# ![@UOJ_America Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1904239442820304896.png) @UOJ_America UOJ - America

UOJ - America posts on X about in the, ukraine, met, link the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  90.77% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  11.54% [finance](/list/finance)  3.08% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  3.08% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  3.08% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  0.77%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 10.77%, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #1389, [met](/topic/met) 7.69%, [link](/topic/link) 6.92%, [albania](/topic/albania) #87, [the most](/topic/the-most) 4.62%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 4.62%, [churchs](/topic/churchs) 3.08%, [poland](/topic/poland) #1731, [future](/topic/future) 2.31%

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### Top Social Posts
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"A preview of our interview with His Beatitude JOHN Archbishop of Tirana Durres and All Albania. The nearly hour-long interview will be released in the near future with additional content to follow in the form of an in-depth documentary from our teams trip to Albania. Paid subscribers will receive immediate access to the documentary link in the comments. A public release will take place in the months following. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018480243602842063 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018480243602842063"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2018480243602842063)  2026-02-03T00:22Z [----] followers, 36.2K engagements


"FEBRUARY [--] [----] Archpriest Peter Heers has been received into the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas under Metr. Nicolae of Chicago. In a letter dated January [--] [----] Metr. Nicolae accepted Fr. Peter's application to join the jurisdiction formalizing his transfer and assignment within the Metropolia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021406215708750300)  2026-02-11T02:09Z [----] followers, 19K engagements


"PAPHOS CYPRUS The faithful of Paphos have issued a strongly worded letter to Abp. Georgios sharply criticizing his leadership of the Church of Cyprus and alleging serious canonical and institutional violations. The letter titled A Church Without a Synod Canonical Deviation and Institutional Authoritarianism in the Church of Cyprus accuses the Archbishop of bypassing the Holy Synod and consolidating authority in ways that undermine Orthodox governance. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021684906535854352 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021684906535854352"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021684906535854352)  2026-02-11T20:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Parishioners of St. Great Martyr George the Victorious parish of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in Pryiutivka say they are facing ongoing threats and attempted seizures by activists linked to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU). They recently published an appeal to international and U.S. officials including Vice President J.D. Vance (@VP) for protection. This comes soon after the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in Kuzmyn sent an appeal to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna). Since then the parish has been re-registered to the OCU using falsified paperwork as parishioners"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2016233885244309697)  2026-01-27T19:36Z [----] followers, 216.6K engagements


