Aussie supporters gather donations for missionary efforts in Madagascar.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia, March 21, 2025 Bp. Prodromos of Toliara and Southern Madagascar. Photo: vema.com.au      The faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia’s Diocese of Perth donated funds for missionary work in southern Madagascar during the bishop’s visit over the weekend. Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and Southern Madagascar of the Patriarchate of…

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17th-Century Ukrainian Monastery Observes 35 Years of Renewal

Brailov, Vinnitsa Province, Ukraine, March 21, 2025 Photo: eparhia.vn.ua    The Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Holy Trinity Convent in the village of Brailov, Vinnitsa Province, celebrated the 35th anniversary of its revival after the years of godless atheism on Wednesday, March 19. The day also marked the feast of the monastery’s Brailovo-Częstochowa Icon. The double celebration…

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Polish Monastery May Find Itself in Belarus Due to Changing River Boundary

Jabłeczna, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, March 20, 2025 Photo: notesfrompoland.com      Polish authorities are worried that the historic Orthodox Monastery of St. Onuphrius in Jabłeczna in eastern Poland could eventually find itself outside of Polish territory. Poland’s national water authority has announced a project to reinforce the Bug River’s banks along the Belarus border, responding to…

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Yet another controversy surrounding blasphemy at Greece’s National Gallery

Athens, March 21, 2025 Photo: Romfea      Another scandal has erupted surrounding “artwork” on display at Greece’s National Gallery in Athens, this time blaspheming one of the Church’s most well-known prayers. Orthodox protests against blasphemous display in Greek National GalleryThe National Gallery in Athens, Greece, is currently hosting an exhibition entitled The Allure of the…

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Polish Church declares sainthood for three priests who perished in the WWII Katyn Massacre.

Warsaw, March 21, 2025 St. Szymon Fedorońko (left), St. Włodzimierz Ochab (right). Photo: Wikipedia, swzygmunt.knc.pl      At its session on Tuesday, March 18, the Holy Synod of the Polish Orthodox Church canonized three priests who were martyred in 1940 and those who were killed with them. In particular, the hierarchs canonized Archpriest Col. Szymon Fedorońko,…

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VIDEO: Embracing Union and Communion with the Living God-Man, Jesus – A Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent.

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, Igumen Seraphim Bell celebrated the Divine Liturgy for an English-speaking community at the Church of St. Nicholas in Novaya Sloboda in Moscow. His homily focused on the life and theology of St. Gregory Palamas: A Rare Case in TraditionAn ascetic who has been accounted worthy of passionlessness can thereafter taste…

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Macedonian Church leader calls for harmony and solidarity during demonstrations following tragic nightclub blaze

Skopje, North Macedonia, March 20, 2025 Photo: bigorski.org.mk      The primate of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric is calling for prayer and unity as protests erupt over the recent tragedy in Kočani. A fire broke out in a nightclub early on the morning of Sunday, March 16, where fans, many of them teenagers, were packed…

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