Following on the heels of 75 catechumens being baptized in the Diocese of Gulu and Eastern Uganda in October, more than 60 were joyfully united to Christ yesterday in the Mystery of Baptism. The Sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation were presided over by His Grace Bishop Silvester (Kisitu) of Gulu and Eastern Uganda at St. […]
81 baptized in African Metropolis of Kananga
The mystery of baptism was performed in the village of Chinshui by Metropolitan Theodosius of Kananga, accompanied by clergymen of the Metropolis. This parish has at least three hundred faithful, and on this day of Baptism another eighty-one people came to Baptism in Orthodoxy. The Bishop, the clergy and all the newly baptized, walked for […]
Mass Baptisms Performed in Russia to Celebrate Christianity
Mass baptism rituals took place across Russia on Sunday to recall the introduction of Christianity as a state religion in ancient Russia more than a thousand years ago. About 150 people from Yekaterinburg and neighbouring cities attended the traditional annual open-air rites on the Chusovaya River in the Sverdlovsk Region. The ritual was held in […]
100+ baptized in Russian monastery on anniversary of Baptism of Rus’
See, we are not the only ones who baptize in outdoor pools out of necessity! Novomoskovsk, Russia, July 29, 2019 Photo: monasterium.ru The entire Russian Orthodox Church and beyond celebrated the feast of St. Vladimir, the Equal-to-the-Apostles, and the 1,031st anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ Saturday and yesterday, with the main celebrations occurring in […]
Patriarch of Alexandria Celebrates Mass Baptism of 350 in Tanzania
Kidamali, Tanzania, May 20, 2019 His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa arrived on a pastoral visit to Central Tanzania on Wednesday, May 15. This is his second primatial visit, having previously visited the area in 2007. He was greeted at the airport in Dares Salaam His Grace Bishop Agathonikos of […]
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