"VIENNA AUSTRIA As reported by UOJ-Greece Orthodoxy has become the second largest Christian denomination in Austria reflecting decades of historical presence migration and recent growth. According to Statistics Austria about [---] percent of the populationapproximately [------] peopleidentified as Orthodox Christians in [----] placing Orthodoxy behind Roman Catholicism and ahead of Protestant communities. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016640818082152690 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016640818082152690"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2016640818082152690)  2026-01-28T22:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Those who pay attention to UOJs coverage and who followed the Society of St. John of Shanghai and San Franciscos Day of Action on Capitol Hill have frequently seen a particular hierarch mentioned: Metropolitan Arseniy. Who is this bishop what is his situation and why does it matter Most importantly what do those who know him think of his character In this video UOJ shares details of the allegations against Metropolitan Arseniy his arrest and ongoing detention as well as a letter sent by a spiritual child of His Eminence to Catherine Whiteford the Society of St. Johns Director of Government"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2016649825740005788)  2026-01-28T23:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"MOSTAR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA The Municipal Court in Mostar has registered the state as owner of several properties belonging to the Serbian Orthodox Church including cemeteries and churches in Vrapii Gornji Vrapii and elebii near Konjic sparking concern among local Serbs. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016968496450601145 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016968496450601145"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2016968496450601145)  2026-01-29T20:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"DERENEU MOLDOVA A confrontation erupted on January [--] around the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Dereneu as parishioners of the Moldovan Metropolis accused representatives of the Bessarabian Metropolis of attempting to seize control of the church by force according to local media. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017253984793198728 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017253984793198728"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2017253984793198728)  2026-01-30T15:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"PAPHOS CYPRUS As reported by UOJ-Greece Metropolitan of Paphos Tychikos has issued a formal response rejecting recent media reports that he says misrepresent his living conditions salary status and health calling for accuracy restraint and respect for ecclesiastical institutions. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017262297895280782 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017262297895280782"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2017262297895280782)  2026-01-30T15:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Were in Albania filming a powerful new UOJ-America documentary on the rebirth of the Orthodox Church after centuries of Islamic and communist persecution. From ancient holy sites to interviews with Albanian hierarchs were tracing the extraordinary restoration of the Church following the fall of the last communist state in the Balkans a rebirth shepherded by the ever-memorable Archbishop Anastasios the Restorer of the Orthodox Church of Albania. UOJ-America is reader-supported. While some coverage from this project will be available to the general readership the full documentary will be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2017374847634899116)  2026-01-30T23:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"TIRANA ALBANIA Ten stolen icons from the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Labov e Kryqit were formally returned to the Orthodox Church of Albania following a joint effort by state authorities and church leaders. The icons missing for [--] years were handed over during a meeting at the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Sports. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018355254396404148 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018355254396404148"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2018355254396404148)  2026-02-02T16:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NASHVILLE TN Tennessee lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at strengthening enforcement against the illegal distribution of abortion pills in the state. House Bill [----] sponsored by Rep. Bulso (RBrentwood) affirms that prescribing or distributing abortion-inducing drugs in Tennessee violates both state and federal law. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018421877249540581 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018421877249540581"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2018421877249540581)  2026-02-02T20:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"SOFIA BULGARIA On February [--] the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria commemorated the Day of Appreciation and Tribute to the Victims of the Communist Regime coinciding with the feast of St. Martyr Tryphon and the first preparatory Sunday of Great Lent the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018778648799752361 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018778648799752361"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2018778648799752361)  2026-02-03T20:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"SOUTH CANAAN PA St. Tikhons Orthodox Theological Seminary has announced a June [----] pilgrimage dedicated to the life ministry and legacy of St. Nikolai Velimirovi one of the most influential Orthodox theologians and spiritual leaders of the twentieth century"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2018810179975061723)  2026-02-03T22:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"VOLODYMYR UKRAINE As reported by UOJ-Ukraine during a service led by Epifaniy Dumenko of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) at the Dormition Cathedral of Volodymyr Peoples Deputy Ihor Huz publicly threatened two ancient monasteries of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in Volyn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019095751997997348)  2026-02-04T17:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"SOUTH CANAAN PA St. Tikhons Monastery will host a Marriage Retreat with Drs. David and Mary Ford on Saturday April [--] [----] offering an enriching Orthodox experience for couples at the historic monastery grounds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019448432587382955)  2026-02-05T16:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NKAGA DR CONGO More than [---] people were received into the Orthodox Church through holy Baptism this week in the Metropolis of Kinshasa of the Patriarchate of Alexandria marking another significant moment in the Churchs missionary life in the region"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019493730823090376)  2026-02-05T19:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"ATHENS GREECE In a solemn and emotional gathering a memorial service was held Wednesday February [--] [----] at the Synodal Chapel of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece to honor the victims of two recent tragedies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019501281476321751)  2026-02-05T20:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"ABU DHABI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded the first day of a new round of negotiations on Wednesday with talks mediated by the United States as efforts continue to end Europes largest war since World War II. A source told Reuters the discussions will resume Thursday. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019508956146905568 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019508956146905568"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019508956146905568)  2026-02-05T20:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"KYIV Epiphany Dumenko head of the state-backed Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) issued an address on February [--] calling on Orthodox clergy and faithful of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) to renew dialogue toward church unity. The appeal followed a meeting of the OCU Synod which created a Commission on Dialogue chaired by Simeon Shostatsky a former UOC bishop who later joined the OCU. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019516383067857205 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019516383067857205"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019516383067857205)  2026-02-05T21:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"BUCHAREST The National Ecclesiastical Council of Romania met on Wednesday February [--] [----] under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patr. Daniel reviewing the Patriarchates [----] activities. The report The Centenary of the Patriarchate of Romania the new Romanian Saints and the consecration of the Holy Icons of the National Cathedral highlighted liturgical social and educational milestones. