Kuremäe, Estonia, February 5, 2024 Photo: postimees.ee Abbess of the Pükhtitsa Dormition Convent in Estonia, Mother Philareta (Kalacheva), has written an open letter to the Estonian Parliament, responding to the new bill demanding that the monastery and the Estonian Orthodox Church leave the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. Pükhtitsa was founded in 1891 with…
Aberdeen, Scotland, February 5, 2025 Photo: parohiaaberdeen.org.uk A Romanian Orthodox parish serving northeast Scotland is currently in the midst of a fundraiser towards the purchase of its own building. The Sts. Joachim and Anna and the Holy Cross parish has been looking for its own building in Aberdeen to worship in for many years—“a…
Gostovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 5, 2025 Photo: mitropolijadabrobosanska.org The Diocese of Dabar and Bosnia of the Serbian Orthodox Church recently shared the story of a monastery that is being resurrected from the ruins. “The case of the Udrim Monastery in Gostović near Zavidovići leaves every visitor breathless,” the diocese writes, “especially those who…
Gomoa Fomena, Ghana, February 5, 2025 Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr Another mass Baptism was celebrated in Africa last week. On the last day of January, 35 catechumens were united to Christ in the baptismal font at the Church of St. John Chrysostom in Gomoa Fomena, Ghana, reports the Orthodoxia News Agency. The Sacrament was presided over…
Minneapolis, February 5, 2025 The Minneapolis Deliverer Icon was gifted by St. Tikhon in the early 20th century An historic icon of the Theotokos that was gifted more than 100 years ago by St. Tikhon of Moscow during his time as head of the North American Mission has returned to the Orthodox Church in…
