English Edition of the Spiritual Psalter by St. Ephraim the Syrian, Released by Damascene Press

Cooperstown, New York, March 18, 2025 Photo: damascenepress.org Damascene Press is republishing the best-selling collection of St. Ephraim the Syrian’s prayers compiled by St. Theophan the Recluse. It is now available for free download as an eBook and for purchase in printed editions from damascenepress.org. Damascene Press is operated by the Lambertsen Foundation, which was…

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Estonian Church in Constantinople backs prohibition of Moscow Patriarchate’s Estonian Orthodox Church

Tallinn, March 19, 2025 Photo: Met. Stephanos of Constantinople’s EAOC. Photo: err.ee      In a new statement from its Public Relations Department, the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) came out in support of a ban on the larger Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, calling it a move to “strengthen national…

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Thousands Say Goodbye to Elder Iliy at Optina Monastery (+VIDEO)

Kozelsk, Kaluga Province, Russia, March 19, 2025 Photo: optina.ru      The farewell to the deeply beloved and revered elder Schema-Archimandrite Iliy (Nozdrin) took place at Optina Monastery yesterday. Elder Iliy Elder Iliy reposes in the Lord—Russian Church’s most revered elder (+VIDEO)Elder Iliy (Nozdrin), the most beloved and revered elder of the Russian Church, reposed in…

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