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019531484701552862 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019531484701552862"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019531484701552862)  2026-02-05T22:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86349-us-mediated-ukraine-russia-talks-resume-in-abu-dhabi https://uoj.news/news/86349-us-mediated-ukraine-russia-talks-resume-in-abu-dhabi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019544827566948357)  2026-02-05T22:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86347-over-100-baptized-in-orthodox-mission-in-dr-congo https://uoj.news/news/86347-over-100-baptized-in-orthodox-mission-in-dr-congo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019545022828581353)  2026-02-05T22:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"COLUMBIA SC After more than five hours of debate on Wednesday the South Carolina House of Representatives approved H. [----] a bill designed to stop mail-order abortion drugs from bypassing state protections for mothers and unborn children. The bill passed on second reading by a vote of [----] largely along party lines moving it closer to final passage before consideration by the Senate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019797241666392258)  2026-02-06T15:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86353-south-carolina-house-advances-bill-to-block-mail-order-abortion-drugs https://uoj.news/news/86353-south-carolina-house-advances-bill-to-block-mail-order-abortion-drugs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019797301196165513)  2026-02-06T15:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86358-abp-john-to-deliver-keynote-at-anastasios-conference https://uoj.news/news/86358-abp-john-to-deliver-keynote-at-anastasios-conference"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019808197834633530)  2026-02-06T16:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"SOSA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC His Eminence Metr. Nicholas of Eastern America and New York made a pastoral visit over the weekend to the mission parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Sosa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019838505770520882)  2026-02-06T18:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"ENGLEWOOD NJ His Eminence Metr. Saba reflected on the meaning and role of the Church Fathers emphasizing that they were not merely scholars but sanctified teachers who united holiness with intellectual depth. He explained that a true Church Father is one who has been deified through union with God and is able to nurture others in Christ while defending and articulating the Orthodox faith"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019904337460306240)  2026-02-06T22:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"BUCHAREST On Friday the Romanian Orthodox Church formally proclaimed the canonization of [--] Romanian Holy Women during a solemn ceremony at the Patriarchal Cathedral celebrated at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy presided over by His Beatitude Patr. Daniel together with members of the Holy Synod. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019925252004835480 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019925252004835480"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019925252004835480)  2026-02-07T00:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LARISSA GREECE Four monks from the Holy Mt. Athos were injured Tuesday afternoon in a serious car accident at the Longo toll station on the E65 highway in the traffic lane from Karditsa to Trikala according to local reports. The monks were traveling from Athens to Meteora before continuing on to the Holy Mountain. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020234894538920382 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020234894538920382"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020234894538920382)  2026-02-07T20:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86374-four-mt-athos-monks-injured-in-greece-highway-accident https://uoj.news/news/86374-four-mt-athos-monks-injured-in-greece-highway-accident"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020234977640869989)  2026-02-07T20:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"SAN FRANCISCO CA A new Super Bowl commercial promoted by the pro-life organization Live Action aims to reshape the national conversation around adoption encouraging women facing unexpected pregnancies to consider adoption as a life-affirming alternative. Set to air during Sundays championship game the ad delivered the message that while parenting may not always be possible adoption remains a viable and compassionate choice. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020908479607865596 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020908479607865596"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020908479607865596)  2026-02-09T17:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MOUNT ATHOS Bulgarias caretaker government has approved $1.7 million from the Council of Ministers [----] budget to continue repairs on the road connecting the port to Zografou Monastery on Mt. Athos according to the Bulgarian News Agency"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020966098615869456)  2026-02-09T21:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"https://uoj.news/news/86383-bulgaria-allocates-17-million-for-road-to-zografou-monastery https://uoj.news/news/86383-bulgaria-allocates-17-million-for-road-to-zografou-monastery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020966160410476980)  2026-02-09T21:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"MOROGORO TANZANIA On Saturday February [--] [----] [---] people from Eastern Tanzania received Holy Baptism at the Missionary Center of Morogoro continuing a tradition now in its 22nd year. The baptisms were held with the blessing of His Holiness Theodore II Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020966292740768105 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020966292740768105"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020966292740768105)  2026-02-09T21:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"SOUTH CANAAN PA St. Tikhons Seminary is giving thanks to God for a series of recent ordinations carried out over the past several months during which six priests seven deacons and two subdeacons were ordained to sacred ministry. The ordinations performed within the life of St. Tikhons reflect the monasterys continuing role as a center of liturgical spiritual and pastoral formation. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021238935435829467 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021238935435829467"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021238935435829467)  2026-02-10T15:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MOUNT ATHOS Bulgarias caretaker government has approved $1.7 million from the Council of Ministers [----] budget to continue repairs on the road connecting the port to Zografou Monastery on Mt. Athos according to the Bulgarian News Agency"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021249487683936586)  2026-02-10T15:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86383-bulgaria-allocates-17-million-for-road-to-zografou-monastery https://uoj.news/news/86383-bulgaria-allocates-17-million-for-road-to-zografou-monastery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021249538296623584)  2026-02-10T15:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MILAN ITALY During an official reception hosted by the President of the Olympic Committee on February [--] Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili spoke publicly about his recent meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighting their warm references to Georgia and to the Patriarch of Georgia. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021266429287252120 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021266429287252120"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021266429287252120)  2026-02-10T16:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"On February [--] the Church commemorates the feast of St. Scholasticaone of the greatest of Western saints. Though details of her life are sparse the most enduring account comes from Pope St. Gregory the Greats s which paints Scholastica as a model of contemplative love"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021282709994164451)  2026-02-10T17:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"PHOENIX AZ As reported by UOJ-Greece Abp. Elpidophoros of America said the future of inter-Orthodox relations largely depends on developments in Ukraine emphasizing that political events there continue to shape ecclesiastical realities worldwide. Speaking at the annual Leadership [---] Conference the archbishop addressed questions concerning strained relations with the Russian Orthodox Church according to Orthodox Observer. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021282902143541402 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021282902143541402"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021282902143541402)  2026-02-10T17:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"During a recent stream Jay Dyer (@Jay_D007) gave a list of books he recommends to folks who are inquiring into Orthodoxy. We thought it would be helpful to collect the list here and break them down by category. https://uoj.news/en/defending-faith/85289-jay-dyers-reading-list https://uoj.news/en/defending-faith/85289-jay-dyers-reading-list"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1973041734260232502)  2025-09-30T15:06Z [----] followers, 16.7K engagements


