1+ week, 2+ day ago   (256+ words) US Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkey Alice Abdalla visited Hatay province, where she reviewed the progress of restoration work on monuments damaged by the devastating earthquake in February 2023. As reported by the Czech editorial office of the UOJ, one…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (242+ words) Greek Archimandrite Ephraim Avramidis expressed deep sorrow over the murder of Monk Varsonofiy during the brutal attack on Sviatohirsk Lavra. The appeal by the priest of the Orthodox Church of Greece was published by the Greek edition of UOJ. In…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (184+ words) The Orthodox Youth Congress has opened at the National Cathedral in Bucharest with the participation of Patriarch Daniel and the President of Romania. The solemn opening of the Orthodox Youth Congress took place at the National Cathedral in Bucharest and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (245+ words) During a “liturgy” at the Church of the Conception of St. Anna, OCU representatives played a recorded choir track. A controversy erupted online over the OCU’s use of a recording during a “service.” On August 30, 2026, representatives of Dumenko’s structure held…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (185+ words) The clergy of the Mlyniv Deanery brought together about fifty young people in the outdoors. On August 30 and 31, the Orthodox youth of the Rivne Diocese held a summer gathering on the shore of the Khrynnytsya Reservoir. This was reported by…...

2+ week, 43+ min ago   (260+ words) The National Philharmonic Orchestra performed in front of the Dormition Cathedral. The head of the OCU gave his blessing for the secular musical event to be held on the grounds of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the National Reserve reported on Facebook....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (260+ words) An ancient Christian church built on the site of a pagan sanctuary is being prepared for restoration in Armenia. On August 30, 2026, it became known that Armenia is preparing the restoration of the Church of Saint Stepanos, part of the ancient…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (574+ words) A major academic study on the “primacy” of Constantinople has been published. Why it matters for both Ukraine and the entire Orthodox world. At the Moscow Theological Academy, Hegumen Dionysius (Shlenov) has defended the doctoral dissertation "In Defense of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (186+ words) The annual religious procession from Kamianets-Podilskyi to the Pochaiv Lavra has concluded. As in previous years, the pilgrims covered nearly 300 kilometers in 7 days. What are the first impressions? 1. There are a great many people. In 2026, the number of pilgrims reached…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (299+ words) Neither the authorities nor the OCU actually need Orthodox churches. What they need is to show who is in charge of them. All this was held under the patronage of Olena Zelenska, as part of her Summit of First Ladies…...