The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her ...

Orthodox pilgrims and clergy gather in the old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church cemetery to take part in the glorification ceremony for St. Olga in Kwethluk on June 19, 2025.

For the chance to witness the glorification of a saint closely associated with healing women’s pain and suffering, dozens of women ventured by plane and boat to St. Olga's home village for her ...

Archpriest Michael James Oleksa, a well-known Russian Orthodox missionary and scholar who has served several Alaska Native villages over the past five decades, died this week at age 76 in Anchorage.

The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...

But pro-Russian outlets have characterized the violence outside St. Michael’s as a raid by pro-OCU forces. They have further claimed that the UOC Metropolitan Theodosius, the equivalent of a ...

Several other Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches were located in Greater Cleveland in 1986. These included St. Michael Russian Orthodox Church, Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church, St.

T he fire began in the early hours of Jan. 2, 1966, and spread through the business district of Sitka, Alaska — toward the historic St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral.

The fire began in the early hours of Jan. 2, 1966, and spread through the business district of Sitka, Alaska -- toward the historic St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral.

The fire began in the early hours of Jan. 2, 1966, and spread through the business district of Sitka, Alaska — toward the historic St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral.

Four years ago, St. Michael the Archangel in south St. Louis had 15 members. Today, it has more than 100. ... The first Russian Orthodox Church in St. Louis was founded in October 1909.