"By: Michael W. Davis The YouTube channel Roots of Orthodoxy is run by a Roman Catholic named Jonathan Cabada who falsely presents himself as Orthodox while promoting ecumenism giving publicity to heterodox clergy and attacking the Orthodox Church"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1984678570073927885)  2025-11-01T17:46Z [----] followers, 30.9K engagements


"LOURDES Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew told Frances Catholic bishops that authentic tradition is not conservative but creative. He then praised Vatican II and its architects including French theologians Henri de Lubac and Yves Congar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1986470583693955226)  2025-11-06T16:27Z [----] followers, 83.2K engagements


"NOV. [--] [----] As the Orthodox Church soon enters the Nativity Fast Met. Gregory of Nyssa of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America has issued a heartfelt appeal to the clergy and faithful of his diocese calling for renewed prayer repentance and spiritual discipline in a world spinning out of control"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1988002960601944137)  2025-11-10T21:56Z [----] followers, 17.8K engagements


"COLUMBIA SC Following yesterday's comments by U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) that Orthodox Christians in America "could serve as vehicles" of foreign influence State Rep. Thomas Beach responded forcefully"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1990860420530184271)  2025-11-18T19:11Z [----] followers, 12.2K engagements


"KHATISOPELI GEORGIA As first reported by UOJ-Georgia a newly built church dedicated to St. Gabriel the Fool-for-Christ was consecrated on January [--] [----] in the village of Khatisopeli marking a significant spiritual event for the local Orthodox community. The consecration and festive Divine Liturgy which began at [--] a.m. were celebrated by Abp. Ephrem of Bolnisi who was joined by clergy from across the diocese. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2011516054594351566 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2011516054594351566"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2011516054594351566)  2026-01-14T19:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"TBILISI GEORGIA Representatives of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) attended celebrations marking the Feast of St. Nina Enlightener of Georgia following an invitation from His Holiness Patr. Ilia II. Bp. Gerasim of Fort Worth and Archpriest Daniel Andrejuk represented Metr. Tikhon during the official visit which concluded on January [--]. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017271151370620987 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017271151370620987"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2017271151370620987)  2026-01-30T16:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Aaron Hickman news editor for the Union of Orthodox Journalists of America shares a brief update on the teams ongoing trip to Albania. We are looking forward to sharing what we have learned with the American faithful in the near future"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2018779336900280358)  2026-02-03T20:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"VIENNA AUSTRIA Barbara Larin the defrocked ROCOR nun formerly known as Sister Vassa published a Facebook post criticizing the Orthodox Church's fasting cycle as "super not PC" based on "bigoted rationale" and contrary to multiculturalism. She notes the common view that avoiding the fast after the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee humbles believers preventing them from boasting like the Pharisee who fasted twice a week (Lk 18:9-14). https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019159015868014904 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019159015868014904"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019159015868014904)  2026-02-04T21:19Z [----] followers, 12.2K engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86337-barbara-larin-churchs-fasting-cycle-is-bigoted-contrary-to-multiculturalism https://uoj.news/news/86337-barbara-larin-churchs-fasting-cycle-is-bigoted-contrary-to-multiculturalism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019159112500551950)  2026-02-04T21:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"KYIV UKRAINE Political analyst Mykhailo Pavliv claimed that Ukrainian authorities developed a detailed plan to dismantle the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) but halted its implementation after intervention from the United States. Pavliv made the remarks during a broadcast with blogger Oleksandr Shelest. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019463532459274630 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019463532459274630"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019463532459274630)  2026-02-05T17:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Another update from our trip to Albania this time from the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos outside of Kor in the village of Boboshtic. A new church was built after the old one fell into a state of disrepair and was used for secular purposes under communism. A small chapel stands outside in remembrance of the original. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019848571701662205 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019848571701662205"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019848571701662205)  2026-02-06T19:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"PANAMA CITY PANAMA His Beatitude Theodoros II Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa was warmly received at the Catedral Baslica Santa Mara la Antigua on January [--] for an ecumenical prayer service described by the Catholic Archdiocese of Panama as historic. The event brought together Orthodox and Catholic clergy and faithful opening with a formal rite of reception led by Panamas Metropolitan Archbishop Jos Domingo Ulloa Mendieta O.S.A. who welcomed the Patriarch to the mother and spiritual heart of the Church in Panama. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020187810314035684"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020187810314035684)  2026-02-07T17:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LIVINGSTON ISLAND ANTARCTICA On Tuesday icons of the Virgin and Child and of St. Demetrios were installed at the new laboratory of the Bulgarian Antarctic research base St. Clement of Ohrid. The icons were generously donated by Patr. Daniel of Bulgaria and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020939635447173330 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020939635447173330"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020939635447173330)  2026-02-09T19:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"WARSAW POLAND Patr. Kirill of Moscow has sent a message of congratulations to Metr. Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland marking the 60th anniversary of his monastic tonsure and ordination to the priesthood. The message honored the Polish Orthodox primates decades of faithful service and leadership within the Church. