Bucharest, January 29, 2025 Photo: orthodoxwitness.org Only a Pan-Orthodox Synod has the authority to discuss initiatives regarding the date of Pascha, says the Romanian Patriarchate. The Church issued a statement on the matter yesterday in response to recent statements from Pope Francis about finding a common date for all Christendom to celebrate Pascha together….
Athens, January 29, 2025 Photo: YouTube A trans man who became a subject of discussion at a church festival in Athens is suing the Athonite elder who spoke about him. Specifically, the man has filed both criminal charges and a civil lawsuit against Elder Philemon of the Holy Mountain’s Prophet Elias Skete seeking more…
Pilna, Nizhny Novgorod Province, Russia, January 29, 2025 A hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church serving in Kazakhstan died in a car accident yesterday. His Eminence Archbishop Serapion of Kokshetau and Akmola was on his way to Moscow to participate in the annual Christmas Readings when the car he was traveling in got into…
Katy, Texas, January 28, 2025 Photo: stacollege.org St. Athanasius College, an Orthodox institute of higher education located in Katy, Texas, is offering a new five-week course titled “Beginner Social Media Marketing for Church Events,” starting February 9. The course aims to teach Orthodox Christians how to promote parish events on Facebook, reports the Antiochian…
Singapore, January 28, 2025 Photo: Facebook Half a dozen men were baptized into the holy Orthodox Church in Singapore over the weekend. The Sacrament was celebrated on Saturday, January 25, by Fr. Philip Calington, a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Singapore. “Glory to God…
