Photo: Romfea Another mass Baptism was celebrated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week, with more than 125 people being received into the Church. OrthoChristian reported on the reception of 210 catechumens into the Church in the DR Congo in late December, and on the reception of another 105 in February. Photo: Romfea And […]
Wave of Baptisms and Chrismations across America on Lazarus and Holy Saturdays
114 people were received into the Church at St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, CA. Photo: Patristic Nectar Hundreds or even thousands of people were received into the Orthodox Church throughout Lent, and particularly on Lazarus and Holy Saturdays. In March, it was reported that just one diocese of one jurisdiction—the Orthodox Church in […]
Mass Conversions Around the World
At the Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Buenos Aires. Photo: spc.rs The number of converts to the Orthodox Church has risen dramatically in recent years. Social media was flooded during Holy and Bright Weeks with posts from churches across America announcing they had received 20, 50, or even more than 100 catechumens into the Church […]
Six young Colombians baptized in mountain parish
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, January 23, 2026 Over the weekend of January 17-18, the small but vibrant Serbian Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity in Medellín, Colombia witnessed a series of celebrations culminating in the Baptism of six young people who had completed months of catechetical preparation. On Saturday, the parish community served Divine Liturgy in […]
“To My Protestant Friends”
by Vicki Marshall After over 25 years of walking out my faith within Protestant Christianity, my family and I have recently—and prayerfully—entered the Eastern Orthodox Church. I know this may come as a surprise and raise questions about how this happened and why we left a church we dearly loved. This is not a step […]
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