St Katherine College: Orthodox liberal arts college to open doors in Fall 2011 | June 24th, 2010
Saint Katherine College is a liberal arts and sciences college in its formational stage, to be located in San Diego, California, United States. Saint Katherine College is an independent college closely associated with the Orthodox Christian Community.
Archaeologists Find Oldest Paintings of Apostles in Roman Catacombs | June 22nd, 2010
The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under an eight-story modern office building in a working-class neighborhood of Rome, Vatican officials said Tuesday. The images, which date from the second half of the 4th century, were discovered on the ceiling of a tomb that also includes
Patriarch Bartholomew is willing to advance convening of the All-Orthodox Council | June 1st, 2010
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople thinks it necessary to advance convening of the All-Orthodox Council with the participation of all local Orthodox Churches.
Divine Liturgy for the first time in half a century in the St. Nicholas Church in Shanghai | May 13th, 2010
On May 9, 2010 for the first time after half a century, Orthodox divine service was celebrated in St. Nicholas church, a monument, built by Russian émigrés in the heart of Shanghai.
Second priest murdered in central Russian republic of Chuvashia | May 5th, 2010
A priest has been stabbed to death in Chuvashia, less than two weeks after a clergyman was shot dead in the central Russian republic, local investigators said on Wednesday...
Contemporary Orthodox Turks | May 4th, 2010
Ethnic origin has played a role in some cases, but not in ours. I myself was born in Cappadocia, and I have relatives who came from the Caucasus. As far as I know, I have no Christians in my family background. Joining the Orthodox Church was the result of my own personal choice...
Orthodox priest murdered in Chuvashia | April 24th, 2010
Archpriest Anatoly Sorokin was shot in Chuvashia before the evening service in Chuvashia, Russia, on Saturday, April 24.
Nun ends legacy of suicide in a village of the Amur Region | April 14th, 2010
An Orthodox nun managed to end a legacy of suicide among the residents of Otvazhnoye village of the Amur Region, Russia.
Siberian pastor converts his community to Orthodoxy | April 5th, 2010
Pastor Igor Zyryanov from the Irkutsk Region after 18 years of working at Protestant meetings and two years of pastoral missionary work converted to Orthodoxy together with his family and community.
527,000 to be received into the Orthodox Church in Guatemala and Mexico | March 9th, 2010
After months of catechetical and pastoral follow-up, the Archiepiscopal Vicar, the Right Reverend Mitered Archimandrite Dr. Andrew (Vujisić), traveled to Guatemala in January 2010 and received Msgr. Andrés Girón and Msgr. Mihail Castellanos of the independent Iglesia Católica Ortodoxa de Guatemala (ICOG), into the Orthodox Church. At that time, guidelines were also established to facilitate