Kiev will check dozens of churches for “legality of use”

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Church and State

Kiev will check dozens of churches for “legality of use”

The news comes just a week after Kiev’s Tithes Church was demolished in the middle of the night, as the previous church on the same spot was demolished by the Bolsheviks in 1936.

Texas Monthly Hit Piece on Russian Orthodoxy in Texas

Archpriest John Whiteford

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Churches and Monasteries

Texas Monthly Hit Piece on Russian Orthodoxy in Texas

Archpriest John Whiteford

As it turned out, the article was not about the growth of Orthodoxy in Texas at all, but was in fact an extremely biased attempt to paint me, my parish, and other Orthodox Christians as racists, conspiracy theorists, and authoritarians.

Pilgrimage to relics of St. John the Russian in Evia draws 1,500+

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Pilgrimage to relics of St. John the Russian in Evia draws 1,500+

The holy walk, held on Sunday, May 19, marks the 9th annual Pilgrimage organized by the Region of Central Greece with the blessing and support of the Metropolis of Chalkida.

Wonderworking Hawaiian Iveron Icon visiting Australia

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Churches and Monasteries

Wonderworking Hawaiian Iveron Icon visiting Australia

The myrrh-streaming and wonderworking Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is known throughout the Orthodox world. With its guardian, Fr. Nectarios Yangston, the Icon continuously travels throughout America and abroad for the consolation of the faithful.

Fire destroys monastics houses at Romania’s Văratec Monastery

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Churches and Monasteries

Fire destroys monastics houses at Romania’s Văratec Monastery

Văratec is the largest convent in Romania, with more than 400 nuns living there. It was founded in 1785 by Schemanun Olimpiada and her confessor Fr. Iosif, under the guidance of St. Paisius Velichkovsky.