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021006722391773311 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021006722391773311"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021006722391773311)  2026-02-09T23:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86392-abp-elpidophoros-ukraine-will-shape-the-future-of-inter-orthodox-relations https://uoj.news/news/86392-abp-elpidophoros-ukraine-will-shape-the-future-of-inter-orthodox-relations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021282946791903549)  2026-02-10T17:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"KUZMIN UKRAINE On February [--] [----] the Holy Nativity-Theotokos Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Kuzmin village was forcibly seized by unidentified individuals who broke the locks and illegally entered the church premises effectively preventing the local UOC community from using their place of worship. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021298837415972913 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021298837415972913"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021298837415972913)  2026-02-10T19:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"TALLINN ESTONIA Estonias celebrated composer Arvo Prt continues to make an extraordinary impact on the international classical music scene according to a recent ranking highlighted by Estonian World. In [----] five of Prts works Fratres Da Pacem Domine Magnificat Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten and the choral work Tribute to Caesarwere among the ten most performed contemporary compositions worldwide. His son Michael Prt noted that audiences were unusually attentive during performances reflecting a growing desire for music with inner spiritual depth capable of uniting people in a fragmented"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021307277274136915)  2026-02-10T19:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"DRGNETI-VLACA ROMANIA Pantocrator Monastery will mark a major pilgrimage feast in a special manner this year as the venerable head of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer will be brought to Romania from the Athonite Monastery of Xenophontos. The precious relic will be available for veneration at the monastery from April [----] [----] accompanied by an Athonite delegation led by Archimandrite Alexios abbot of Xenophontos Monastery. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021329063269236838 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021329063269236838"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021329063269236838)  2026-02-10T21:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"SUPRAL POLAND Registration has opened for SUPRASL [----] an international gathering of Orthodox young adults as the Orthodox Church in America announces scholarship support for participants across its dioceses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021637106507137463)  2026-02-11T17:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"BELGRADE SERBIA On February [--] [----] Patr. Porfirije of Serbia presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Sava on Vraar delivering a powerful sermon on humility repentance and spiritual growth. Drawing on the Gospel parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1132) which he described as one of the most beautiful literary works in human history the Patriarch emphasized that repentance is the path to returning to ones true spiritual roots. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021660735386812802 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021660735386812802"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021660735386812802)  2026-02-11T19:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"BROOKLINE MA At the invitation of Abp. Elpidophoros of America His Beatitude Abp. John of Albania will deliver the keynote address at an international conference honoring the legacy of the late Abp. Anastasios. The conference titled Anastasios: Archbishop Theologian Missionary will be held March [--] [----] at Holy Cross Theological Seminary and is organized by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute in collaboration with the HCHC Missionary Institute. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019808149734039683 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019808149734039683"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019808149734039683)  2026-02-06T16:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"BROOKLINE MA Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) has officially launched The Scriptorium Initiative (TSI) website a new digital platform designed to extend the seminarys teaching and preaching beyond the classroom to a global audience. The initiative was developed under the vision and leadership of Dean Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc who described it as a modern scriptorium echoing the historic spaces at Qumran and in Medieval monasteries where thought and writing flourished. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021721756399181965 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021721756399181965"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021721756399181965)  2026-02-11T23:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"CONSTANTINOPLE The Ecumenical Patriarchate has officially canonized two revered ascetics of Mt. Athos Sts. Tikhon and Hadjigiorgis affirming a long-standing veneration among the faithful. The decision was made February [--] [----] during a session of the Holy and Sacred Synod presided over by Patr. Bartholomew"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021995109810589824)  2026-02-12T17:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"By Fr. Seraphim Rose Over the coming weeks the UOJ-USA will be publishing the complete transcripts of Fr. Seraphim Rose's renowned Orthodox Survival Course"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022023735059132557)  2026-02-12T19:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"YURKOVKA UKRAINE Police assisted February [--] [----] in evacuating church property from the damaged Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos of the canonical UOC in the village of Yurkovka. The request for assistance was made by the rector Archpriest Ioan Bysmak as the parish sought to safeguard sacred items amid ongoing dangers in the region. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022464241798635624 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022464241798635624"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022464241798635624)  2026-02-14T00:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86435-police-assist-rescue-of-sacred-items-from-yurkovka-church https://uoj.news/news/86435-police-assist-rescue-of-sacred-items-from-yurkovka-church"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022464297285358003)  2026-02-14T00:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"SOFIA BULGARIA A delegation of hierarchs from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) visited the Bulgarian Orthodox Church this week meeting with His Holiness Patr. Daniel to discuss prayers for peace in Ukraine and the wellbeing of the UOC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2019120575034323381)  2026-02-04T18:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"His Beatitude JOHN Archbishop of Tirana Durres and All Albania speaks about the dangers of nationalism and the importance of remembering that we are part of One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. While the Church may have a distinct history in each country he says the first identity is the Christian identity. "We are not a federation of churches" His Beatitude states. "Sometimes we have lost this. Still we see the church in the measure of nationalism." The Union of Orthodox Journalists of America's full interview with Archbishop John is available Feb. [--] on Patreon."  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2020920634566639678)  2026-02-09T18:00Z [----] followers, 40.5K engagements


