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Patriarch Daniel at Vatopedi and Zograf
From Mount Athos to Africa, from Rome to Crete, this week the Orthodox world bowed before holy relics, icons, and new cathedrals while remembering martyrs who gave their lives for Christ.
Renewed Churches, Ancient Faith
From restored Romanian temples to joyful anniversaries and pilgrimages of saints’ relics, this week the Orthodox world quietly rejoiced in the living presence of the Church across continents.
Patriarch Porphyrios in Melbourne: “Where Christ Is, There Is Our Homeland
From joyful Serbian diaspora welcome in Australia to missionary journeys in Japan, teachers honoured in Moldova and saints remembered across continents, this week the Church showed again that our true home is wherever Ch
Samuel Returns to Bulgaria
Thousands welcomed the relics of Tsar Samuel after a thousand years, while saints, springs, missionaries, and new churches reminded believers that the Lord still visits His people in quiet and solemn ways.
Joyful Signs of Faith Across the Orthodox World
From an 80-year miracle remembered in the steppe to young hearts gathered in Syria and a new kindergarten blessing children in Africa, September carried quiet yet radiant reminders that Christ is with His people everywhe
Romanian Saints, Bulgarian Pilgrimage, and Quiet Renewal
From newly canonised nuns in Văratec to a Bulgarian Patriarch praying at the Holy Places and teachers seeking strength before the school year, this quarter revealed the quiet, persistent life of the Orthodox Church acros
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November 1, 2026 (October 19, old style), Sunday. 22nd Sunday after Pentecost. There is no post.
Gospel reading of the day: A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the road and was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it... #Gospel #Today #Calendar
On the eve of the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost and the day of remembrance of the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Land of Belarus, Metropolitan Benjamin led an all-night vigil in the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk | Dioceses | Belorussk
On the eve of the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost and the day of remembrance of the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Land of Belarus, Metropolitan Benjamin led an all-night vigil in the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk | Dioceses | Belarusian Belarusian Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate
Congratulations to Metropolitan Leo on the anniversary of his episcopal consecration
November 1, 2026 marks thirty-nine years since the episcopal consecration of His Eminence Leo, Metropolitan of Novgorod and Staraya Russia.
On National Unity Day in Yekaterinburg, a mural of Saint Tsar-Persecuted Martyr Nicholas II will be consecrated.
For the consecration of the mural, participants of the procession will make a stop at the building of the Federal State Statistics Service (Tolmacheva Street, 23). The message "On National Unity Day in Yekaterinburg, a mural of Saint Tsar-Persecuted Martyr Nicholas II will be consecrated" first appeared on...
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Go on vacation with Father, and I'll stay home on the couch». Psychologist Katerina Murašova
The Story of the Girl and Italy
November 5
November 5, Thursday, 09:00. Apostle James, brother of the Lord according to the flesh. Resurrection Church at the Penza Diocesan Administration.
Royal dates: 162nd anniversary of the birth of the Holy Martyr Elizabeth Feodorovna
The Holy Martyr Elizabeth Feodorovna was born on November 1, 1864 and was the second child in the family of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria of England. Message Royal dates: 162nd anniversary of the birth of the saint...
The Orthodox Calendar: November 1 – Translation of the Relics of St. John of Rila
St. John of Rila is a great ascetic of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Heavenly Patron of the Bulgarian people. The message The Orthodox Calendar: November 1 – Translation of the Relics of St. John of Rila appeared first on Ekaterinburg Diocese.
Joyful news. The column by the Chief Editor
Have you noticed that for many, Christianity is primarily associated with suffering? They say, life is pain, and to be saved in it, one must additionally torment themselves.
The main shrine of Altai will be brought to Novosibirsk - where to venerate the icon of the Mother of God
The main shrine of Altai will be brought to Novosibirsk - where to venerate the icon of the Mother of God ngs.news
St George Cathedral Schedule for November 2026
ON THE EVE OF THE 22nd SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, BISHOP PORFIRY CELEBRATE AN ALL-NIGHT VIgil AT THE ARCHISTRATIO-MIKHAILOVSKY CATHEDRAL
On October 31, on the eve of the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, on the day of the celebration of the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Land of Belarus, Bishop Porfiry of Lida and Smorgon celebrated the All-Night Vigil in St. Michael’s Cathedral of Lida. His Eminence was co-served by the secretary of the Lida diocese...
