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Berat Kandili –Holy Night of Forgiveness
The night of "Berat" is is mübarek, a blessed night that falls on the 15th night of Shaban, which is the 8th month of the Muslim calendar (Monday evening, February 2, 2026 –...
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“Radical sect” gathered in St. Petersburg to pray for Zelensky, 70 arrested
70 people who gathered end of December from all over Russia to pray for the health of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were detained in St. Petersburg, Russian media wrote, defining...
Christianity
Modern Aton/Athos
Organization of Monastic Life The basic regulations for monastic life are contained in the Athonite Rule; more detailed details are recorded in the internal monastic rules (canonisms). The Rule provides...
Christianity
Athos after the fall of Byzantium
During the Ottoman era, Athos remained under the patronage (though not always unselfish) of the Turkish sultans, which allowed the Holy Mountain to retain at least some of its former...
Christianity
Athos History
Ancient Period In antiquity, the mountain, which, according to the ancients (Steph. Byz. Ethnica. P. 36), bore the name of the mythical Thracian giant Athos (αθως, αθων - of pre-Greek...
Christianity
Mount Athos
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...
Christianity
A Word about Cain and the Murder of Abel
By St. Ephrem the Syrian When I set out to draw with accuracy from the divine narrative, that is, from a pure source, spiritual teachings from deeds and words, I...
Books
The Bible in all the world’s languages: How artificial intelligence is accelerating an ancient mission
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
Ecumenical Patriarchate Responds to Russian Services: We Do Not Comment on Insults
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
Romanian Patriarchate: We pay taxes and do not enjoy privileges
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...