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…

A Pastoral Assembly of the Archdiocese of Russian Churches in Western Europe was held in Paris on Saturday where the members continued to discuss the future of their jurisdiction following the sudden removal of its exarchate status in November by the Holy Synod of Constantinople. His Eminence Archbishop John of Chariopoulis urged that a decision…

Today, Sunday, May 12, marks the 29-year anniversary of the issuance of a venerable Patriarchal sigillium (seal) by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to allow the transformation of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi into a coenobium – the monastic tradition that emphasizes community life amongst the monks. Twenty-nine years have also passed since…

The proposal by the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, to nominate the Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Bursa, His Eminence Elpidoforos, as the new Archbishop of America, has inaugurated a new chapter for the Mother Church’s large and very significant Greek Orthodox Eparchy (Archdiocese). The Patriarch’s nomination was confirmed by vote by members of the…