Orthodox Dispatch #4: Week of March 8-14, 2026

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include a leaked letter sent by Abp. Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew acknowledging attempts to thwart the Society of St. John’s advocacy for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a lightning strike causing a fire at St. John of the Ladder in North Carolina and opportunities to help the parish, a study on cradle Orthodox retention rates, and a new podcast coming to UOJ-USA.

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