Becoming Orthodox

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (212+ words) Patriarch Daniel of the Romania congratulated Archbishop Hieronymos II of Athens and All Greece on Monday, as the Primate of the Church of Greece marked 45 years since his episcopal ordination. “On this blessed occasion, we convey to Your Beatitude our…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (372+ words) Persecuted parishes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Bukovyna celebrated Easter in adapted premises, as they were forced to hold worship outside their churches. Despite the trials, the Orthodox faithful gathered for common prayer to glorify the Risen Christ. Videos…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (349+ words) Patriarch Daniel of Romania blessed the reliquary containing the holy relics of St. Eulogia of Samurcășești on Friday, October 2, ahead of the local proclamation of her canonization, scheduled to take place on Sunday at Samurcășești Monastery. The blessing service was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (775+ words) Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel presided over a festive Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Sofia on October 1, marking the church’s patronal feast. During the celebration, he ordained a new priest, honored the parish…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (241+ words) From February 2 to 4, 2026, a youth forum was held in the Carpathians, timed to coincide with Orthodox Youth Day and organized by the Lviv Eparchy of the UOC, reports the UOC Information Center on Facebook. The event was prepared by the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (153+ words) On 29 February 2024, a working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church was held, reports basilica.ro. One of the main decisions of the Synod concerned Orthodox communities in Ukraine, namely: "Blessing, encouraging and supporting the initiatives of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (317+ words) On September 24, 2026, a traditional cross procession to the UOC’s Boyany Convent took place in Bukovyna, drawing approximately 2,000–3,000 faithful from the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy, a UOJ correspondent reports. The prayerful procession set out from the outskirts of Chernivtsi early in the morning....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (211+ words) On September 20, 2026, the rector and parishioners of a Ukrainian Orthodox Church parish in Vienna took part in a traditional cross procession through the city’s streets, organized by the Austrian Eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, according to the UOC Department…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (183+ words) OCU supporters staged a provocation outside Holy Trinity Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Stara Chortoryia, Zhytomyr Region. Supporters of Dumenko’s structure attempted to enter the church grounds. One of them tried to climb over the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (338+ words) A solemn procession was held in Sofia on September 12 as the Bulgarian Orthodox Church began celebrations marking 1,700 years since the discovery of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. Following Small Vespers at the Church of the Exaltation of…...