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Metropolitan Tikhon Attends Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
On January 3, 2023, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon traveled to Rome, Italy, to attend the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, which took place at Saint Peter’s Square on Thursday, January 5....
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Registration Now Open for Synaxis National Retreat
Registration is now open for the upcoming Synaxis: National Clergy Retreat for Active and Retired Priests. Set to take place from October 17-20, 2023, University of Saint Mary of the Lake Conference...
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Sanctity of Life Sunday for 2023 Announced
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon has declared Sunday, January 22, 2023 as Sanctity of Life Sunday to be recognized in parishes of the Orthodox Church in America, and has issued the following...
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Metropolitan Tikhon Visits Diocese of Mexico
On January 13, 2022, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon traveled to Mexico City for his annual primatial visit to the Diocese of Mexico. Because of the world health crisis, His Beatitude had not been...
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OCA Participants at IOTA Conference in Volos, Greece
The International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) recently held its annual conference in Volos, Greece on January 12-14, 2023. This “megaconference” featured over 300 presenters and 430...
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Metropolitan Tikhon participates in the 2023 March for Life along with...
On Friday, January 20, 2023, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel, His Eminence Archbishop Michael, and His Grace Bishop Andrei joined the annual March for Life in...
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Tenth Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon
January 27, 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the enthronement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon. To commemorate the event, His Beatitude presided at the celebration of the Hierarchical Divine...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: His Grace Bishop Tikhon
In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 22, 2023, His Grace, Bishop Tikhon (Fitzgerald), retired Bishop of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord at LA County...
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Metropolitan Tikhon guest speaker at the Diocese of the South’s Clergy...
On February 8, 2023, at the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Alexander, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon was the guest speaker at the Diocese of the South’s Clergy Conference at Saint Athanasius...
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His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon calls on the Faithful of the Orthodox...
IOCC is in touch with partners in Syria (shown here during initial emergency action) and Turkey as we assess needs and identify an appropriate response to the devastating earthquake. (Photo: GOPA-DERD)...
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2023 Mission Planting Grant Recipients Announced
The Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America announces the 2023 Mission Planting Grant recipients: Saint Ambrose of Milan Mission in Roanoke, VA is awarded a first-year grant of...
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Another Loss Control Bonus for the OCA Group Program
In 2006, the Orthodox Church in America partnered with Insurance Systems Group, Inc., to establish the OCA Group Affiliation Program (GAP). Underwritten through GuideOne Insurance Co., the GAP Program...
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New Publication from His Grace Bishop Alexei
On February 21, 2023 Ancient Faith Ministries published a new work by His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska entitled Spiritual Transformation and Giving. In the booklet, His Grace answers the...
View ArticleArchpastoral Message of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon for the Beginning...
February 27, 2023 To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My Beloved Children in the Lord, In the reading from the prophecy of Isaiah on the first day of the fast, we...
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Holy Synod Issues Updated Clergy Guidelines
The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America is releasing a revised version of the Guidelines for Clergy. Originally released in 1998, the Guidelines provide support and direction to...
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Save the Date: Tenth Parish Development Forum to be Held as In-Person...
The Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania, the Diocese of the Midwest and the Bulgarian Diocese announced today that the 2023 Parish Development Forum will be held in the Cleveland suburb of Parma, OH at...
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His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Spends First Week of Lent at St. Tikhon’s...
From Sunday, February 27 to Friday, March 3, 2023 His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon spent the first week of Great Lent at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery. During His Beatitude’s stay, he spent time with the...
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Office of Pastoral Life to Hold March Synaxis Clergy Online Event
The Office of Pastoral Life is pleased to announce our spring Pastoral Life Synaxis online conference for the clergy of the Orthodox Church in America on Tuesday, March 21st from 2:00-4:00 PM EST....
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Fr. Maximos Constas Announced as Guest Speaker at Fall 2023 Synaxis National...
The OCA Office of Pastoral Life (OPL) today announced V. Rev. Archimandrite Maximos Constas, PhD, as speaker for the upcoming Synaxis: National Clergy Retreat for Active and Retired Priests from...
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Metropolitan Council meets for its Regular Spring 2023 Session
The Regular 2023 Spring Session of the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America took place on Tuesday and Thursday, March 14 and 16. While these meetings were conducted by video...
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