Suzdal is one of the oldest and most beautiful towns of Russia. Because industrialization largely bypassed the town, Suzdal preserved much of its historic appearance, and today it is regarded as a living museum of ancient Russia and one of the jewels of the famous Golden Ring.
Georgy Ogorodnikov
Metropolitan Chrysanthus studied Russian, made use of the rich library of the main seminary, and became acquainted with the history of Russia and its church structure
Dejan Baljosevic
H.K. saw me: our eyes met. I saw sinister hatred in his glare and realized that I could expect nothing good.
On Pascha night, the clergy communed 300 people from five chalices. They share their joy with our readers as well in these photographs by Subdeacon Yuri Gripas.
Alexandra Kalinovskaya
Olga Stefanova is a documentary filmmaker, the author of several films and a book about Antarctica. Olga spoke about her journeys to the continent and shared the details of life in such extreme conditions.
Despite the horrors and restrictions of earthly wars, the miracle of the Holy Fire has happened again in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
The building itself is still under construction. Ground was broken on the dirt lot chosen for the church’s location in April 2025.
Peter Davydov
God will conquer any sin. We simply shouldn’t quit working. And we should never get depressed if we don’t succeed right away.
Priest Anthony Rusakevich
The modern perception of Lent is often reduced to a strict diet, but its original essence in early Christian practice was fundamentally different.
Marina Tsolina
The church is grand and with a unique architecture—the only one in the Ryazan region built in the style of Northern Art Nouveau.
Archimandrite Jerome (Testin)
The greatest sacrifice, the sacrifice of love, was made here and; owing to it, we can live today.
Mother Magdalena’s great-nephews warmly called her, “Grandma-Matushka,” and the locals called her “Dobrynikha,” which in Russian means “the kind one”—because she was so loving and kind to the simple folk.
Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the church during the Liturgy of the Faithful. At the very moment Fr. Vadim was praying for the Patriarch: “Our great Lord and Father, His Holiness Kirill...”, drones exploded nearby.
Svetlana Rybakova
Miracles from this icon occurred at the Church of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and still continue. Most often, young mothers and those who about to have children seek its help.
Varvara Kashirina
At Vysha, St. Theophan prepared translations of Patristic writings and wrote theological works and hundreds of letters where he reflected on the Christian life, overcoming temptations and faintheartedness, and the final fate of mankind.
The monastery has gone through many periods throughout its long history: It was closed and abolished, but then, against all odds, like a mighty warrior, it rose again from oblivion.
Medieval wall paintings long hidden beneath plaster and limewash are reappearing inside the Byzantine monastery church of Agios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas) in Mesopotamos, Albania, after conservators uncovered previously unknown frescoes during a continuing restoration programme.
Fr. Photios Parks
Between new calendar and old calendar Christmas, a time of great grace and mercy, we spoke with Fr. Photius Parks, priest of the St. Anthony the Great Orthodox Mission Parish in Hernderson, North Carolina about the mission’s origins, its life, and its hopes for the future.
"Its exterior is so majestic and its location so picturesque that you can’t help but regret its desolation, for this place seems as if purposely created for a monastery."
The blessed monastery is quiet and simple in appearance. The church services are quiet and peaceful. The reading and singing is slow and smooth. Everything is imbued with a spirit of deep humility and penitential compunction. Everything is so proper, according to the typikon, and yet so simple.
