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SPRINGBORO, PA — The Eastern American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church will hold its first-ever iconography camp October 13–18 at St. Sava Shadeland Monastery, with the blessing of Bishop Irinej. Follow @UOJ_America for news and analysis.
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Weeklong October event at St. Sava Shadeland Monastery to blend sacred art, worship, and fellowship.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights report has documented serious violations of press freedom in Ukraine, including persecution of journalists by the authorities. Follow @UOJ_America for news and analysis.
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Annual human rights report cites censorship, intimidation, and arrests targeting critical media
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@UOJ_America sat down with Igumen Gabriel for an exclusive interview — to be released Monday, Aug. 18.
☦️ Bsp. Luke Installs Igumen Gabriel As Abbot Of Holy Cross Monastery ☦️. Pilgrims from across the country joined the Brotherhood for the momentous occasion on the feast of St. Panteleimon. Follow @UOJ_America for news and analysis.
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☦️ Bsp. Luke Installs Igumen Gabriel As Abbot Of Holy Cross Monastery ☦️. Pilgrims from across the country joined the Brotherhood for the momentous occasion on the feast of St. Panteleimon. Follow @UOJ_America for news and analysis.
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Pilgrims from across the country joined the Brotherhood for the momentous occasion on the feast of St. Panteleimon
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KINGSTON, OK — Camp St. Raphael (affectionately known as “Camp YABOY!”) wrapped up its 25th season this summer with three weeklong sessions held June 22, June 29, and July 6, drawing nearly 500 campers from the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America.
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Nearly 500 youth take part in milestone summer sessions in Oklahoma.
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KYIV — Ukrainian MPs Oleksandr Dubinsky and Artem Dmytruk sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump reporting on the large-scale persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and political repression in the country.
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Oleksandr Dubinsky and Artem Dmytruk have appealed to the U.S. President to include the release of political prisoners as a condition of any peace agreement.
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FRANKLIN, TN — Registration is open for the Antiochian Diocese of Miami and the Southeast's fall retreat. Follow @UOJ_America for news and analysis.
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The retreat is scheduled to take place from Sept. 19-20 at St. Ignatius Church in Franklin, Tenn.
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JERUSALEM — The Fathers of the Holy Monastery of Sinai have expressed profound gratitude to Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem following a recent visit by a delegation from the Patriarchate.
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"In patience and perseverance, and with our sincere respect towards His Eminence, the elderly Archbishop Damianos, we proceed towards the forthcoming General Assembly for further discussion.”
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Vatican has upheld Bishop Michael Gielen’s decision to expel the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer (FSSR), a traditional Latin Mass community, from the Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand.
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The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer (FSSR) are accused of performing of unauthorized exorcisms and of cult-like behavior.
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This development comes in spite of His Eminence taking in hundreds of children at the orphanage operated by Holy Ascension Monastery over the past 30-plus years, personally adopting them as his own children and even being named a Hero of Ukraine.
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The hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has also been deprived of the ability to protect and care for the children living in the orphanage.
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Efforts to finalize an agreement on the operational status of St. Catherine’s Monastery have hit a new snag after the Jerusalem Patriarchate issued a statement seen in Athens as a bid to position itself as the key decision-maker in the monastery’s future.
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Athens fears delay in agreement with Egypt as rebels face excommunication.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Diocese of the West (OCA) has released the schedule for the episcopal ordination of Bishop-elect Right Rev. Archimandrite Vasily Permiakov. Follow @UOJ_America for news and analysis.
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Met. Tikhon to preside over August 16 episcopal consecration at Holy Trinity Cathedral.
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JERUSALEM — According to reporting from The Times of Israel, the Municipality of Jerusalem has frozen bank accounts belonging to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem in response to a years-long tax dispute. Follow @UOJ_America for news and analysis.
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Decision allegedly made over a tax dispute which has lasted for several years.
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