Tirana, January 30, 2025 Photo: Radio Ngjalla The funeral for the newly reposed primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church, His Eminence Archbishop Anastasios, was served today in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Tirana, in the presence of thousands of Orthodox clergy and faithful and various state representatives from throughout the world….
Moscow, January 30, 2025 Photo: tihchurch.ru A new chapel was dedicated to the Wonderworker and Holy Hierarch St. John (Maximovitch) of San Francisco at a Moscow church earlier this week. His Eminence Metropolitan Theognost of Kashira and a host of local clergy celebrated the service during which the chapel was consecrated at the Church…
Spain and Portugal, January 30, 2025 Photo: obispadoortodoxo.es The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal is launching a charitable project to help Romanian orphans. The “Father’s Heart: Love for Abandoned Children” project will run from March 2025 to March 2026, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Timotei of Spain and Portugal. The…
Moscow, January 30, 2025 Photo: pro-life.by Representatives of Russian and foreign NGOs signed an International Declaration on Family Protection in Moscow this week, with the document open for signing by all interested parties. The solemn signing ceremony took place on Monday at Christ the Savior Cathedral during the Christmas Educational Readings. An international council…
Moscow, January 30, 2025 Photo: turemnoe-sluzhenie.ru The Russian Orthodox Church has created a platform for inmates to take a 3-month course on Orthodox fundamentals, Scripture, and Church history. The project is a joint venture of the Synodal Department for Prison Ministry, St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University in Moscow, and the I’m With You organization. The…
How to Foster and Preserve Children’s Faith in GodA child’s soul, especially one reborn in the Sacrament of Baptism, has a natural ability to know God. “>Part 1 Why are some people able to know God and believe in Him until the end of their days while others lose faith in their youth? How…
From the days of Moses when God made a covenant through him with Israel to come and dwell in their midst, Israel has offered sacrifice to Yahweh their God. The detailed instructions for offering sacrifices and for the shrine centre built to receive them are found in the Pentateuch. Originally this shrine was portable,…
Washington, D.C., January 29, 2025 Photo: forbes.com President Trump signed an executive order yesterday banning federal support for “gender transition” procedures for minors. He wrote on Truth Social: Today, it was my great honor to sign an Executive Order banning the chemical castration and medical mutilation of innocent children in the United States of…
Kiev, January 29, 2025 Photo: rtvi.com The canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church won two small court victories regarding the usage of the Holy Dormition-Kiev Caves Lavra on Monday, January 27. The ancient monastery, divided into the Upper and Lower Lavra, has been state owned since Soviet times and is run by the Kiev Caves Lavra…
Olga Alexandrovna Kharabarova at work as an accountant One summer day in 2009, I was called to meet some pilgrims passing through. A man and a bent-over old woman were waiting for me on the porch. Getting acquainted, it turned out that it was Schemanun Vassa (Kharabarova), ninety-five years old, who had come from…
