Today marks the 20th anniversary of the repose of Bishop Basil Rodzianko, former Bishop of San Francisco and the West.

Bishop Basil (Vladimir Mikhailovich Rodzianko) was born on May 22nd, 1915 in Little Russia (Ukraine), in his family’s ancestral...

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On Wednesday and Thursday, eight hierarchs from three Orthodox churches visited St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) to get a closer look at the Seminary’s operations, curriculum, and future plans: Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishops Benjamin, Melchisedek...

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On Tuesday evening, September 3, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church met via teleconference in Special Session under the presidency of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon. At this meeting, the Holy Synod declared vacant the sees of the...

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St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [STOTS] welcomed the Class of 2022 last week, with thirteen new students.  Ten students represent many of the OCA Dioceses; one student comes from the ROCOR, one from the Antiochian Archdiocese, and one f...

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On September 1, 1989, the first day of the ecclesiastical year, the late Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrios I issued the first message from the Ecumenical Throne on the environment, and the established September 1 as the Day of Prayer for the Creation...
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Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [SVOTS] began the 2019/2020 academic year this past Monday as it welcomed back returning students and their families, and welcomed a new incoming class of students from a variety of jurisdictions and ...

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Through Homefront training with IOCC, Orthodox parishes undertake disaster preparedness planning so they can help avert disasters and effectively respond in their communities when needs arise. (Photo: International Orthodox Christian Charities)

Int...

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With the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, and the invitation of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv, His Eminence, Archbishop of Benjamin of San Francisco and the Diocese of the West and Fr. Daniel Andrejuk traveled to Kyiv, ...

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Archpriest John Parker, Dean of Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [STOTS] and Priest Samuel Davis will lead the fourth annual Alumni Retreat on the seminary campus Thursday and Friday, August 29-30, 2019.

The gathering offers STOTS gra...

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