Georgian woman with her prayer and love cures the diseases of family and nation, – Father Daniel, Metropolitan of Chiatura and Sachkhere, made this statement during the ceremony of blessing of Iveria Virgin Mary Icon Cathedral at Makhata Mountain. Father Daniel spoke about the important role of women and mothers in the spiritual as well…

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  The primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Metropolitan of Kiev, His Beatitude Epiphanius, this week expressed his optimism that relations between the Autocephalous Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian state will continue, following a meeting with newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

New Orthodox cathedral being built in Kazakhstan capital A new Orthodox cathedral is being built in the central Asia country of Kazakhstan, and specifically in the capital of Nur-Sultan, previously known as Astana. The building of the church in the predominately Muslim country is an initiative of the Russian Orthodox Church, with completion to take…

  Five parishioners and the parish priest were killed outside a church in the northern part of the west African country of Burkina Faso over the weekend, in the latest attack against Christians there. According to Reuters, up to 30 gunmen opened fire after a mass was celebrated in the Catholic church of Dablo. The…

  Official suspicion of Christianity and Christians continues from official Beijing. Sadly, the Chinese communist party this month hosted a seminar entitled “Christianity threatens China’s security”, where speakers reportedly referred to the “risks and huge repercussions” that Christianity entails for the specific nation. Purdue University sociology professor Fenggang Yang estimates that there are no less…

  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly ready to announce a high-profile initiative to resume construction work at the new St. Nicholas chapel in Manhattan, on the spot where the previous small Orthodox Church was destroyed during the 9/11 attack. According to press reports citing the New York Governor’s office, a team of major…

  Developments and speculation surrounding the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s still-closed Theological School of Halki have significantly increased over the recent period. Speaking over the weekend at the Zoodohou Pigis Abbey in the Baloukli district, west of Istanbul, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, called for the reopening of the all-important seminary, which…

The joy of Pascha was shared with thousands of children from poor Moldovan families this year through the Paschal campaign “Grains of Paschal Light 2019.” The program initiated by Fr. Dan Damaschin, a priest at the Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Iași, was able to gather gift packages for more than 4,000 children…