ROCOR

Following a personal audience and subsequent written confirmation, Orthodoxy Today received the blessing of His Eminence, the late Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America, on September 7, 2024. This blessing authorized the establishment of an independent entity under the heavenly patronage of Saint Raphael of Brooklyn.

On May 11, 2026, we received a letter of support from Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal and Canada, who was appointed as Locum Tenens of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America following the passing of Archbishop Peter.

OCA

Orthodoxy Today was granted the archiepiscopal blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest, on July 15, 2026. Letter of archpastoral blessing, Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church of America