Photo: pravoslavie.ru The Law of God that’s taught in schools isn’t intended to give children knowledge of God (it presupposes that this knowledge already exists)—it only gives children knowledge about God. But since knowledge about God, like any other knowledge, is absorbed only by the mind and memory, studying the Law of God in…
Bucharest, January 29, 2025 Photo: orthodoxwitness.org Only a Pan-Orthodox Synod has the authority to discuss initiatives regarding the date of Pascha, says the Romanian Patriarchate. The Church issued a statement on the matter yesterday in response to recent statements from Pope Francis about finding a common date for all Christendom to celebrate Pascha together….
Athens, January 29, 2025 Photo: YouTube A trans man who became a subject of discussion at a church festival in Athens is suing the Athonite elder who spoke about him. Specifically, the man has filed both criminal charges and a civil lawsuit against Elder Philemon of the Holy Mountain’s Prophet Elias Skete seeking more…
Pilna, Nizhny Novgorod Province, Russia, January 29, 2025 A hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church serving in Kazakhstan died in a car accident yesterday. His Eminence Archbishop Serapion of Kokshetau and Akmola was on his way to Moscow to participate in the annual Christmas Readings when the car he was traveling in got into…
Katy, Texas, January 28, 2025 Photo: stacollege.org St. Athanasius College, an Orthodox institute of higher education located in Katy, Texas, is offering a new five-week course titled “Beginner Social Media Marketing for Church Events,” starting February 9. The course aims to teach Orthodox Christians how to promote parish events on Facebook, reports the Antiochian…
Singapore, January 28, 2025 Photo: Facebook Half a dozen men were baptized into the holy Orthodox Church in Singapore over the weekend. The Sacrament was celebrated on Saturday, January 25, by Fr. Philip Calington, a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Singapore. “Glory to God…
London, January 28, 2025 Photo: orthodox-europe.org Hierarchs, clergy, and faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia came together for the patronal feast day of the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in London on Sunday. Joining the His Grace Bishop Nektarije, newly enthroned hierarch of the Serbian Diocese…
Toliara, Madagascar, January 27, 2025 Photo: Facebook 100 young souls were united to Christ in His holy Orthodox Church in a recent mass Baptismal service in Madagascar. The Sacrament was celebrated by Bishop Prodromos of the Patriarchate of Alexandria’s Diocese of Toliara and Southern Madagascar, who wrote about the service: In the silence of…
Tirana, January 27, 2025 Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr The Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church has declared a 5-day mourning period following the repose of its long-time primate. His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, who led the Albanian Church for 34 years, working tirelessly to rebuild it from the ruins left behind by the atheist…
Tallinn, January 27, 2025 Photo: orthodox.ee A new government-approved draft law threatens the existence of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and violates religious freedom, the Church says in a statement released on Friday, January 24. The Church warns that if adopted, the amendments to the Churches and Parishes Act, which would…
