Elderly woman punched, knocked down stairs, and robbed at Greek Orthodox church in Queens

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Elderly woman punched, knocked down stairs, and robbed at Greek Orthodox church in Queens

Police are looking for a suspect who physically assaulted an elderly woman at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in the Briarwood section of Queens on Sunday.

Ukrainian museum raising funds to dismantle a church that it calls “garbage”

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Ukrainian museum raising funds to dismantle a church that it calls “garbage”

The National History Museum of Ukraine is collecting funds to demolish Kiev’s Sts. Vladimir and Olga-Tithes Church, which belongs to the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

New Romanian Orthodox mission founded in Canada

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New Romanian Orthodox mission founded in Canada

The community is named in honor of Sts. Constantine and Helen and Paisius (Velichkovsky) of Neamţ.

The frescoes of the thousand-year-old Beşaret Church are in danger of disappearing

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The frescoes of the thousand-year-old Beşaret Church are in danger of disappearing

The frescoes on the walls, which have withstood the years, are about to disappear due to neglect and damage caused by treasure hunters.

Ukrainian hierarch joins Polish Church for Annunciation, patronal feast of Supraśl Monastery

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Ukrainian hierarch joins Polish Church for Annunciation, patronal feast of Supraśl Monastery

The feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos is the patronal feast of Supraśl Monastery, the foremost monastic center in the Polish Orthodox Church.