Times Union

Indian Orthodox Church in Niskayuna is small but active

His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, the metropolitan, or head, of the Northeast American Diocese of the Indian Orthodox Church. NISKAYUNA — His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, the metropolitan, or ...
Staten Island Advance

St. George Malankara Orthodox Church celebrates its patron saint with a religious street procession

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Feast of St. George was celebrated on May 13 with a religious street procession at the St. George Malankara Orthodox Church in Willowbrook. The solemn feast was the ...
National Catholic Reporter

Praying for unity, pope welcomes head of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

Pope Francis prayed that Catholics and members of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church would recognize the wounds of division they have inflicted on Christ's body, the church, and come to celebrate ...
The New York Times

Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts

“In the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never been seen,” a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the demanding practice of Christianity. “The Orthodox Church is ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Orthodox churches come closer to reconciliation after QC visit

EAST MOLINE -- A reconciliation 1,500 years in the making moved a step closer last weekend in what was called ''the most defining moment in the history'' of a local Indian Orthodox congregation. '"We ...
Los Angeles Times

Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint

KWETHLUK, Alaska — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife of an ...
The Christian Century

Native Alaskan healer named North America's first female saint in Orthodox Church

A Native Alaskan midwife known for her healing love, especially toward abused women, has become the first female Orthodox Christian saint from North America after she was glorified at a meeting of ...