Christianity
Athos [Holy Mountain; Greek: ̀Athos, ̀Agion ̀Oros], the world's largest center of Orthodox monasticism, located in Greece on the Agion Oros (Holy Mountain, Athos Peninsula). It is under the ecclesiastical…
Books
During the Christmas season, millions of people return to church - even those who have long since drifted away from religious life. They listen to the story of Mary, Joseph…
Christianity
The Ecumenical Patriarchate responded to Russian services that a few days ago publicly accused Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of using “church jargon.” They called the head of the Patriarchate “the devil…
Economy
The press service of the Romanian Patriarchate issued a statement in response to media reports accusing the Orthodox Church of a privileged position and non-payment of taxes, while at the…
International
Scotland is home to an impressive array of inventors whose ideas changed the world: John Logie Baird created television, Alexander Graham Bell gave us the telephone, Charles Macintosh discovered the…
Health
Staying well hydrated can be surprisingly difficult during the winter months, but health experts say it's just as important, if not more so, than in the summer, Euronews reports. Yadira…
Africa
Self-proclaimed Ghanaian prophet Ebo Noah is in the spotlight, especially on social media, for building a modern-day Noah’s Ark. After starting out as a social media sensation and the subject…
Culture
The European External Action Service has sent “instructions on how to communicate with Russian diplomats” to the EU’s permanent missions to the UN in Geneva, a diplomatic source told RIA…
Defense
Sudan’s ambassador to the European Union warned in November that European-made weapons were ending up on the battlefield in the African country and fueling the atrocities in the two-year-old civil…
Europe
On December 6, 1240, Kiev – one of the richest, largest and most influential cities of medieval Europe – fell under the blows of the Mongol armies led by Batu…
