Patriarchs & Church Divisions

7+ hour, 40+ min ago   (313+ words) Oct 10, 2026 18:25 110 Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil may visit Moscow in November for the celebrations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Russian Patriarch Kirill. This is what the “Moscow Times“ writes in an analysis of possible guests for the anniversary, which…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (155+ words) Patriarch Shio III of Georgia presided over the festive Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. John the Theologian in the Vera district of Tbilisi on Friday, October 9, 2026, on the occasion of the feast of St. John the Apostle and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (382+ words) Inbox.lv Pokrovskaya Parent Saturday. What Orthodox Christians in Latvia can and cannot do on October 10, 2026? What is remembered in the Church on October 10, 2026 Pokrovskaya Parent Saturday. This is one of the days of special commemoration of the deceased, when…...

12+ hour, 4+ min ago   (645+ words) On October 10, people with various names celebrate their name days. Among the male names are Andriy, Anton, Vasyl, Kyrylo, Pavlo, Serhiy, Stepan, Yukhim, and Yakiv. In broader Orthodox calendars, the female names Kilyna and Fevronia are also listed for this…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (155+ words) Faithful Catholic resources need your faithful support. Pledge your monthly support now. CWN Editor's Note: In a front-page article in its October 8 edition, the Vatican newspaper drew attention to a wave of Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians. “The new wave…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (151+ words) Saint Denis was a missionary and the first bishop of Paris. He was killed for his Christian faith by pagans on what is known as the “Montmartre” – the mount of martyrs - in 258, along with Eleutherius and Rusticus, a priest and…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (422+ words) On October 9, people with several male and female names celebrate their name day. The most common names among those celebrating on this day are Jacob, Maxim, and Peter, but the Orthodox calendar lists many more saints, so there are also…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (558+ words) The Estonian Christian Orthodox Church and Pühtitsa Convent in Kuremäe, Ida-Viru County, have filed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights over a law requiring them to sever ties with Moscow. A law, upheld by the Supreme Court on…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (205+ words) On the feast day of St. Sergius of Radonezh, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast of the church complex in the Solomianka Deanery of the capital. This was reported…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (354+ words) Inbox.lv The Estonian Orthodox Church is being forced to sever all ties with the Russian Orthodox Church "The law speaks about statutes and connections. However, the real desire of the Ministry of the Interior is for local Orthodox believers…...