"DERENEU MOLDOVA Tensions flared in the village of Dereneu after authorities transferred the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the Romanian Patriarchates Metropolis of Bessarabia reportedly without consulting the majority of parishioners. According to local sources police including military units attempted to block access to the church but around [--] local residents broke through the cordon and entered the building where a worship service was later held. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021705732442255764 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021705732442255764"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021705732442255764)  2026-02-11T21:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"DERENEU MOLDOVA Arguing in defense of local parishioners historian Alexei Petrovich sharply criticized statements by Moldovan Minister of Culture Cristi Jardan regarding the ownership of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dereneu. Jardan had claimed that the church in the village of Dereneu initially belonged to the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova and was then transferred to the Bessarabian Metropolitanate. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021715492784730458 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021715492784730458"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021715492784730458)  2026-02-11T22:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86417-ecumenical-patriarchate-canonizes-two-athonite-ascetics https://uoj.news/news/86417-ecumenical-patriarchate-canonizes-two-athonite-ascetics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2021995242342560094)  2026-02-12T17:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"By Amy Thornton The conviction grew and I began to consider Why would I wear a head covering at the monastery and not to my home parish Shouldnt I be honoring God in His house wherever it is located Arent the presence of angels always part of our worship on earth And what about all those icons I am reverencing Every female saint thatI honor for her spiritual strength her boldness on earth and faithfulness to the Lord is wearing a veil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022040298264666149)  2026-02-12T20:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/history-and-culture/86415-why-i-decided-to-start-covering-my-head https://uoj.news/history-and-culture/86415-why-i-decided-to-start-covering-my-head"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022040395153285214)  2026-02-12T20:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"CHERKASY UKRAINE The Cherkasy Eparchy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) published a February [--] [----] decree by its head Ivan Yaremenko announcing measures to put in order the liturgical administrative and parish life of the Nativity of Christ Church in Cherkasy which belongs to the Cherkasy Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). The decree cites the need to restore lawful order and ensure the communitys access to the church claiming that the parish allegedly voted to transfer to the OCU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022054769733357724)  2026-02-12T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86429-uoc-rejects-ocu-claims-of-parish-transfer https://uoj.news/news/86429-uoc-rejects-ocu-claims-of-parish-transfer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022054841426882975)  2026-02-12T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"CHERKASY UKRAINE Metr. Theodosy of Cherkasy of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has disclosed details of a recent conviction handed down by a Cherkasy court. In comments to UOJ-Ukraine the hierarch said the court imposed the maximum penalty under Article [---] of Ukraines Criminal Code which addresses incitement of religious hatred"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022085718915358995)  2026-02-12T23:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86431-uocs-metr-theodosy-speaks-on-his-conviction https://uoj.news/news/86431-uocs-metr-theodosy-speaks-on-his-conviction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022085818492608759)  2026-02-12T23:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LONDON The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) has blessed the establishment of a new Russian-language theological institute and seminary in Europe with plans to begin instruction in autumn [----]. The institute will operate alongside the English-language seminary at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022357000496251372)  2026-02-13T17:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86434-survey-launched-for-new-rocor-seminary-in-europe https://uoj.news/news/86434-survey-launched-for-new-rocor-seminary-in-europe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022357047703154986)  2026-02-13T17:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"KRYVYI RIH UKRAINE The Dnipro Court of Appeal has dismissed defense appeals seeking to overturn a lower courts decision extending the detention of Metr. Arseniy of Sviatohirsk. The ruling announced February [--] [----] upholds the January [--] decision of the Chechelivskyi District Court of Dnipro which prolonged the hierarchs preventive measure for [--] days through March 22"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022383298513654249)  2026-02-13T18:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86436-court-upholds-detention-of-metr-arseniy https://uoj.news/news/86436-court-upholds-detention-of-metr-arseniy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022383346840670272)  2026-02-13T18:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Union of Orthodox Journalists of Americas exclusive interview with His Beatitude JOHN Archbishop of Tirana Durres and All Albania goes live on Patreon this upcoming Monday February [--]. In the interview His Beatitude speaks about his baptism into Holy Orthodoxy at a time when religion was outlawed under communist rule how to reach people who are searching for meaning the importance of Church unity and offers advice for those in America who are both finding the Church and welcoming newcomers to the faith. To become a member on Patreon visit https://www.patreon.com/UOJ_America/membership"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022385284630089914)  2026-02-13T19:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"KYIV An emergency incident has occurred at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra where part of Ukraines state museum collections are stored according to information obtained by from an official letter by the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine. The historic monastery was formerly the residence of Metr. Onuphry and served as the headquarters of the Kyiv Metropolia of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) before being expelled by the state and transferred to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU). http://LIGA.net http://LIGA.net"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022433127415648461)  2026-02-13T22:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86440-heating-system-leak-floods-storage-areas-at-kyiv-pechersk-lavra-threatening-thousands-of-artifacts https://uoj.news/news/86440-heating-system-leak-floods-storage-areas-at-kyiv-pechersk-lavra-threatening-thousands-of-artifacts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022433191710347735)  2026-02-13T22:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"JORDANVILLE NY Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary marked its patronal feast of the Three Hierarchs with the nomination and episcopal consecration of Archimandrite Spyridon (Gusakov) as Bishop of Toronto Vicar of the Diocese of Montreal and Canada. The nomination took place on the evening of February [--] followed by the consecration during the Divine Liturgy on the morning of February [--]. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022434431588311443 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022434431588311443"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022434431588311443)  2026-02-13T22:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86441-rocor-consecrates-new-bishop-for-its-canadian-diocese https://uoj.news/news/86441-rocor-consecrates-new-bishop-for-its-canadian-diocese"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022434464341823798)  2026-02-13T22:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"On February [--] the Orthodox Church commemorates St. Isaac the Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves one of the early ascetics of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. A former wealthy merchant from Toropets in the Pskov lands Isaac gave away his possessions entered the monastery under St. Anthony and embraced extreme reclusion. He lived in a narrow cell eating only a single prosphora and a little water daily practicing rigorous fasting and constant prayer. Known as the first fool-for-Christ in the northern lands he endured a severe demonic temptation. Once he mistook the devil for Christ and suffering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022671305737187552)  2026-02-14T13:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/defending-faith/86450-built-by-the-saints-stolen-by-the-state https://uoj.news/defending-faith/86450-built-by-the-saints-stolen-by-the-state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022671413899903436)  2026-02-14T13:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Father Evmenios an Athonite monk speaks about going through a period of adjustment as an American on the Holy Mountain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2022717472806510911)  2026-02-14T17:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"By: Michael W. Davis Papal supremacy is not a development of the ecclesiology laid out by the Canons the Councils and the Fathers. It is a blatant contradiction of the ecclesiology of the Early Church a violation of the rights of the bishops and the synods"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1983928227849490894)  2025-10-30T16:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"WARSAW On Oct. [--] [----] under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Met. Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland the autumn session of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Polish Orthodox Church took place according to the official Church website. The Synod reaffirmed the Polish Orthodox Churchs unchanged position regarding existing divisions within global Orthodoxy and called for the convening of a Pan-Orthodox Council aimed at restoring ecclesial unity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1983959600459087935)  2025-10-30T18:10Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements


