His Eminence Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s eldest hierarch, is currently leading a pilgrimage to the holy sites of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric.
The incident occurred at the 6th-century Jvari Monastery, located near the ancient capital of Mtskheta.
The feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs—Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom—was a double celebration this year for His Eminence Metropolitan Longin and the faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica and Midwestern America.
A familiar scene played out again in Ukraine this week, this time in Vendichany, Vinnitsa Province, where representatives of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” which enjoys the support of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, threatened the family of the local priest and physically captured the church.
Forty historical items have been returned to the St. Cyril of White Lake Monastery Museum after restoration. Among the treasures are 17th-century icons.