jerusalem, February 17, 2025 Photo: jerusalem-patriarchate.info His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem and the heads of other churches in the Holy Land have issued another statement concerning the humanitarian needs in Gaza. The text expresses sorrow over the ongoing crisis in Gaza, highlighting the loss of innocent lives and destruction of communities. It specifically…
Halifax, England, February 17, 2025 Fr. Gregory Hallam enrolling former Evangelicals as catechumens. Photo: antiochian-orthodox.com An evangelical congregation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, is in the process of converting to Orthodox Christianity via the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland. With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, the community…
New York, February 17, 2025 Photo: generalmihailovich.com By order of the mayor, February 15 was celebrated in New York City as Serbian-American Heritage Day. This is now the second year that Mayor Eric Adams has made this proclamation. New York mayor declares Serbian Heritage DayThis was the first such day in history of Serbian-American…
Jerusalem, February 17, 2025 A recent archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has challenged the established scholarly understanding of ascetic practices in the Byzantine era. In a burial typically associated with male ascetics, researchers found remains of a woman wearing chains, prompting a reconsideration of women’s role in extreme religious traditions of the 5th century. The…
