GreatMartyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy Greetings friends! This fall will mark our 5th year of educating and helping train others, like you, in the Orthodox theological Tradition. It’s hard to believe that 5 years have already gone by, but so much has happened in all that time. For those of you who have supported our […]
Launch of Magazine to Support Orthodox Christians in the West!
Summary Due to migration and conversions alike, Orthodoxy is growing in the West. Such numbers necessarily entail need, and Orthodox Exchange is seeking to address this with a new magazine. Including regular columns, educational material, book reviews, and news, this new magazine represents an unprecedented offering for Orthodox Christians living outside of traditionally Orthodox lands. The first-ever […]
Prayer Book Published in the Language of Madagascar
An Orthodox prayer book was recently published in Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar, reports the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate. The text was translated by Fr. Makary Ratudzunantenaina, a cleric of the Exarchate. Prayer books were previously published in Tiv (Nigeria), Kirundi (Burundi) and Swahili. Malagasy is the westernmost Malayo-Polynesian language, spoke by about […]
Dozens Baptized at New Parish in the Philippines
Bacoor, Tagaytay, Philippines, April 25, 2023 A new parish was born in a rather dramatic fashion in the Philippines last week. On Bright Saturday, April 23, the community of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the city of Bacoor, Luzon Island, celebrated its first Divine Liturgy, followed by the Baptism of 26 people, reports the […]
Dozens Baptized in the Nile River on Thomas Sunday
Another mass Baptism was celebrated in Africa over the weekend, this time in the Nile River near the town of Chemelil, Kenya. 78 people were baptized altogether on Thomas Sunday. Photo: Facebook Bishop Neofitos of Eldoret and Northern Kenya of the Patriarchate of Alexandria writes: CHRIST IS RISEN! KRISTO AMEFUFUKA! There is no Messenger Without […]