Jerusalem, April 4, 2025 Photo: spc.rs The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who has been on pilgrimage to the Holy Land since Patriarchs of Jerusalem and Serbia meet in the Holy LandHis Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia arrived in the Holy Land yesterday morning for a pilgrimage to the many holy sites there….
Jordanville, New York, April 4, 2025 Photo: hts.edu Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, New York (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) has released its annual report highlighting significant growth in enrollment, ordinations, and financial contributions over the past two academic years. According to the report, total enrollment increased from 78 students in 2023-24…
Liechtenstein scenery The Principality of Liechtenstein is a European microstate between Austria and Switzerland. With an area of only sixty-two square miles and a population of about 40,000, Liechtenstein is ranked among the richest countries in the world, which, in addition to the financial sector, has highly developed industry (including microelectronics) and agriculture. It…
The fifth week of Great Lent stands out among the other weeks due to two special services. On Wednesday evening, the Matins for Thursday is celebrated with the reading of the Great Canon “>Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete and the Venerable Mary of EgyptCovered by the cloak, the ascetic turned to Zosimas:…
Toronto, April 2, 2025 Photo: liturgija.mk A prayer service and humanitarian event was held over the weekend at the Macedonian Orthodox cathedral Toronto in memory of the more than 200 people who were either killed or injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia last month. A fire broke out at the Pulse nightclub…
Cleveland, April 2, 2025 Photo: wkyc.com Restoration work continues at the Orthodox Church in America’s St. Theodosius Cathedral in Cleveland nearly a year after a Campaign launched to fund restorations at fire-damaged Cleveland cathedralA massive fire broke out at the church on May 28, especially damaging the central dome, which has since had to…
Jerusalem, April 2, 2025 Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate The primates of the Jerusalem and Serbian Patriarchates served together at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem this morning. His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije Patriarchs of Jerusalem and Serbia meet in the Holy LandHis Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia arrived in the Holy Land yesterday morning…
Kiev, April 3, 2025 Photo: ivint.org Since its establishment by the United Nations in 2007, World Autism Awareness Day has been observed annually on April 2. For this day, the Liturgical Commission of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church composed a moleben for children suffering from the affliction of autism and for their prayers, reports the…
New York, April 3, 2025 Photo: archons.org The Archons of the Patriarchate of Constantinople have announced that this year’s recipient of the Athenagoras Human Rights Award will be former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The award will be presented on October 18 at the New York Milton Midtown Hotel, the Archons report. As in…
Bucharest, April 3, 2025 Photo: romania-insider.com The Romanian Patriarchate decries the scandalous usage of Christian symbols in the play Prophet Elijah that recently premiered at the I. L. Caragiale National Theatre in Bucharest. The play, which features a group of devotees in 1940s Poland crucifying their leader (who proclaimed himself the Prophet Elijah) in…