Damage to Athonite monasteries after nearly two years of earthquakes
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Damage to arches and vaults, domes and cupolas, chimneys and masonry are among the problems recorded in inspections carried out at Mt. Athos monasteries following a long series of earthquakes.

Call for prayer and fasting ahead of court case in state’s war against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
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The Metropolitan noted that today the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal will begin judicial proceedings today on a lawsuit filed by Ukraine’s State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience, the ultimate goal of which is to ban the activities of the Kiev Metropolia of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Shostakovich. Leningrad. Music of the Strength of Spirit
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Anastasia Grishunina

This work became a symbol of the victory of the human spirit, a symbol of resistance to fascism in the language of music.

“Here we have a kind of heavenly eminence”
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Nun Cornelia (Rees), Seraphim Collins, Ph.D.

The world became completely fallen, and God was somewhere else. But in Orthodoxy it’s much more complicated than that.

Stay in the Church at All Costs!
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Savva Tống (Duệ Uyên)

Be patient in every trial, hold fast to the Church as a child holds the hand of his mother. For this is the only place satan cannot overcome, this is Noah’s Ark, this is the Bride of the Lamb, this is the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven.

Macedonian bishop leads Liturgy with clergy from five Local Churches at Serbian parish in France
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Orthodox faithful of various nationalities attended the Liturgy, demonstrating the supranational character of the Orthodox Church.

New Romanian feasts honor wonderworking icons of the Theotokos
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The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met on September 29-30 and approved the establishment of two feast days honoring wonderworking icons of the Mother of God: the Icon of the Mother of God of Craiova and the Icon of the Mother of God of Dintr-un Lemn Monastery.

800th anniversary of Serbian monastery in Romania
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The solemn celebration took place on the feast day of St. Joseph of Timișoara, diocesan patron.

Five primates attend opening of “Theologia” journal conference on theology and technology
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The conference will run for several days and focuses on the interaction between theology, society, and technology in the modern era, particularly examining challenges posed by artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

Arson attack completely destroys Ukrainian Orthodox church in Alberta (+VIDEO)
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A nearly century-old Ukrainian Orthodox church in rural Alberta was completely destroyed by arson on September 21, 2025, as part of what police describe as a crime spree in the Bellis area northeast of Edmonton.

Planned visit to Mt. Athos by schismatic Dumenko sparks division among monasteries
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The planned visit has reportedly provoked strong reactions within the Sacred Community, particularly given the ongoing persecution of clergy, monastics, and faithful of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Zelensky government.

Young Republican leader condemns Ukraine’s legal action against Orthodox Church
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Her statement came on the eve of the first court session in Ukraine’s legal case against the Church, which seeks to ban and dismantle the central administration and the entire Kiev Metropolia of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The session, originally scheduled for September 30, was postponed until October 30 due to the illness of one of the judges.

“There Must Be Love, Love and Prayer”
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Alexandra Kalinovskaya

“His humility is so strong that it seems that Fr. Alexei is ready to ask everyone’s forgiveness and, without hesitation, bow at the feet of the worst sinner, as it were..."

Man arrested after bomb threat at Miami Greek Orthodox church
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The incident occurred during Sunday Liturgy.

Donetsk Iveron Icon returns to its home monastery after 11 years
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The icon’s return was preceded by a grand procession through the Donetsk and Gorlovka dioceses from late June through late September. Thousands of faithful had the opportunity to venerate the miraculous icon.

65th anniversary of Romanian-OCA parish in Florida
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Holy Cross Parish was established in July 1960 through the efforts of Fr. Eugen Banciu.

Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Rodoston reposes at age 92 (+VIDEO)
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He served the Church as a hierarch for 47 years and was distinguished as an expert in Athonite chanting:

What’s Behind the West’s Push for Ukrainian Church Autocephaly?
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James George Jatras

Breaking Ukraine’s spiritual ties with Russia is at least as important to breaking of political ties and enlisting Ukraine as part of NATO’s anti-Russian deployment.