On Wednesday and Thursday, eight hierarchs from three Orthodox churches visited St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) to get a closer look at the Seminary’s operations, curriculum, and future plans: Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishops Benjamin, Melchisedek, Michael, and Alexander, and Bishop Paul from the Orthodox Church in America (OCA); Bishop John from the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of…

On September 15, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), spoke at the solemn opening of the Peace Without Borders. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue forum at the Palace of Congresses. The forum was organized by the Catholic Sant’Egidio Community. With a blessing of Patriarch Kirill…

It’s not that God overrode Pharaoh’s free will; that is, it isn’t that Pharaoh was inclined to let the Israelites go but then God stopped him from doing so. It’s that Pharaoh was not inclined to let the Israelites go, but the miracles worked by God through Moses made him timid; God gave Pharaoh the…

OrthoChristian previously reported on the April 4th resolution of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to canonize several new saints. One of those saints who was added to the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church was Archpriest Andrei Zimin. And on Saturday, September 14, the glorification of Archpriest Andrei…

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Stepped up construction is continuing to complete the new Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Clear Water, Florida. The goal is to complete the Church by Christmas, whereby the parish will celebrate its 50th year in existence. The previous Holy Trinity Cathedral was burned to the ground in 2015. A rare icon showing the Theotokos,…

The Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, referred to the Russian Orthodox Church’s presence in electronic and social media, as well as to efforts to attract more young people to Church services and religion. In a radio interview, Hilarion, who is also the chairman of the department of external Church relations, emphasized that the most…

A meeting between 10 Pan-Orthodox organizations was held in New York City on Friday, to focus on efforts at reducing the problem of homelessness in the metropolis. Twenty experts met at the Archdiocese of America’s offices, under the blessing of the Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros. The group decided to reconvene once a month…

The Church today venerates the memory of Sophia and her three daughters: Pistis, Elpis, and Agape, which in English translates into Faith, Hope and Love. Mother and daughters were born in second century Italy, during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. Pistis was 12 years old, Elpida 10, and Apage 9. All three were tortured…