It is with profound sorrow that the members of the Diocese of Sourozh, Russian Orthodox Church in the UK and Ireland, Moscow Patriarchate have greeted the sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen touched the lives of millions of people in this country, in the Commonwealth, and around the world by […]

When you look at the photos of the faces of the children of 2019 camp, of those who happened to participate in this 2022 Orthodox Children St. Tikhon camp, you can see that they have change a lot, the kids have grown up, and you realize how much time passed since 2019. Only three years […]

Beginning of Orthodoxy in North America and first settlements of European Slavs in Canada Orthodoxy on the North American continent began in 1794 when the first Russian Orthodox missionaries landed on the Kodiak Islands on the south coast of Alaska, bringing Christianity to the Aleut and Eskimo people. In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the […]

Dear brothers and sisters! On Sunday morning, June 5, a belt with a particle of the relics of St. John of Shanghai will be delivered to the Cathedral of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara. John of Shanghai is an outstanding hierarch and spiritual leader, missionary, miracle worker. He was canonized on July 2, 1994. Let […]

Christ is risen! One of the good and old traditions of Patriarchal Parishes of Russian Orthodox Church in Canada is a combination of Canadian statutory holiday – Viktoria Day, and our very revered church feast of the Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas from the city of Myrr, Liscia, of Asia Minor to Barri, […]

+ Metropolitan Hilarion (1948 — 2022) His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral), the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, reposed in the Lord this afternoon at the age of 74, having served the Lord as a hierarch for 38 years. Fr. Victor Potapov, rector of the St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral […]

PASCHAL MESSAGE OF  BISHOP MATTHEW OF SOUROZH,  TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR OF  THE PATRIARCHAL PARISHES  IN THE USA AND CANADA Beloved in the Lord, all-honourable fathers, brothers, and sisters! On the bright Feast of the Resurrection of Christ I warmly greet you with the words of the apostolic proclamation: CHRIST IS RISEN! In these days of the […]

We call for all the faithful of the Patriarchal Parishes to consider joining the Appeal for the Urgent Financial Aid for the Ukrainian Refugees. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, It is with profound pain and sorrow that we see the situation unfolding in Ukraine. The invasion of Russian troops has already caused death and […]

The 7th of January 2022 (Christmas Day) marked the 25th year of Right  Reverend Igor Kisil‘s, Rector of St. Barbara’s Cathedral, Dean of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada, ordination as a deacon. Following this date, on the 9th of March it will be 25 years since he was ordained  as a priest. The deaconate and […]

Address His Beatitude Onuphry, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, to the faithful and citizens of Ukraine, Dear brothers and sisters! Faithful to our Ukrainian Orthodox Church! As the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, I address you and all citizens of Ukraine. A disaster has happened. Unfortunately, Russia has launched military operations against Ukraine, and […]