In the early days of Lent we all witnessed the immense human misery that came upon the inhabitants of Japan as a result of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. This dreadful force of nature resulted in terrific accidents at nuclear stations, the scale of which has yet to be evaluated by specialists, but we already […]

On March 17, 2011, the Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops had a meeting at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto. On the agenda were the reports of the dialogue with the Catholic Bishops, updates on the relations between the Orthodox and Orientals (non-Chalcedonians), the army, hospitals and prisons ministries, pastoral, canonical and liturgical issues. It […]

WEB-site of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America – formerly known as the Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America – made its debut on Friday, December 17, 2010. It may be accessed at http://www.episcopalassembly.org. In addition to information on the Assembly’s history, establishment, and current activities, the site provides […]

On Friday, November 12, 2010, Priest George Sergeev, the Rector of the Orthodox V Parishes in Canada visited St Catherine the Great Martyr Church – the Moscow Representation of the Orthodox Church in America where he met with the Dean, Archimandrite Zacchaeus. During the course of their meeting, Fathers Zacchaeus and George spoke about the […]

On November 11, 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia received the newly-appointed Canadian ambassador to Russia, Mr. John Cleburne Sloan, at the patriarchal residence in Chisty Pereulok. Participating in the meeting were also Archimandrite Zacchaeus (Wood), representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Moscow Patriarchate, Hegumen Philip (Riabykh), vice-chairman […]