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The Orthodox Church in America has joined the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica–Midwestern America, the Catholic bishops of Illinois and the Illinois Catholic Health Association in filing an amicus brief in the case NIFLA v. Treto in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh…

On December 14, 2025 the Sunday closest to the feast day of Saint Herman of Alaska, the Orthodox Church in America is asking for an annual collection for the Diocese of Alaska. At the 20th All-American Council in Baltimore, MD, His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska spoke about the…

With the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, the Office of the Chancellor is announcing the publication of the newly updated A Commemorative List of the Departed Servants of Orthodoxy in North America: Diptychs of Those Who Have Fallen Asleep in the Lord. This 2025 edition…

On December 6-7, 2025, hierarchs and clergy from several Orthodox churches gathered in Moscow to celebrate the Feast of St. Catherine the Great Martyr at St. Catherine’s representation church. The two day celebration also marked the consecration of the parish’s newly restored…

On December 5-6, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon presided at the celebration of services at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Washington, DC, for their patronal feast day. On December 5, His Beatitude celebrated the All-Night Vigil. With him was…

On this Giving Tuesday, please support the work of the Orthodox Church in America through the Stewards of the OCA. Every gift, large or small, helps sustain the departments, ministries, and offices that serve our parishes, clergy, and faithful across North America. Your generosity today…

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, beloved children in the Lord, Christ is in our midst! To all my flock in the United States of America: Happy Thanksgiving! And to all my flock throughout the North American continent: Glory to Jesus Christ!…

The Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America is pleased to announce the 2026 Church Planting Grant recipients: St. Catherine Orthodox Mission in Columbus, MS is being awarded a first-year grant for $40,000. Located in a quadrant of Mississippi that is underserved in…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America met for its Regular Fall 2025 Session from November 10–14, 2025, under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon. The meetings were held at the Hotel Belvoir in Springfield, VA, and at St. Mark Orthodox Church in…

St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary received a grant of $920,107.00 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Sowing for Plentiful Harvests program. The program is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative, which is intended to help…

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, beloved children in the Lord, Christ is in our midst! As we begin this sacred season of fasting in preparation for Our Lord’s Nativity in the flesh, I desire first of all to give each of you my blessing and…

Your generosity will go towards supporting the life and mission of the Orthodox Church in America in your parish and strengthens the ministries that serve our clergy and faithful.

The Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America is pleased to present up-to-date data concerning the age of our active priests and projections concerning ordinations and transfers. The data for the age of current active priests are as follows: ...

On Stewards Sunday, November 9, the faithful of the Orthodox Church in America are invited to support the work of the Church’s Departments and Offices. Each serves a vital role in the life of the Church. Among them, the Office of Pastoral Life exists to strengthen the spiritual,…

In 2026, the Orthodox Church in America’s Office of Pastoral Life will host two in-person gatherings to strengthen the hearts of those who serve the Church:Clergy Retreat, September 28–October 1, 2026 Clergy Wives Retreat, July 27–30, 2026 Both retreats will draw clergy and clergy…

The Faculty of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary invites applications for a full-time, residential position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Church History / Historical Theology within the Seminary’s Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program, with a starting…

Financial Health Initiative Completes First Program Cycle The generous stewardship of the faithful makes possible the ongoing work of the Orthodox Church in America to care for her clergy and their families. Through the programs of the Office of Pastoral Life, the Church seeks to…

The August 2025 “Pastoral Changes” — the official announcements of ordinations, assignments, releases, and related matters affecting the clergy of the Orthodox Church in America, as issued by the Office of the Chancellor, Archpriest Alessandro Margheritino — are now…

At the end of October 2025, and with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Archpriest Alessandro Margheritino, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, undertook an official visit to the Churches in Romania and in the Czech Lands and Slovakia. On October 24, with the…

On Monday, October 27, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon made an archpastoral visit to St. Nicholas Cathedral, in Washington DC, for the inaugural Feast Day of the Righteous Mother Olga of Kwethluk–Tanqilria Arrsamquq–Wonderworker, Matushka of All Alaska. This archpastoral visit…