SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church on Sunday elected Daniil, a 52-year-old metropolitan considered to be pro-Russian, as its new leader in a vote that reflected the divisions in the church and wider society since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. Growing divisions between pro-Russian and anti-Russian factions within the senior clergy […]
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JACKSON — The plan for a school campus serving over 2,000 Orthodox Jewish girls can proceed after a lawsuit challenging the project was dismissed in Superior Court last week. Superior Court Assignment Judge Francis R. Hodgson, Jr., dismissed with prejudice the complaint filed by a group of neighbors, who argued that the Jackson planning board […]
Russia launched drones and missiles on Ukraine as people packed churches to celebrate the Orthodox Easter. Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured, including a child, in weekend attacks on the east of the country. On Saturday evening, Ukraine’s Air Force reported that it had destroyed 23 of 24 Russian drones fired […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky offered words of encouragement and unity to Ukrainians as the country marked its third Easter at war on Sunday. God is on Ukraine’s side, Zelensky said, and “with an ally like that, life will definitely triumph over death.” He also called for people to be united in a “common prayer” for the […]
Several thousand Georgians marked Orthodox Easter with a candlelight vigil outside the nation’s parliament on Saturday evening. Daily protests continue against a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. The proposed Bill would require media, non-governmental organisations and other non-profits to register […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Worshippers including President Vladimir Putin packed Moscow’s landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral for a night-time Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin. The traditional sung service begun late Saturday, with Kirill delivering well-wishes to Orthodox believers which were broadcast on […]
Christian Orthodox worshippers have thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for one of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar – the ancient ceremony of the Holy Fire. The event takes place in the location where Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead, and involves a flame being taken from Jesus’ […]
This embedded content is not available in your region. RAMAPO – A 23-year-old Clarkstown resident was charged Saturday with attempting to murder an Orthodox Jewish man by stabbing him multiple times Thursday evening in his driveway on Trailside Place, police said. Police charged Elijah Dean of New City with felony counts of second-degree attempted murder, […]
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Metropolitan Yevgeniy of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate will be leaving Estonia on Feb. 7 after the Estonian government did not extend his residence permit in January 2023, the ERR public broadcaster reported on Feb. 6, citing comments the Metropolitan made to Estonian authorities. Estonian authorities have accused Metropolitan Yevgeniy of public […]
The congregation and clergy of the Holy Dormition parish in Oleksandrivka, Odesa Oblast, has decided to break ties with the Russian Orthodox Church and transfer under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU). The transition was announced by the Odesa eparchy of the OCU on Jan. 23. Read also: Ukrainians nationwide will mark […]