"SAN FRANCISCO Members of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church have started an online fundraiser to purchase a dependable vehicle for their priest Fr. Philip Halliwell whose current car a 20-year-old model with more than [------] miles has become mechanically unreliable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1984275221730451510)  2025-10-31T15:04Z [----] followers, 30.8K engagements


"MOSCOW On Oct. [--] [----] the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church officially added St. Olga of Alaska to its liturgical calendar following her canonization by the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1984321274923905104)  2025-10-31T18:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"MOSCOW In a landmark move the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church chaired by His Holiness Kirill of Moscow established a special day of prayer for the enlightenment of those intending to commit abortion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1984629672932430282)  2025-11-01T14:32Z [----] followers, 19.2K engagements


"KYIV On Nov. [--] [----] the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church led by His Beatitude Met. Onuphry addressed an open appeal to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding the situation of Met. Arseny. The full text of the letter is published at the link"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1984720131256143990)  2025-11-01T20:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"ISTANBUL Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I presided over a Divine Liturgy on November [--] [----] at the restored 19th-century Church of St. John of Rila in Constantinople serving the Bulgarian-speaking Orthodox community"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1985363069837648166)  2025-11-03T15:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"DNIPRO Today Nov. [--] [----] hearings continued in the case of Met. Arseny of Sviatohirsk in Soborny District Court. During the session Met. Arseny suddenly became extremely unwell which prompted a recess. He was soon transported to the hospital due to his condition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1985414502100451810)  2025-11-03T18:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"MTSKHETA St. Gabriel (Urgebadze) of Georgia appeared to a Ukrainian soldier who had been unable to speak for nearly a year after a concussion and healed him. This was reported by Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) Archpriest Georgiy Kunytsky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1985484006570229860)  2025-11-03T23:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CARDIFF A parish of the Russian Church Abroad (ROCOR) has launched a fundraiser toward the purchase of its own church in Wales. Services are currently being held in an evangelical church in Cardiff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1985498999810359472)  2025-11-04T00:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"BROOKLYN Joined by area clergy seminarians and faithful His Eminence Met. Saba celebrated the All-Night Vigil of St. Raphael of Brooklyn on Friday Oct. [--] at St. Nicholas Cathedral the first community established by the saint in 1895"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1985739715958448494)  2025-11-04T16:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"VATICAN CITY During his Sunday homily at the Jubilee Mass of the Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies on Oct. [--] Pope Leo XIV called for a more humble and inclusive church stating that no one possesses the whole truth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1985875736058630224)  2025-11-05T01:04Z [----] followers, 66.2K engagements


"By: UOJ-America Editorial Staff Today with the looming threat of a false union between Rome and Constantinople we must be prepared to resist both Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch as St. Maximus did"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1986104500998885643)  2025-11-05T16:13Z [----] followers, 14.4K engagements


"KEARNEY NE St. George Orthodox Christian Church founded by St. Raphael of Brooklyn is the oldest of [--] parishes in the Antiochian Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America. Its first-ever priest Fr. Nicola Yanney was the first priest ordained by St. Raphael"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1986451594440048911)  2025-11-06T15:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"THESSALONIKI On November [--] [----] the Civil Governor of Mount Athos Alkiviadis Stefanis announced on Greek Television that he had sent an official invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Athos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1986884795868360731)  2025-11-07T19:53Z [----] followers, 23.1K engagements


"SIDIROKASTRO Abbot Dositheos leader of the Agia Skepi Monastery in the Metropolis of Sidirokastro has declared that imposing LGBT ideology constitutes a "war against God" and marks society's descent into end-times prophecy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1987280838967558511)  2025-11-08T22:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Swiss theologian and ascetic Archimandrite Gabriel Bunge born Gabriel Bunge on October [--] [----] in Cologne Germany to a family of Protestant and Catholic roots followed a profound spiritual journey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1987933577674174642)  2025-11-10T17:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"DENVER Orthodox Christianity in North America stands at a historic crossroads said His Eminence Met. Saba in a recent address on the evangelistic century now unfolding in the Orthodox Church"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1987943432568947098)  2025-11-10T18:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"BERLIN Met. Isaac (Barakat) of the Antiochian Orthodox Church in Germany and Central Europe has issued an urgent appeal for worldwide prayers on behalf of Met. Arseniy of Sviatohirsk a Ukrainian bishop currently detained amid ongoing persecution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988286716344758437)  2025-11-11T16:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"ATHENS Greek Police have arrested three self-proclaimed priests accused of trafficking cocaine and smuggling migrants following a months-long investigation by the countrys organized crime unit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1988306243325489451)  2025-11-11T18:02Z [----] followers, 18.5K engagements


