In Bulgaria, priests blessed jars of honey during a religious festival honoring St. Haralambos, the patron saint of ...

KWETHLUK, Alaska — (AP) — "St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America. Orthodoxy — the ...

Shots rang out Thursday over the Kwethluk River as a mass of pilgrims lining the muddy banks sang a hymn of blessing on the eve of the summer solstice. At last, leaders of the Orthodox church had ...

Volunteers who are making 900 pigs in the blanket, 400 dozen pierogies, and use more than 250 pounds of potatoes are shown at a meeting, from left: Irene Occhiipinti, Pat Stafursky, David Brzchalski, ...

CHICO — Long before the Rev. Ian Shipley began leading Chico’s Orthodox Christian community, he converted to the faith at age 16, coming from a nonreligious household. “I was a hippie kid,” Shipley, a ...

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — “St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America. Orthodoxy — the ...

Parishioners of All Saints Orthodox Church, 221 Willow St., Olyphant, gather to discuss the homemade ethnic food fundraiser, which includes cabbage and noodles, clam chowder, frozen pierogies (save ...

Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of St. Olga, the first female Orthodox saint in ...