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Washington Court Issues Order Protecting Seal of Confession

Reposted from OCA.org: https://www.oca.org/news/headline-news/washington-court-issues-order-protecting-seal-of-confession On Friday, October 10, 20

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Homily on the Feast of St. Innocent of Moscow, Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to America

Bishop Vasily of San Francisco and the West | October 6, 2025 St. Innocent Church Pleasanton, California In the name of the

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2025 DOW Clergy Wife Retreat

Friday, Nov. 7 - Sunday, Nov. 9 It is a joy that our Diocese offers us a retreat for priest's wives, deacon's wives, and widowed of the same f

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Thriving Parishes Project Retreat, Phoenix, AZ

Thriving Parishes Project Retreat, Phoenix, AZ | July 14, 2025 | Arizona Grand Resort, Phoenix, AZ Close to 50 people gathered in Phoen

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Remarks on the Retirement of Archbishop Benjamin

REMARKS by Fr. John Dresko Retirement of Archbishop Benjamin 15 July 2025 Your Beatitude, Esteemed Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Br

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Diocese of the West Nominating Assembly

July 16, 2025 Arizona Grand Resort Phoenix, AZ Following the official retirement of His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin on Tuesday, July 15

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Locum Tenens and Nominating Assembly Announced

July 15, 2025 Holy Equal of the Apostles Great Prince Vladimir Dear Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers and Mothers, Brothers and Sisters in Christ

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Washington state targets priests, confidentiality of confession with discriminatory law

ADF attorneys file suit on behalf of the Orthodox Church in America and Orthodox Churches, priests over state law that violates constitutional rights

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Diocesan Council Issues Letter to Diocese on Nomination of Next Bishop

San Francisco, CA — The following letter was sent by US Mail to rectors in the Diocese of the West on May 1, 2025: To the Very Reverend and Rever

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Centennial Anniversary and Great Consecration of the Church of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women in West Sacramento

On May 4, 2025, the Third Sunday after Pascha, His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West led the joyous celebration of th

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