Bukovina, Ukraine, February 6, 2025 Photo: First Cossack Parishes of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church under His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine in the western region of Bukovina are appealing to the U.S. government and other organizations for protection against the persecution of the state and the violent schismatics. At least…
On the ChurchIt’s only in the Church that the Word of God and His teaching are fully heard; only the Church is the house of the Lord on earth—there the bloodless sacrifice and prayers and hymns are offered. “>On the Church St. Gabriel, Bishop of ImeretiBishop Gabriel (Kikodze) was born November 15, 1825, in the…
Kuremäe, Estonia, February 5, 2024 Photo: postimees.ee Abbess of the Pükhtitsa Dormition Convent in Estonia, Mother Philareta (Kalacheva), has written an open letter to the Estonian Parliament, responding to the new bill demanding that the monastery and the Estonian Orthodox Church leave the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. Pükhtitsa was founded in 1891 with…
Aberdeen, Scotland, February 5, 2025 Photo: parohiaaberdeen.org.uk A Romanian Orthodox parish serving northeast Scotland is currently in the midst of a fundraiser towards the purchase of its own building. The Sts. Joachim and Anna and the Holy Cross parish has been looking for its own building in Aberdeen to worship in for many years—“a…
Gostovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 5, 2025 Photo: mitropolijadabrobosanska.org The Diocese of Dabar and Bosnia of the Serbian Orthodox Church recently shared the story of a monastery that is being resurrected from the ruins. “The case of the Udrim Monastery in Gostović near Zavidovići leaves every visitor breathless,” the diocese writes, “especially those who…
Gomoa Fomena, Ghana, February 5, 2025 Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr Another mass Baptism was celebrated in Africa last week. On the last day of January, 35 catechumens were united to Christ in the baptismal font at the Church of St. John Chrysostom in Gomoa Fomena, Ghana, reports the Orthodoxia News Agency. The Sacrament was presided over…
Minneapolis, February 5, 2025 The Minneapolis Deliverer Icon was gifted by St. Tikhon in the early 20th century An historic icon of the Theotokos that was gifted more than 100 years ago by St. Tikhon of Moscow during his time as head of the North American Mission has returned to the Orthodox Church in…
On Vigilance and Fortitude “>On Vigilance and Fortitude St. Gabriel, Bishop of ImeretiBishop Gabriel (Kikodze) was born November 15, 1825, in the village of Bachvi, in the western Georgian district of Ozurgeti in Guria. His father was the priest Maxime Kikodze. “>St. Gabriel of Imereti was a nineteenth-century Holy Hierarch of the Georgian Orthodox…
The Pravdolyubov family, descendants of Holy Confessor Archpriest Sergiy PravdoliubovAll the priests in the town of Kasimov, including Fr. Sergiy, were arrested, taken to a forest, and ordered to dig a large trench near the railroad tracks. The clergy were convinced they were digging their own graves. “>New Hieroconfessor Sergei Anatolievich Pravdolyubov, had a deep…
On ConfessionThe main thing in Confession is that the grace of the Holy Spirit is at work there. “>On Confession St. Gabriel, Bishop of ImeretiBishop Gabriel (Kikodze) was born November 15, 1825, in the village of Bachvi, in the western Georgian district of Ozurgeti in Guria. His father was the priest Maxime Kikodze. “>St. Gabriel…
