WE VISITED THE OLDEST UNRESTORED STONE CHURCH IN AMERICA ⛪️ Mission Concepción in San Antonio has stood since 1755, making it the oldest unrestored stone church in the United States. From its original domed roof to surviving frescos inside, this mission remains remarkably intact and full of history. Part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mission Concepción blends Spanish Colonial and Indigenous craftsmanship. Today, it’s still an active parish while also welcoming over 2 mi

A day of faith and legacy in Beirut 🇱🇧✨ His Eminence Metropolitan Saba and the Archdiocese Trustees met with Metropolitan Elias — the senior hierarch of the Holy Synod of Antioch and a former priest in North America — for a day filled with faith, history, and grace. From St. George Cathedral and Museum to St. Nicholas Church, the Annunciation Orthodox College, St. George Hospital, and the Home for the Elderly — every stop reflected the living witness of the Church in Lebanon. 🙏 📍Beirut, Leba

From June 13-July 3, His Eminence Metropolitan Saba led 29 seminarians, recent seminary graduates and clergy on a sacred pilgrimage through Jordan and Lebanon. The group enriched their spiritual formation and strengthened their understanding of the Church's history and mission in the Middle East. They visited and prayed at dozens of churches, monasteries, holy sites and archdioceses. They celebrated two ordinations. And they connected with their Father in Christ, His Beatitude Patriarch John X;

Canada: St. John’s Syriac Orthodox Church, North York, Ontario, Under the Malankara Archdiocese of North America. Today, the faithful of St. John’s Syriac Orthodox Church, North York, Ontario, came together in prayerful remembrance of His Beatitude Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I on the occasion of his first Dukrono. Under the spiritual leadership of our Vicar, Rev. Fr. Jiju Joseph, the evening was blessed with Evening Prayer, Holy Qurbana, and a graceful memorial service, as we gave thanks for the