"JORDANVILLE Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville N.Y. will host the upcoming bi-annual Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM) retreat from Nov. 1416"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988336688612208889)  2025-11-11T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"VASHON ISLAND WA Abbot Tryphon of the Russian Church Abroad's (ROCOR) All-Merciful Saviour Monastery on Vashon Island spoke forcefully on Tuesday about the persecution of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in a reflection posted to his YouTube channel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988397823939981706)  2025-11-12T00:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NOV. [--] [----] As Orthodox Christians soon enter the Nativity Fast His Beatitude Met. Tikhon of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) has called the clergy monastics and faithful to deepen their spiritual lives by living out the Churchs Holy Tradition rather than merely professing it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1988638067758948574)  2025-11-12T16:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CANNES The wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign the most venerated relic of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) visited the Archangel Michael Church in Cannes on Nov. [--] [----] where His Grace Bishop Irenei of London and Western Europe led a prayer service surrounded by clergy and faithful from across the region"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988658596775670153)  2025-11-12T17:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"THE HAGUE Beginning in the [--------] school year children in the Netherlands will be able to study Orthodox Christianity in public schools marking the first time the faith has been formally included in the national education system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988699892223795394)  2025-11-12T20:06Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements


"WARSAW The Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church Met. Sawa has filed a formal complaint to the Ecumenical Patriarchate regarding the activities of the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in Poland according to documents from the OCU Synod held on Nov. [--] 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1989035405476524270)  2025-11-13T18:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"ILLINIVKA In the village of Aleksandro-Kalynove in the Donetsk region the rector of the Church of the Royal Martyrs Archpriest Volodymyr Shutov was killed together with his wife Svitlana as a result of Russian shelling UOJ-Ukraine reported with reference to the Pokrovsk Vicariates Telegram channel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1989368340964319689)  2025-11-14T16:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"FREISING A German Catholic priest in Freising stunned worshippers by leading a Halloween-themed prayer service on October [--] [----] dressed as Count Dracula surrounded by artificial fog and a half-open coffin in St. Georges Cemetery chapel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1989396253000831238)  2025-11-14T18:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"YONKERS NY St. Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has shared prayers for Archimandrite Philip Mugadizi (Class of 03) as he prepares to serve as bishop in Kenya"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1989423759426818541)  2025-11-14T20:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW YORK Theodore Kalmoukos religion editor for the National Herald has written a scathing editorial for the nation's only daily Greek-language publication in which he reflects on the current state of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and those who in his estimation caused it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1989454025243168914)  2025-11-14T22:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"BRATISLAVA The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia convened in Bratislava on Nov. [--] [----] expressing deep concern over what it described as the systematic legal and physical persecution of the faithful clergy and hierarchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) according to UOJs Czech bureau"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1989499186207748529)  2025-11-15T01:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"JORDANVILLE Holy Trinity Monastery is urgently appealing for financial assistance after significant construction setbacks derailed its multi-year effort to restore five church cupolas and replace two fading outdoor frescoes with long-lasting mosaics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1990513380030067181)  2025-11-17T20:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"WASHINGTON D.C. On Monday afternoon an article titled White House to meet clergy with ties to pro-war Russian Orthodox Church was published by Laura Kelly of The Hill. This article was written about meetings between Orthodox priests and bishops with members of the Trump administration that are set to take place Tuesday on Capitol Hill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1990802589135368530)  2025-11-18T15:21Z [----] followers, 21.1K engagements


"WASHINGTON DC The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) gathered at the Chancery for its regular Fall Session November [----] [----] under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Met. Tikhon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1990845925674135700)  2025-11-18T18:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"WASHINGTON D.C. Bishops priests monastics and laity of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) Orthodox Church in America (OCA) Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Serbian Orthodox Church and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America met with U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) today to discuss the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1990946603436298545)  2025-11-19T00:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"WASHINGTON D.C. Protopresbyter Vasilije Vranic priest at St. Luke Serbian Orthodox Church in the nation's capital and Dean of the Washington Deanery under His Grace Bishop Irinej of Washington-New York and Eastern America has spoken out about comments made by U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson on Monday in which he said Orthodox Christians in America "could serve as vehicles" of foreign influence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1991153429683593622)  2025-11-19T14:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"WASHINGTON D.C. In an exclusive statement to the Union of Orthodox Journalists of America (UOJ-USA) from the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America an article published on Monday by Laura Kelly of The Hill was criticized for having a "blatantly misleading title" and for reporting that His Grace Bishop Irinej met with Russian President Vladimir Putin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1991170281616851201)  2025-11-19T15:42Z [----] followers, 17K engagements


"NOVEMBER [--] [----] Fr. Thomas Soroka has called for the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America to suspend or withdraw its membership in the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops (ACOB) over a recent statement issued by the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/1991523092053860662)  2025-11-20T15:04Z [----] followers, 33.4K engagements


"LINK: https://uoj.news/news/86103-abp-ephrem-consecrates-st-gabriel-fool-for-christ-church-in-georgian-village https://uoj.news/news/86103-abp-ephrem-consecrates-st-gabriel-fool-for-christ-church-in-georgian-village"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UOJ_America/status/2011516156402942166)  2026-01-14T19:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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