Dmitry Kiryukhin
After several decades of atheist propaganda in the Soviet Union, new life came to the Orthodox parish in the village of Barkhatovo.
The feast of St. Parascheva, October 14, is traditionally one of the largest religious events in Romania, drawing pilgrims from throughout Romania and beyond over the days leading up to her feast.
The Latvian Orthodox Church celebrated the 90th anniversary of the martyrdom of its beloved saint the Hieromartyr John of Riga over the weekend.
Hieromonk Pafnuty (Fokin)
"Then I told myself inwardly that if I survived, I would join a monastery."
St. John of Kronstadt
Only a very pure heart can love all people, and no person has ever had such a pure heart as the Mother of God.