Dear brothers and sisters! The first words of the Risen Savior, directed to the people, was a greeting, a call, and a direction for life: “Rejoice!” Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks for everything—the apostle Paul confirms these words, which he came to know through his own long and personal experience in life…
The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Jorge Bergoglio, known as Pope Francis, died Monday at the age of 88. His death comes a day after his brief but final appearance before thousands of Catholic pilgrims at St. Peter’s Square in Rome during the Vatican’s Easter Sunday Mass. During his appearance, he…
Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the world is now waiting to see who will succeed him, as the Cardinals gather in Rome for the Papal Conclave. A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. The…
P A S C H A L M E S S A G Eof the Primateof the Ukrainian Orthodox ChurchHis Beatitude Metropolitan of Kyivand All UkraineO N U F R I Yto the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics,and All Faithful Childrenof the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Christ is Risen! I wholeheartedly greet all of you, God-loving archpastors…
Paschal Messageby Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russiato the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monasticsand all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church Beloved in the Lord Most Reverend archpastors, all-honourable presbyters and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters: CHRIST IS RISEN! It is with these life-affirming words filled with…
Christ is Risen! What we’ve prayed for throughout the holy Forty Days and what we’ve asked of our Lord has now been fully granted to us by His grace: We have reached the most honorable days of Christ’s sufferings and now worship His holy and glorious Resurrection! If this feast is joyful on earth,…
Jerusalem, April 20, 2025 theguardian.com The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as seen on the channel One Day. The Holy Light descended at about 2:36 PM. It appeared in the edicule (the small chapel built over the burial place of Christ) about five mintues after the…
Chișinău, April 19, 2025 spzh.live Moldovan authorities blocked a hierarch of the Moldovan Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate from flying to Jerusalem to retrieve the Holy Fire. “I still don’t understand why I wasn’t released to Israel,” His Eminence Archbishop Marchel of Bălți and Fălești told First in Moldova News. The hierarch was…
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Holy and Great SaturdayOf all the days the Holy and Great Forty Day Fast is the most distinguished, but more than the Holy Forty Day Fast the Holy and Great Passion Week is exalted, and more than the days…
Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today we are commemorating in a special way the Holy Week in Hymns. Great and Holy Thursday. The Last Supper (with audio)This kind of Liturgy is reserved for the major feasts of the Lord, but on…