AP News AP US Headlines Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint By The Associated Press - ...

Native American News Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint Published: Jun. 26, 2025, 2:58 p.m.

Nation & World Northwest Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint June 26, 2025 at 4:02 am Updated June 26, 2025 at 6:34 am By ...

Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native ...

St. Olga is the third with Alaska Native heritage, emblematic of how the faith has grafted in with some Indigenous cultures. Most of the state’s Orthodox priests, serving about 80 parishes, are ...

Now, after an elaborate ceremony in her village of about 800 people in southwestern Alaska, she is the first female Orthodox saint from North America, officially known as “St. Olga of Kwethluk ...