The Moscow Times on MSN1d
Russian Orthodox Church Unveils ‘Operation Pipeline’ Monument in Yekaterinburg
The Russian Orthodox Church unveiled a monument in Yekaterinburg this week commemorating a recent military operation against ...
Christianity Today1d
In Bombed-Out Kharkiv, Ukrainians Live Under Russia’s Constant Threat
A damaged apartment after a rocket attack in the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine. The once-thriving neighborhood of Northern ...
The Jewish Press1d
Far, Yet Still Close: OU Study Yields Surprising Findings About Orthodox ‘Leavers’
Indeed, many of those interviewed reported maintaining select Jewish practices such as davening or Shabbat dinner, even if not necessarily within a halachic framework, and staying connected with Ortho ...
La Croix7d
Defying Putin and the Patriarch, exiled Russian Orthodox priests lead silent resistance
At the edge of the Polish border, the 12th-century Kalozha Belarusian Orthodox Church in Grodno overlooks the calm waters of the Neman River. This is where Father Georgij Roi ministered for ten ...
La Croix9d
The Orthodox Great Lent: A highly demanding practice
In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...
Greek Reporter14d
Ukraine Orthodox Church
Former Greek-American CIA officer John Kiriakou has retracted his earlier claim that the U.S. paid the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople to grant autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church ...
Greek Reporter15d
Ex-CIA Agent Kiriakou Retracts Claim on US, Ecumenical Patriarchate & Ukraine Church
Credit: Thomas Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia Former Greek-American CIA officer John Kiriakou has retracted his earlier claim that the U.S. paid the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople to grant ...
The Tablet24d
Lithuanian Orthodox Church accused of disguising Moscow allegiance
The Russian Orthodox Church in Lithuania deliberately hides ... but the Latvian Parliament has adopted a law on autocephaly for the local Church. Thus, from the point of view of the canons of ...
Greek City Times26d
The Sunday of Forgiveness: A Prelude to Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox Tradition
Forgiveness Sunday, also known as Cheesefare Sunday, marks the final Sunday before the start of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox Church. This day emphasizes the themes of Adam and Eve’s exile from ...
Greek City Times27d
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Marks 85th Birthday
In 2016, he organized the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church in Crete, the first of its kind in centuries. With more than three decades on the patriarchal throne, Patriarch Bartholomew is ...
WKBN 27 First News27d
Boardman church starts fish fry a week early
St. John Greek Orthodox Church on Glenwood Avenue in Boardman starts its fish fry — the “Seafood Fest” — this Friday. There are lots of options on the menu and lots of prep work happening ...