Orthodox worship services will take place in Rome at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 27, as the St. George Orthodox Church in New ...

The two-day ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her message of ...

The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her ...

In 2019, Ukraine's Orthodox Church was granted independence from the Russian Orthodox Church by the ecumenical patriarch in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). It caused an uproar in Moscow.

A new Ukrainian law, which passed the country’s Parliament on Aug. 20, bans the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukrainian territory. Wednesday, June 18, 2025. A service of EWTN News.

The Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, in a resolution on 6 May, also described the Russian church as "a direct threat to the public and constitutional order". Despite their concern, Mitrokhin, from ...

In Eastern Orthodox tradition, Bright Week follows Easter Sunday, which in the Orthodox church fell on this past Sunday. St. George's Day — May 7 — fell on Bright Tuesday this year.

This follows the Ukrainian parliament’s announcement earlier his year to move away from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition. For the first time in Ukraine’s history, the date for celebrating ...

The Russian Orthodox Church was established in Alaska on Kodiak Island in 1794 and missionaries spread the faith, baptizing an estimated 18,000 Alaska Natives. Today, up to 50,000 Alaskans ...

EKLUTNA, Alaska (AP) — The Russian Orthodox church was established in Alaska on Kodiak Island in 1794 and missionaries spread the faith, baptizing an estimated 18,000 Alaska Natives.

The Russian Orthodox church was established in Alaska on Kodiak Island in 1794 and missionaries spread the faith, baptizing an estimated 18,000 Alaska Natives. Today, up to 50,000 Alaskans ...

The Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska's biggest city is packed with treasures for the Christian faithful: religious icons gifted by Romanov czars, panels of oil paintings and ...