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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in ...
Greek Orthodox Church won’t press charges despite misuse of funds
“During its investigation, the Archdiocese was unable to confirm a precise amount of church funds that were misused but, as ...
Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy’s new saint?
St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female ...
After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews engage with the world more than ever
One in seven Jews worldwide are strictly Orthodox, or Haredi. It's a population of roughly 2 million out of 15 million Jews, ...
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Canonized on the Kuskokwim: Orthodox St. Olga glorified in Kwethluk
The two-day ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her message of ...
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In a historic canonization, the ‘mother of the Kuskokwim’ becomes an Orthodox saint
The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...
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The Decline and Fall of Christianity in America
If we imagine religion as a technology, argues Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith, we can better see the cause of its ...
Donald Trump is building a strange, new religious movement
It was traditionalist, mindful of theology, and, well, theocratic, which is to say it wanted to take the standards of a ...
Alaska Native becomes first female Orthodox North American saint
An Alaska Native woman is the newest saint for the Orthodox Church in America. St. Olga was canonized last week in the tiny southwest Alaska village of Kwethluk, and she is the first female Orthodox ...
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Orthodox Churches Join Legal Battle Against Washington Law Forcing Priests To Break the Seal of Confession
A group of Orthodox churches is suing to block a new law in Washington State that requires priests to violate the seal of confession and report incidents of child abuse. In May, Washington’s ...
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After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews are engaging with the world more than ever
open image in gallery Hasidic Jewish men chat inside Gottlieb's Restaurant on Monday, June 16, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York (AP) The Orthodox make up 9%. The president of the Union for ...
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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
Worshippers, including an Orthodox priest wearing a black cassock, walk on the dusty streets of Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, heading to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church for the canonization ...