The Orthodox Church in America opened a new chapel in Omaha earlier this month. Approximately 35 worshippers attended the first Divine Liturgy at the St. Tikhon Chapel in Omaha on Saturday, November 8, the feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers, reports the Diocese of Chicago and the Midwest. The […]
Scotland’s first Orthodox Christian School has Opened in Edinburgh
Scotland’s first Orthodox Christian primary school has opened in Edinburgh, offering pupils a traditional, faith-based education rooted in classical learning. St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church School, based at Craigmillar Park Church in Newington, welcomed its first pupils in September after receiving approval from Scottish education officials earlier this year. The school was founded by parents from […]
Patriarch of Alexandria baptizes 100 catechumens in Southern Madagascar
Toliara, Madagascar, September 17, 2025 Photo: ?nyxthimeron.com Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa celebrated the holy Sacrament of Baptism for 100 catechumens from the Patriarchate of Alexandria’s Diocese of Toliara and Southern Madagascar on Monday, September 15. The service was celebrated in the presence of clergy and crowds of faithful. Among those baptized were […]
Orthodoxy’s continued growth in the West—Mass Baptisms in Chile and Netherlands
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 […]
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