Ukraine Seeks to Prohibit Orthodox Church Group Due to Connections with Russia
(AP) – The Ukrainian government announced that the Orthodox Church branch hasn’t managed to sever its long-standing connections with Moscow, which could lead to a ban soon. This potential ban impacts one of the two rival branches of Orthodoxy in Ukraine, drawing attention to the complicated religious dynamics amidst the ongoing conflict. In both Russia […]
Pope Leo Schedules Initial Gathering with Russian Orthodox Representative
This week, both Russian and Italian media reported that Pope Leo XIV is set to meet Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk. Russian Orthodox Church on Saturday, July 26th. The Metropolitan is a prominent bishop within the Russian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Anthony, Anton Yurievich Sebruk has been leading the Russian Orthodox Bureau of External Church Relations since […]
Exclusive — Greek Orthodox Archbishop: Trump’s Win ‘Positive Development’
ATHENS, Greece – Aieronymus II of Athens, the archbishop of the Greek Church, told Breitbart News that President Donald Trump won the election last year and that he considers Trump to be a force for the good of the world. Ieronymos II spoke through a translator in a rare interview last week when she sat […]
Anti-Israel protest erupts into mayhem in Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in NYC
It would not be shocking to anyone that Boro Park, where Prohamas targeted Jews and promised to be “flooded,” has fallen into violence. Violence is not a bug, but a feature of the so-called “free Palestinian” movement that does not want to free Palestinians from Hamas. pic.twitter.com/rlzzeb4gfg – Richie Torres (@Ritchietorres) February 19, 2025 The […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Ukrainian spiritual leader says Russian Orthodox Church extension of Kremlin
As President Donald Trump's administration works towards the end of the diplomacy of war in Ukraine, leaders of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU) have said that Vladimir Putin's Russia actually fought “holy war” with the West They warn that they believe they are. The delegation from the OCU was recently in the United States for […]
Archbishop Who Revived Albania Orthodox Church After Communism Dies at 95
Albania, Tilana (AP) -Tirana (AP) -The coastal of the communist system in 1990, the church said on Saturday that the Avanian Bishop, Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church of the State. He was 95 years old. ANASTASIOS, the bishop of Tirana, Durres, and Allbania, is the head of Albania's Self -Admiral Orthodox Church and has […]
Young men are converting to Orthodox Christianity in droves
Ben Christenson was raised strictly Anglican, going to church every Sunday, attending religious school, and attending Christian camps in the summer. But Christenson, 27, of Fairfax, Virginia, has always found herself yearning for a more traditional faith. “The difficult thing about growing up in my church is that there were a lot of changes in […]
A former high school guidance counselor Julie Tichon in Los Angeles has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen student. Police believe there may be additional victims at the modern Orthodox Yeshiva high school.
A former California high school guidance counselor has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage student, and police believe there may be other victims. The Los Angeles Police Department said Julie Tichon, 37, committed a “series of sexual assaults” against a 16-year-old male in February and March. News Release. “Educators and school staff have a […]
Orthodox Jews trash NYC Sanitation Department over garbage drop-off rules they say conflict with sabbath
Is there nothing sacred? Sabbath-observing Orthodox Jews have criticized the city's sanitation department for tightening nighttime curbside trash collection, saying they are being fined for observing their religion. In deeply Orthodox neighborhoods like Crown Heights, residents must bring their trash curbside on Fridays for collection on Saturday, as they prepare to observe the Sabbath. “The […]