Mass Baptism at Greek church in Australia, where Orthodoxy is quickly growing

Sydney, April 11, 2025 Photo: greek.vema.com.au      Another mass Baptism was recently celebrated in Australia. Australia: Orthodoxy fastest growing church amidst general Christian declineThe Orthodox Church is the fastest growing Christian “denomination” in Australia according to recently published 2016-2021 census data. “>According to 2016-2021 census data, Orthodoxy is the fasting growing denomination, with the Greek…

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Russian Synod condemns new law banning Estonian Orthodox Christian Church

Moscow, April 11, 2025 Photo: narvanews.com      The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church issued a statement yesterday condemning the recently adopted bill that effectively bans the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church. The legislation, passed in its third reading by Estonia’s Parliament on April 9, requires the Church and Pükhtitsa Monastery to sever their canonical…

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Patriarch Kirill appeals to world leaders over ban of Estonian Orthodox Christian Church

Moscow, April 14, 2025 Photo: rbk.ru      Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent an appeal to multiple religious and political leaders last week concerning the Estonian Parliament’s adoption of a law banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church. Legislators adopted amendments to the Law on Churches and Congregations Parliament adopts law on banning Estonian…

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Persecuted Estonian Church and Pükhtitsa Monastery appeal to U.S. religious freedom commission

Tallinn, April 11, 2025 Pükhtitsa Monastery. Photo: puhtitsa.ee      Representatives of the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church and the Holy Dormition-Pükhtitsa Monastery submitted an official appeal to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) yesterday, calling for a response to the religious persecution being carried out by the state. Estonian Parliament adopted amendments to the…

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