The Week of the Holy Cross is the third in Great Lent. In the Orthodox Christian tradition it is literally called “the Adoration of the Holy Cross.” On this Sunday in the middle of the Lenten period, in order to... Read more...
On March 9, on the 14th day of the military invasion of Ukraine, a prayer service in support of Ukraine and its people was held at the Cathedral of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Manhattan.
Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Archdiocese ofAmerica recently signed a decree accepting Archpriest Andrei Pastukh, a former clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, into the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America.
Our hearts are heavy as we watch our brothers and sisters in #Ukraine under Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion.We pray for their safety and perseverance.We pray that this war ends.We pray that good sense prevails.The people of Ukraine should not suffer... Read more...
On February 11, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met with Archimandrite Alexander Belya, the Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America, at his residence in the Fener district of Constantinople (Istanbul). Archimandrite Haralampy Nichev, representative of the Patriarchal Bulgarian parishes in Constantinople, and... Read more...
As the trip was also a pilgrimage to Constantinople, Archimandrite Alexander and Warden Ivan visited the cathedrals and holy sites of the Ecumenical Church. They prayed at many of the city’s numerous churches.
On January 31, 2022 Archimandrite Alexander, the Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America, visited the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in New York, where he met with Archbishop Elpidophoros.
The 2022 Calendar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America was published in the first days of the new year.
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Prot. No. 296/2021 Archiepiscopal Encyclical on the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord
