On Sunday, December 6, His Eminence Cleopas Strongylis Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia attended the Holy Liturgy at the Monastery of St. Nicholas in the city of Rättvik, Sweden. A memorial was also held for the monastery’s founder, the late Eusebius Vitti, as well as an inauguration ceremony with the participation of the Holy […]
Largest Orthodox Church in Central Asia Opened in Kyrgyzstan
The Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, the largest in Central Asia, was consecrated and officially opened on Thursday, the local diocesan press service told Interfax. Head of the Central Asian Metropolitan District, Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan lead the consecration. Hierarchs from Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenia participated in the ceremony, and […]
A Filmmaker’s Return to Faith
From The Blaze Like most of his friends growing up in what used to be Yugoslavia, Goran Radovanovic was raised a communist. But at the age of 40, the Serbian film director felt the inexplicable urge to be baptized a Christian and thus return to the Orthodox Christian roots of his grandparents. “I felt this necessity […]
Orthodoxy Makes Russians ‘Extremely Strong’
Japanese Hollywood actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is impressed how Russians respect their Orthodox faith. “I managed to visit New Jerusalem and it impressed me very much. I saw with my own eyes how important for a Russian person are holy shrines, how deeply you respect your faith. Now I understand why the whole world respects the […]
Medical Clinic and Worship in Russia’s Choo Choo Church
An Orthodox priest rings a set of bells after baptizing a baby on board a train carriage that operates as a mobile church, bringing a medical clinic and Orthodox chapel to remote parts of Russia. The Doctor Voino-Yasenetsky Saint Luka train travels annually to distant settlements in the Krasnoyarsk and Khakassia regions of Siberia. Alongside the […]
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