Charities
Social housing in Byzantium
The Byzantine Empire had an extensive network of social institutions supported by the state, the church, or private individuals. Already in the decisions of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea…
ENTERTAINMENT
Nightbirde: You can’t wait until life isnt hard anymore before you decide to be happy
“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy…” it is with this statement that Nightbirde gave a striking hit of truth to an audience…
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Klub_Parlamentarny_Prawo_i_Sprawiedliwo%C5%9B%C4%87_Sejm_01.JPG">Adrian Grycuk</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/pl/deed.en">CC BY-SA 3.0 PL</a>, via Wikimedia Commons
Europe
Poland demands from Germany €1.3 trillion in war reparations
Representatives of Poland’s ruling party, Law and Justice (PIS), said they would demand about €1.3 trillion in war reparations from Germany on Thursday, the 83rd anniversary of Germany’s attack on…
1 September 2022, Karslruhe, Germany: Moderator of the WCC central committee Dr Agnes Abuom (left) leads a dialogue session with Julia Rensberg (centre), a delegate of the Church of Sweden, representing the Sámi Council within the Church of Sweden and Rev. Bjorn Warde, a delegate of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago (right) during the first thematic plenary of the 11th WCC Assembly. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
Christianity
World Council of Churches: Climate, ecology, and theology: all connected!
In 1998, the Orthodox Church, followed by several churches, set aside 1. September as a day dedicated to creation. With the symbol of water, without which there would be neither physical…
Christianity
St. John Chrysostom on laughter and jokes
From "Discourses on the Epistle to the Ephesians", XVII: And fornication and all impurity or selfishness should not even be mentioned among you, as befits saints, nor shameful and empty…
International
Religious leaders in Russia expressed condolences over the death of Mikhail Gorbachev
Religious leaders in Russia have expressed their condolences on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on August 30 at the age of 91. They all express their gratitude for…
Christianity
Christianity
Fr. Alexander Men Christianity is a challenge to many philosophical and religious systems. But at the same time, it meets the demands of most of them. And the strongest thing…
Christianity
On virtues and vices
By St. John of Damascus Therefore, it should be known that man, being dual ¬ composed of soul and body, also possesses dual sensations and accordingly ¬ their virtues; with…
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Christianity
God not being responsible for evil [2]
Author: St. Basil the Great (330-378) But still evil exists and it is obvious how much it is spread throughout the world. Therefore, they say: "Whence is it, if it…
News
Scientology obtains full public benefit recognition in the Netherlands
That is not a short story for the Dutch Scientologists. In 2013, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal recognized Scientology as a genuine religion and also recognized that its activities should…