Holy Synod Issues Statement on Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, meeting in its regular Fall 2026 Session at Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, approved a synodal statement entitled “A Christian Ending to Our Life,” addressing assisted suicide, euthanasia, and the care of those approaching death.
Addressed to the clergy, monastics, and faithful, the statement reaffirms the Church’s teaching on the sacredness of human life…
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