Christianity
Why is God kind to the wicked?
Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, the wise King Solomon, speaking of the vanity of the world and the injustice in it, concluded: there is nothing new under…
Environment
It hasn’t rained there for 400 years, but people do live
The Chilean Atacama Desert is known worldwide. Trapped between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, this is one of the most ruthless places on our planet. It is very hot,…
Health
OWID: Bulgaria is fighting a wave of fake vaccinations and certificates
Higher vaccination rates lead to lower Covid infections and deaths in Western Europe than in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, according to the latest figures, with the exception of…
Health
Scientists have discovered whether it is possible to create an anti-aging pill
It is impossible to create an anti-aging pill, the contribution of genes to life expectancy is about 25%, while a person's lifestyle contributes 50%, said the director of the Russian…
An opposition supporter waves an old Serbian flag during church-led protest in front of the Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ's Resurrection in Podgorica, Montenegro, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Montenegro is holding a parliamentary election this weekend with the pro-Western government facing pressure over the new coronavirus outbreak and ongoing tensions in relations with Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church because of a religious property law. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
Christianity
THE MONTENEGRIN METROPOLITANATE MADE A STATEMENT ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF PRESIDENT DZHUKANOVICH TO THE CHURCH
The Montenegrin-Littoral Metropolitanate of the Serbian Orthodox Church made an official statement on October 9 in Cetinje regarding the attitude of the President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, to the Church.…
Christianity
Jean-Claude Larcher on the origin, nature and meaning of the current pandemic (2)
According to the Orthodox view developed by the Fathers on the basis of the Bible, ancestral sin (which in the Western tradition is called original sin) had three physical consequences:…
Archeology
The Dardanelles Underwater Park takes visitors to the wreckage of warships
In Turkey, an underwater park takes visitors to the wreckage of 14 British and French warships sunk in the Dardanelles during World War I. The site, located on the Gallipoli…
America
European Union pledges €1 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
Ursula von der Leyen veut éviter «un effondrement humanitaire et socio-économique majeur» en Afghanistan. The G20 leaders reiterated that they remain "extremely focused" on the fight against terrorism, while on…
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Europe
EU and OHCHR hold first strategic dialogue on human rights
Brussels, 13 October 2021 - The EU and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held their first Strategic Dialogue yesterday in Brussels. This high-level dialogue…
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News
Cardinal Schönborn: the synodal process asks us to listen, to share, to discern – Vatican News
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna, discusses the meaning of the word synodality, and its origins, as the process culminating with the 2023 Synod of Bishops on Synodality gets underway…