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Synodality and Ecumenism
By Martin Hoegger* Castelgandolfo, 28 March 2025. The Catholic Church Synod on the theme of ‘Synodality’ held in Rome in October 2023 and 2024 had an ecumenical dimension through the presence…
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A new country will soon appear on the world map
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“The Light of Christ Enlightens All”
On February 23, 2025, in the Church of Archangel Raphael of the Synodal House of the True Orthodox Church of Russia in Moscow, after the Divine Liturgy, a scientific and…
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Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Receives Court Registration
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The significance of the year 2025 for unity
By Martin Hoegger* Castel Gandolfo, 29 March 2025. The year 2025 is rich in ecumenical events: the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which expressed the Christian faith, Easter celebrated…
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Dialogue as a way of life
By Martin Hoegger Castelgandolfo, 26 March 2025. At the congress of the Focolare Movement, four theologians from different Churches shared what dialogue means to them: dialogue of life, of the…
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Shepherds and believers under the yoke of communism (2)
By Archpriest George Mitrofanov However, the part of the Russian church hierarchy that was abroad since 1921 decided to take the mission to act on behalf of the Russian Orthodox…
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Shepherds and believers under the yoke of communism (1)
By Archpriest George Mitrofanov The history of the Russian Orthodox Church of the 20th century is, first of all, the history of persecution of the Russian Orthodox Church, which had…
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Priestly office (3)
By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (Sokolov) Instructions on how catechetical teaching should be offered to the people 1) Catechetical teaching should be given only on Sunday mornings. 2) An hour…