by Metropolitan Ambrose of Tver “The Church is not measured by passports.” Friends, today the news agencies reported that, by decree of the President of Ukraine, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine has been stripped of the citizenship of the very country in which he was born and to which he has devoted his entire life. I must confess that such news always sounds like an echo of well‑known pages of Church history, when a secular power, translating spiritual matters into the language of passports and legal statuses, tries to mark out the borders of the Church. History has known many persecutors—from Nero, who mixed theatrics with bloody reprisals against … [Read more...]

Below you will find the links to the live streamed services of the glorification of Matushka Olga Michael - these services officially declare her to be a saint of the Orthodox Church! Here are the links to the LIVE services (times in Arizona are in parentheses): Primatial All-Night Vigil for the Glorification of Saint Olga – Kwethluk, Alaska Date: Thursday, June 19 Time: 4:00 PM AKDT (5:00 pm AZ time) Livestream link: https://youtube.com/live/iUpL1KWTgxc?feature=share Primatial Divine Liturgy for the Glorification of Saint Olga – Kwethluk, Alaska Date: Friday, June 20 Time: 9:00 AM AKDT (10:00 am AZ time) Livestream … [Read more...]

NEW YORK: 5 June 2025 The Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia finds it necessary to raise its voice out of bitter necessity, for we find that in a time of crisis and growing confrontation amongst nations, aspects of the Russian state and society are wandering onto an extremely dangerous path: instead of the promulgation of Christian repentance and purification, we observe in certain circles a return to a false, God-opposing ideology that prevailed in the last century. This return is fraught with harmful consequences. Should it continue, we fear that modern Russia risks being considered a dark stain amongst the nations, marked by a revival of spiritual … [Read more...]