A three-barred Orthodox cross has been erected and blessed on Dominica, marking the future site of the Caribbean island nation’s first Orthodox church. The cross was blessed by Hieromonk Ambrose (Sitalo), who is based in Grenada but also serves throughout the Caribbean. Fr. George Maximov, a missionary priest based in Moscow, reports: An Orthodox cross was […]
12 Monophysites baptized into holy Orthodoxy in the Philippines
Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines, September 8, 2021 A great spiritual event occurred in the Philippines this week, as a group of 12 men and women were baptized into Christ in His holy Orthodox Church in the waters of the West Philippine Sea. The dozen newly-illumined are all former members of a […]
ROCOR Building New Church on Puerto Rico
San Germán, Puerto Rico, August 16, 2021 A new church, dedicated to the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, is being built on the island of Puerto Rico. The cross on the site of the future church was blessed on Sunday, August 8, by His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan of the Russian Orthodox […]
Belarus: Baptismal Liturgy in Neman River for Baptism of Rus
According to a recent tradition, the feast of the Equal-to-the-Apostles St. Vladimir the Great and the anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ were festively celebrated with a Baptismal Divine Liturgy in the Neman River in Belarus. The service was celebrated by Archpriest Anatoly Gerasimuk, the head of the local deanery, and other local […]
Noted British Author Paul Kingsworth Baptized at Orthodox Monastery in Ireland
The noted British author, thinker, and activist Paul Kingsnorth was united to Christ in holy Baptism at the Romanian Orthodox monastery in Shannonbridge, Ireland, on the feast of Christ’s Baptism on January 6 this year. “As a Western newcomer to Orthodoxy, I have a lifetime’s learning journey ahead of me, but I already feel like […]
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