October 19 (old calendar) / November 1 (new)
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Visit of the dean of the 1st Mytishchi church district to the Epiphany Church in the village of Borodino
October 31, 2026, on the day of remembrance of the Apostle and Evangelist Luke, in the Epiphany Church in the village of Borodino. Mytishchi Divine Liturgy was led by the dean of the 1st Mytishchi church district, Archpriest Dimitry Olovyannikov. The clergy of the parish concelebrated with him. After the Gospel...
Patronal feast day in the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky monastery of the Sergiev Posad diocese
October 30, 2026, on the day of the celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Before Christmas and after Christmas, the Virgin”, in the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery of the village of Lugovoy, Dmitrovsky m.o. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated. The service was led by the dean of the Sergiev Posad monasteries...
The holy doctors without money Cosmas and Damian, those from Asia; 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Orthodox Calendar, November 1 Saints without money Cosmas and Damian, from Asia Saints Cosmas and Damian were brothers, originally from Asia. Their father was a pagan, and their mother was a Christian, namely Theodotia. She, after the death of her husband, lived in widowhood, having freedom...
The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia; 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Orthodox Calendar, November 1 The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian and their mother Saint Theodota were natives of Asia Minor (some sources say Mesopotamia). Their pagan father…
Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression in Sergiev Posad
On October 30, 2026, on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repression, at the monument “To those who suffered during the years of persecution and repression” in Sergiev Posad, a memorial service was held for the deceased servants of God, “in the days of hard times, those who were innocently killed, those who endured suffering and torture, in exile and...
Deacon Dimitry Yatsenko became a guest of the dialogue platform “A World Created by a Family” at the music college
October 29, 2026 in the small hall of the Molodechno State Music College named after M.K. Oginsky hosted a dialogue platform “A World Created by a Family” dedicated to the Week of Parental Love. The meeting was attended by a cleric of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Holy...
Meeting with employees of the Russian Guard in Mytishchi
On October 30, 2026, the cleric of the Vladimir Church in Mytishchi, Priest Georgy Sokolov, met with employees of the Russian Guard. Priest Georgy congratulated the personnel of the local branch of the Russian Guard on the upcoming holidays of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Day of National Unity. This...
A service for the protection of infants and support of families was conducted - St. Petersburg Metropolis
A service for the protection of infants and support of families was conducted St. Petersburg Metropolis
Today, November 1, the Church remembers the holy martyr Huar
Uar helped many persecuted and imprisoned Christians, but for the time being he himself could not decide to openly confess faith in Christ.
» The bishop's service took place in the Church of John the Baptist in Roshchenye, Vologda Metropolis
» The bishop's service took place in the Church of John the Baptist in Roshchenye Vologda Metropolis Vologda Metropolis
"Together for Mihăiță" - charity football tournament in Făget
Wednesday, October 28, at the C.S.O. Stadium. from Făget, the "Together for Mihăiță" charity football tournament was held, organized to support a child in distress. The event was organized by the Paisia Association, in collaboration with Archpriest Dorin...
November 1/October 19 – Holy Righteous John, the Wonderworker of Kronstadt
Holy Righteous John of Kronstadt In a difficult time filled with temptations, the Lord gave Russia a great man of prayer - Father John of Kronstadt. He clearly saw the impending evil of godlessness and before his death (1908) he prayed: “Oh, Lord, save the Russian people, the Church...
Priest Alexander Chernyak’s speech at Molodechno school No. 2 was dedicated to the issue of domestic violence.
On October 30, 2026, the head of the department for charity and social service of the Molodechno diocese, Priest Alexander Chernyak, took part in the parents’ meeting of secondary school No. 2 in the city of Molodechno, where he made a report “Domestic violence. Christian view of...
A meeting took place between Patriarch of Antioch John X and Chairman of the IOPS Sergei Stepashin
On October 31, 2026, at the Patriarchal Monastery of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Balamanda (Lebanon), a meeting was held between the Chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society Sergei Stepashin and His Beatitude Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East John X.
Educational initiative for road safety for the catechetical schools of the Holy Christophoros Agriniou Monastery
A unique educational initiative dedicated to road safety and the protection of human life was carried out on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the New Holy Church of Saint Christophoros Agriniou, in collaboration with the ENORIA and AMKE My Grand Road. The event involved...
The clergy of the Konakovo church district told schoolchildren about the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Priests of the Konakovo deanery visited local kindergartens and schools and told children about the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, emphasizing its special place in Russian culture. Message The clergy of the Konakovo church district told schoolchildren about the Kazan Icon...
