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Cetinje, Montenegro, January 3, 2025 Photo: spc.rs A shooter in Cetinje, Montenegro, took the lives of 12 individuals, including two children, before ending his own life on Wednesday, January 1. The violent spree was triggered by a dispute at a bar, resulting in the deaths of the bar owner, the owner’s children, and several family…

Pau, France, January 3, 2025 Photo: znamhram.ru A new parish community has been established in the southwestern French city of Pau. This parish, part of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe, is dedicated to St. John (Maximovitch) of San Francisco, who was previously the local ruling hierarch,…

Svyatogorsk, Donetsk Province, Ukraine, January 3, 2025 Photo: svlavra.church.ua A new shipment of humanitarian assistance has reached the Holy Dormition-Svyatogorsk Lavra in Donetsk Province, which has been sheltering refugees since 2014 and has experienced Bodies of refugees found under rubble at Ukraine’s much-suffering Svyatogorsk Lavra The remains were sent to a nearby city, Kramatorsk, for…

Hidden well away in the Greek of The Mysteries of Christ’s Genealogy All biblical names carry meaning and were predominantly inspired by prophecy. No translation can fully communicate the richness of the biblical names and the images they evoke. The genealogy with which St. Matthew opens his Gospel reveals a significant theological insight, one that…

N. Klimova. St. Anastasia the Deliverer from Bonds In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Every saint has a unique podvig that they have particularly excelled in. Certainly, all those whom we honor as saints endeavored to uphold every commandment of God, which is essential for any…

Photo: monastery.ru In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! As we celebrate the forefeast of the Nativity of Christ today, the holy Church presents us with images of the righteous figures from the Old Testament who spent their lives anticipating the coming of Christ the Savior. They…

Let’s begin our conversation about the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with a reaffirming statement: “God exists.” God didn’t merely exist in some moment or location far removed. He is present today. The Lord did not remain confined to the tenth century during the lifetime of Venerable Simeon the New Theologian, who…

Message for Christmasfrom His Holiness Patriarch Kirillof Moscow and All Russiato the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics, and All Faithful Childrenof the Russian Orthodox Church Your Graces, esteemed archpastors, honored presbyters, deacons, beloved monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters, Offering glory to God, who is exalted in the Trinity, and sharing the joy of this festivity…

Dear esteemed brother-archpastors, honorable fathers, Beloved brothers, sisters, and children in Christ! With great joy in the Newborn Christ, I extend my greetings to my brother-archpastors, esteemed fathers, monastics, and all the devoted faithful of the Russian Church Abroad on the occasion of Christ’s Nativity, a moment of salvation for the world, along with the…