As we approach the celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, we are called to both honor the revolutionary legacy of our forefathers and reaffirm our commitment to seek […] The post You’re invited: Juneteenth Ecumenical Prayer Service appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox leaders took a major step toward healing a 1,600‑year division when Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the Phanar for a celebration of […] The post Eastern, Oriental Orthodox Churches move toward unity after 1,600 years of separation appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas (MH) recalls Catholic social teaching while reminding Christians everywhere that the dignity of humanity is God-given. Focusing on communal care for each other, MH highlights repeatedly that all people have a […] The post Magnifica Humanitas teaches technology must not constrain mutual care appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
The Saint Anastasia Fellowship (SAF) has partnered with FOCUS North America to launch a spiritual support initiative for individuals and families affected by substance use and behavioral addictions. The collaboration introduces a recurring Paraklesis service—a […] The post Saint Anastasia Fellowship, FOCUS North America launch recovery ministry in Northeast Ohio appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
In May 2026, Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, the first papal encyclical devoted to AI. Pope Leo XIV chose his […] The post Orthodoxy, Magnifica Humanitas, and transhumanism appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
The divinely-blessed Peter was from Bethsaida of Galilee. He was the son of Jonas and the brother of Andrew the First-called. He was a fisherman by trade, unlearned and poor, and was called Simon; later he was renamed Peter by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Who looked at him and said, "Thou art Simon the […]
These Saints lived during the years of Diocletian. Saint Cyrus was from Alexandria, and Saint John was from Edessa of Mesopotamia. Because of the persecution of that time, Cyrus fled to the Gulf of Arabia, where there was a small community of monks. John, who was a soldier, heard of Cyrus' fame and came to […]
Saint David, who was from Thessalonica, lived a most holy and ascetical life. For some years, he took up his dwelling in the branches of an almond tree, exposed to all the elements and extremes of the weather. He reposed in peace during the reign of Saint Justinian the Great, in the sixth century. Reading […]
This Martyr practiced the ascetic discipline in Nisibis of Mesopotamia; she was of such great beauty that the report of her came to the persecutor Selenus, and every attempt was made to make her deny Christ. After many horrible tortures, she was cruelly dismembered by the executioners, then beheaded, in the year 310 (or, according […]
In Orthodox Christian countries, individuals traditionally celebrate their nameday instead of their birthday. Since Orthodox Christians are usually named after a saint or feast day of the Church, all those having the same name celebrate together on that saint's feast or the particular feast of the Church.All those named after St. Elizabeth, Mother of the […]
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