Brothers and sisters in the Lord, In the Psalms we read, “Give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks; we call on Your name, and recount Your wondrous deeds.” (Psalm 75:1). As we prepare to celebrate our national Day of Thanksgiving, each of us should remember and bow our heads in thanks to Almighty…

  The Russian Orthodox Church has again raised its voice against the inclusion of abortion in the services that are covered by the taxpayer-funded state insurance program. In particular, Maria Studenikina, the head of the Synodal Charity and Social Service Department’s pro-life division and director of the Orthodox “Mercy” service’s “Home for Mothers,” spoke in…

Another large-scale mosaic of a seraphim has been uncovered on the ceiling of Agia Sophia in Istanbul. The 6-winged angel of God was revealed when scaffolding set up 7 years ago to assist in restoration was finally dismantled, reports the Orthodoxia News Agency. Another of the four mosaics was uncovered in 2009. It had been…

  The Philoptochos Society of the Metropolis of Boston held their virtual “Dream Gala” to raise much needed funds to fulfill the main mission of providing assistance to the less fortunate while perpetuating and promoting the Orthodox faith and traditions. The virtual Gala presented the unique and creative ministries that the Metropolis of Boston parish…



WCVB 5 recently ran a story highlighting the generosity of the Metropolis of Boston and St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church in Arlington, MA. For the past 25 years the parish has worked together to donate Thanksgiving turkeys and other food items to those who need it most. This year, to comply with social…

Dear Friend of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine: We are pleased to share with you our redesigned website, which can be found at www.stnicholaswtc.org We hope that you will spend some time on the site to learn more about the developments in construction and the iconographic program that is coming. Please consider…

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A new online platform for the teaching of religious lessons has been unveiled, with the support of Orthodox theologians from across the country, and coordinated by the Romanian Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Oltenia, His Eminence Irineu.