Sasha couldn’t speak and didn’t know what a hug was. Larisa became a mother for him and nine other adopted children

Metropolitan Nicolae sent a pastoral message about the Assumption of the Mother of God: It is the celebration of our hope

Romanian Orthodox Church · August 13, 2026

Metropolitan of Piraeus: "The Virgin Mary is the center of the life of the Church"

Church of Greece · August 13, 2026

Patriarch Daniel consecrated the reliquary with the relics of Saint Maria Brâncoveanu and her sons, Stefan and Matei

Romanian Orthodox Church · August 13, 2026

On August 13, Metropolitan Cornelius concelebrated with Metropolitan Barsanuphius at St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg

Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) · August 13, 2026

Sasha couldn’t speak and didn’t know what a hug was. Larisa became a mother for him and nine other adopted childrentranslated