Chile and the Netherlands, September 17, 2025 New converts at the Romanian Church of St. Silouan and St. Philothea in Chile. Photo: mitropolia.us Orthodox Christianity continues to expand its presence in the Western world, with two recent examples being mass Baptisms that took place in Chile and the Netherlands, welcoming a total of nineteen new […]
Mass Baptisms Around the World at Theophany
Four people were baptized in the waters of the Pacific Ocean in the Philippines. Photo: Orthodox churches across the world welcomed new members this past weekend as mass Baptisms were held, timed to the feast of Theophany, commemorating Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan River. The newly illumined include children and adults. United States On […]
Belfast parish baptizes 10+ in Irish Sea
The Orthodox Church of St. John of Shanghai in Belfast (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) festively celebrated its patronal feast of the Uncovering of St. John’s Relics over the weekend. And this year, the joy of the feast was augmented by a mass Baptism in the Irish Sea on the eve of […]
Orthodox Liturgy celebrated in ancient Welsh church for first time since Great Schism
Gwytherin, Conwy County Borough, Wales, September 10, 2024 Ajoyous event for Orthodox Christians living in the West occurred on Saturday, September 7, 2024, as the Orthodox Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the ancient Church of St. Winifred of Trefinon in the Welsh village of Gwytherin for the first time since the Great Schism of 1054. His […]
WEBINAR: The Path to the Priesthood
The Orthodox Church in North America is in the middle of a worsening clergy crisis. Statistically enduring a deficit of over 100 priests per year, it is time to ask the Holy Spirit to actively recruit men who are willing to serve, suffer, and die for Christ to Holy Orders. Candidates have a lot of questions. […]