Romanian Patriarchate retires Petru and launches investigation.   Article from News.Ro Petru, Archbishop of Chișinău and Metropolitan of Bessarabia, announced at the end of May that he was resigning, officially citing age and health reasons; however, shortly after this announcement, sexually explicit videos allegedly showing the metropolitan with a man began circulating online. The release […]

Following a full and fair investigation conducted pursuant to the Archdiocese’s Clergy Misconduct Policy concerning allegations involving V. Rev. Fr. Chrysostomos Gilbert, and after consideration of Fr. Chrysostomos’ testimony, together with the findings of the investigation and other evidence presented to the Spiritual Court, the Court has determined that Fr. Chrysostomos engaged in inappropriate electronic […]

Police in the Czech Republic have officially confirmed that the white powder discovered in the car of Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev), the former head of the Czech branch of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), was cocaine. Against the backdrop of this incident, the senior cleric was urgently reassigned to serve in Brazil. This move effectively amounts […]

The folk music singer Cristian Pomohaci, a former priest, was detained for 24 hours and placed in the Mureș Center for Detention and Preventive Arrest, following home searches carried out in a criminal case concerning the crimes of rape of a minor and sexual assault. Authorities announced that investigations continue under the coordination of the […]

In my commentary of May 18, 2026, titled “The Archbishop Acted Correctly,” regarding the painful developments involving the presiding priest of Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York, Archimandrite Chrysostomos Gilbert, I wrote, among other things, the following: “We must acknowledge that the Archdiocese — that is, Archbishop Elpidophoros — in this instance acted correctly and […]

BOSTON – Archbishop Elpidophoros of America showed evidence to Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Chrysostomos Gilbert, Dean of the Archdiocesan Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York, during their meeting at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. High-ranking insiders within the Archdiocese spoke to The National Herald on condition […]

BOSTON – Liturgical Services, as well as the religious and other programs of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York have begun to be canceled following the developments involving its presiding priest, Archimandrite Chrysostomos Gilbert. Fr. Gilbert was suspended from liturgical duties due to allegations “related to inappropriate communications with an adult […]

Abuse Uncovered in Kharkiv Region According to TSN.ua: An investigation in the Kharkiv region has revealed that monks from a monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) committed sexual offenses against children. A 52-year-old monk responsible for baking at the church allegedly lured young girls to his home under the pretense of offering them […]

NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has opened a formal investigation into allegations of inappropriate communications with an adult by a clergyman at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan, according to a letter sent Friday by National Chancellor Bishop Diokleias Nektarios to the cathedral’s Board of Trustees. The probe, […]