Orthodox Parishes in Western Ukraine Request U.S. Support Against Religious Persecution

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…

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Pükhtitsa Abbess to Estonian Parliament: You’re Fully Aware That You’re Attempting to Ban Us

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…

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Support a Romanian Parish in Scotland: Fundraising for a Building Purchase Until Late March

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…

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Bosnian Medieval Monastery Awakens After Centuries of Ruin

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…

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A Miracle Not to Be Overlooked: Three Generations of the Pravdolyubov Family Reflect on Fr. John Krestiankin (1910–2006)

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…

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