Paschal Messageby Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russiato the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monasticsand all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church Beloved in the Lord Most Reverend archpastors, all-honourable presbyters and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters: CHRIST IS RISEN! It is with these life-affirming words filled with…
Christ is Risen! What we’ve prayed for throughout the holy Forty Days and what we’ve asked of our Lord has now been fully granted to us by His grace: We have reached the most honorable days of Christ’s sufferings and now worship His holy and glorious Resurrection! If this feast is joyful on earth,…
Jerusalem, April 20, 2025 theguardian.com The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as seen on the channel One Day. The Holy Light descended at about 2:36 PM. It appeared in the edicule (the small chapel built over the burial place of Christ) about five mintues after the…
Chișinău, April 19, 2025 spzh.live Moldovan authorities blocked a hierarch of the Moldovan Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate from flying to Jerusalem to retrieve the Holy Fire. “I still don’t understand why I wasn’t released to Israel,” His Eminence Archbishop Marchel of Bălți and Fălești told First in Moldova News. The hierarch was…
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Holy and Great SaturdayOf all the days the Holy and Great Forty Day Fast is the most distinguished, but more than the Holy Forty Day Fast the Holy and Great Passion Week is exalted, and more than the days…
Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today we are commemorating in a special way the Holy Week in Hymns. Great and Holy Thursday. The Last Supper (with audio)This kind of Liturgy is reserved for the major feasts of the Lord, but on…
Photo: jerusalem-patriarchate.info On this day, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem performed the Rite of the Washing of Feet by the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. A large platform was installed in the middle of the square, covered with carpets and decorated with flowers. A priest was reading the Gospel in Greek from…
Zaporozhye, Zaporozhye Province, Ukraine, April 17, 2025 Photo: Telegram His Eminence Metropolitan Luke of Zaporozhye, one of the most outspoken hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, has condemned the LGBT film festival that will open in Kiev on Holy Friday and called upon other religious leaders to raise their voices. The Sunny Bunny LGBT Film…
Athens, April 17, 2025 Photo: breitbart.com Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens, the primate of the Orthodox Church of Greece, spoke with Breitbart News recently, sharing his thoughts about the re-election of President Trump. The Greek primate described Trump’s election as positive, praising his economic and cultural vision while urging caution to prevent global conflicts. While…
April 17, 2025 Gathering food donations at the ROCOR cathedral in London. Photo: orthodox-europe.org As we move towards Holy Pascha, Orthodox Churches across Europe are intensifying their philanthropic activities to help the needy during this sacred season. These charitable initiatives reflect the heightened emphasis on almsgiving and compassion that characterizes the Orthodox Lenten journey…