Church assistance to the families of Northern Military District veterans was discussed in Yekaterinburg
Church assistance to the families of Northern Military District veterans was discussed in Yekaterinburg Church Affairs
Bishop Constantianis Kosmas: God speaks in the silence of words
There come moments in your life when you dissolve internally. Anger makes you not recognize yourself; to want to externalize your indignation, but, at the same time, to try to hold back, so as not to lash out at people and say things that will...
In Tver, at the parental forum and courses for teachers, the Christian foundations of family upbringing and education were discussed.
On October 30, the Parental Public Forum of the Tver Region was held at the MOBU Central Office of Education No. 57 in Tver. From October 27 to 28, courses for the enhancement of qualifications were held for teachers of primary classes teaching the subject "Foundations of Orthodox Culture" (FOC). The message In Tver at the parental forum and courses for teachers...
The Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod celebrated all-night Vigil in the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery
The Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod celebrated all-night Vigil in the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery
At the hospitable youth center "вМесте" in Berzovia, they conducted a section "Christian Family - Home Church," as part of the X Feofanovsky Christmas Educational... 2026
At the hospitable youth center "вМесте" in Berzovia, they conducted a section "Christian Family - Home Church," as part of the X Feofanovsky Christmas Educational... 2026 On VKontakte
To our Bishop the Minister of Health
In the grounds of the Tsatsaronakei Cultural Polycenter, Rev. Our Metropolitan Mr. Amfilochios received the Minister of Health Mr. Adonis Georgiadis, accompanied by the staff of the Ministry of Health, MPs of the Prefecture of Chania and...
The Metropolitan of Mani in the mountainous Zoga of Argolis
With special religious fervor, emotion and the appropriate ecclesiastical splendor, the Grand Solemn High Priestly Vespers was held in honor of Saint Anastasia of Rome at the Holy Pilgrimage of Saint Ignatius in Zoga, Hellenic Argos, Saturday, October 31, 2026.…
“Correctly build guidelines for future life”: a memorial service was held at the burial site of the repressed
On October 30, the entire country marks the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Repression. In Ulyanovsk there are several necropolises—places where the bodies of those who were considered “enemies of the people,” including clergy, were taken. At one of these burial sites on this day...
“The Church rejoiced joyfully in the memory of the sufferer, crying out”: in the Simbirsk diocese they celebrated the day of memory of the holy martyr Longinus Sotnik
On October 29, during services in Orthodox churches, the holy martyr Longinus the Centurion is honored. This is the name day of Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky. A Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Simbirsk diocese, after which the residents of Simbirsk congratulated the Archpastor...
From the Christian world
America’s first martyrs for marriage: The Georgia Martyrs declared ‘blessed’
In a milestone for the Catholic Church in America, the Georgia Martyrs are the first American martyrs for marriage and the first to be beatified in the South.
New York archbishop joins religious sisters in suing state over assisted suicide law
Archbishop Ronald Hicks joined a suit brought by several orders of religious sisters against the state’s recently instituted suicide regime.
Five Franciscan missionaries beatified in Georgia
Cardinal Frank Leo, papal legate, presides over beatification in Savannah, highlighting the missionaries’ witness to Christ, their commitment to evangelization, and their enduring example for the Church. Read all
Civilians reach Ukraine after Oleshky evacuation backed by Pope and US First Lady
Hundreds of civilians have been evacuated from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky under a rare humanitarian ceasefire. Some have reached Ukrainian-controlled territory after an extraordinary journey through Russia and Belarus, while others travelled to Russian-held…
Webinar explores “Visible Unity in a Changing North”
Webinar explores “Visible Unity in a Changing North” msc Fri, 10/30/2026 - 20:38 A webinar, “Visible Unity in a Changing North: Ecclesiology, Leadership, and the Future of the Churches,” held 30 October, offered a glimpse into the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission…
Women's Day Declaration - African and African Diaspora (AAD) Conference “Return to Africa”
Women's Day Declaration - African and African Diaspora (AAD) Conference “Return to Africa” msc Fri, 10/30/2026 - 14:38 In Partnership with Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN). Johannesburg, South Africa, October 26, 2026 “You are the God who sees…
Church of South India brings together 68 missionaries for regional conference
Sixty-eight missionaries gathered in Dornakal, India, for a regional conference exploring their participation in mission and ministry.
The Church in Wales launches consultation on church accessibility
The Church in Wales has launched a national consultation asking those with lived experience of disability to help shape a more accessible church.
