Publications of the author: Aaron Hickman

Aaron Hickman is the News Editor for UOJ-America and a lifelong parishioner of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Follow him on X and watch the latest episode of the "Orthodox Dispatch" news podcast here.

EXCLUSIVE: Former OCU Cleric Says Dumenko Follows State Orders, Constantinople Regrets Tomos EXCLUSIVE: Former OCU Cleric Says Dumenko Follows State Orders, Constantinople Regrets Tomos Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with President Donald Trump. Photo: Newsweek U.S. Lawmaker Again Condemns Ukraine Over Persecution of Christians Photo: Fox News Israel Brings 1,000 U.S. Evangelical Leaders on All-Expenses-Paid Trip to Boost Support Pat. Bartholomew. Photo: Nikos Papachristou Pat. Bartholomew: Historic Weight of Pope Leo’s Visit is ‘Truly Unparalleled’ St. Basil Academy. Photo: businessyab.com St. Basil Academy Abuse Case Moves Toward Trial Archimandrite Methodios, Abbot of Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos, meets with young men discerning monasticism. Photo: stpetersmonastery.com Monastic Vocations Gathering Draws Young Men to St. Peter's Monastery Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is located in Brookline, Massachusetts. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency HCHC Wins $7.5 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to Revamp Priestly Formation Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa on the day of his baptism into Holy Orthodoxy. Photo: Pravmir Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Falls Asleep in the Lord Abp. Elpidophoros and Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle. Photo: U.S. Embassy Athens Abp. Elpidophoros Meets with Amb. Guilfoyle in Greece U.N. Forum on Minority Issues. Photo: Public Advocacy UOC and Moldovan Hierarchs Raise Alarms Over Rights Violations at UN Minority Forum Harry Parks and Fr. Peter Spiro. Photo: Sarah Webb GOARCH Representatives Join UN Session as Member States Adopt Updated Anti-Trafficking Declaration Fr. Gabriel Bilas with the prayer rope and blessing cross. Photo: St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church/Facebook Michigan Parish Loaned Prayer Rope of St. Tikhon of Moscow Derek Reimer is escorted away from an all-ages drag brunch in January 2023. He was later arrested and charged with hate-motivated crimes after disrupting storytime events in February and Canadian Pastor Faces Jail for Refusing Court-Ordered Apology Over Criticism of Drag Storytime A church in Greece that was attacked. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency Greece Sees Sharp Drop in Attacks on Religious Sites, but Orthodox Churches Remain Overwhelmingly Targeted St. John's Cathedral in Jacksonville, Florida. Photo: diocesefl.org Episcopal Clergy in Florida Can Now Perform Same-Sex Marriages Without Consulting Bishop