Tag: Christianity
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OCA’s Archbishop Nathaniel undergoes heart surgery
Detroit, February 16, 2024 Photo: oca.org His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel of the Orthodox Church in America’s Romanian Episcopate underwent heart surgery yesterday morning, February… Read More
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Indiana Catholic couple asks Supreme Court to hear transgender child custody case
An Indiana Catholic husband and wife are petitioning the Supreme Court to hear their case after the state government removed their child from their home… Read More
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Greece becomes first Orthodox country to legalize gay marriage
Athens, February 16, 2024 Supporters of the LGBTQ community gather Thursday outside the Greek Parliament as lawmakers vote on a same-sex marriage and same-sex couples… Read More
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What is a man? Remembering my father
Culturally we’ve been pondering the question: What is a woman? Maybe it’s time to ask: What is a man? My father — a bricklayer with… Read More
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St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Mission and Refuge of Kenya Lays Cornerstone
Gem, Siaya County, Kenya, February 16, 2024 By H. David Sauls This past weekend, Fr. Antipas Odhiambo hosted priests from the Kakamega Deanery in Western… Read More
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First Sunday of Lent: Raised to serve
Gen. 9:8-15 / Ps. 25:4-9 / 1 Pt. 3:18-22 / Mk. 1:12-15 Lent bids us to return to the innocence of baptism. As Noah and… Read More
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Crimean Monastery resuming monastic life after 100 years
Sevastopol, Crimea, February 16, 2024 Photo: crimea-eparhia.ru This year marks the 100th anniversary of the closure of the St. Vladmir Monastery in Chersonesos, Crimea,… Read More
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Saint of the day: Onesimus
St. Onesimus was a slave to Philemon, a powerful man who had been converted by St. Paul. Onesimus offended Philemon, and fled to escape his… Read More
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Cyprus: Childhood home of Elder Joseph of Vatopedi blessed and opened as memorial (+VIDEO)
Drouseia, Paphos District, Cyprus, February 16, 2024 Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi: Biography and RemembrancesElder Joseph continued the spiritual work which he received… Read More
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‘You are incredibly loved’: Teens find support at LA Congress Youth Day 2024
As 6,500 young people made their way into the Anaheim Convention Center to kick off the Youth Day portion of the 68th Los Angeles Religious… Read More