Icons & Sacred Art

7+ hour, 10+ min ago   (339+ words) The miraculous Brailiv-Pochaiv Icon of the Mother of God was solemnly venerated on October 10, 2026, at the Holy Trinity Brailiv Convent of the Vinnytsia Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, reports the eparchy's Telegram channel. The Divine Liturgy was led by…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (372+ words) Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria attended the official launch of the 2026 “Children Paint for Children” charity campaign, organized by the Cultural and Educational Department of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The initiative, held with the blessing of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (285+ words) On the feast of the Bar Icon of the Mother of God, Metropolitan Varsonofiy of Vinnytsia and Bar celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Bar Convent of the Vinnytsia Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the eparchy reports. The hierarch…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (269+ words) A Polish-Ukrainian team of restorers is carrying out the final stage of conservation work on the wall paintings and repairing the roof in the oldest part of the Armenian Cathedral in Lviv, with funding from Poland’s Ministry of Culture and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (199+ words) On the feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry performed the Great Consecration of the Transfiguration Cathedral at the Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra and celebrated the Divine Liturgy there, the UOC Information Center reported....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (304+ words) Archbishop Elpidophoros offered the Consecration Service and Archierarchical Divine Liturgy on September 19, sealing the relics of the Holy New-Martyrs of Samothrace, Sts. Michael, George, Emmanuel, Theodoros, and George the Young, within the parish’s altar. Following Saturday’s liturgical services, the parish…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (260+ words) An ancient Christian church built on the site of a pagan sanctuary is being prepared for restoration in Armenia. On August 30, 2026, it became known that Armenia is preparing the restoration of the Church of Saint Stepanos, part of the ancient…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (363+ words) The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has prohibited the transfer of churches to religious organizations for permanent use. The new government resolution introduces new rules under which a religious organization will receive access to a place of worship only during…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (102+ words) On Tuesday, 29 July / 11 August 2026, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, received: The German Professor of Archaeology, Dr. Dr. Dr. Dieter, who, with the permission and under the guidance of His Beatitude, conducted excavations at various archaeological sites…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (200+ words) On August 5, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the Pochaiv Icon of the Mother of God – one of the most venerated shrines of the entire Slavic Orthodox world. Divine services are held at the Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra. On…...