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On the Action of Demonic Power in Our Lives
By St. Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) Today at the Liturgy, the Holy Church offered us for instruction the Gospel story of the healing of the demoniac of the Gadarenes by the…
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The Beatitude of Those Persecuted for Christ’s Sake
Among the most moving and profound words in the Gospel are the Beatitudes—those quiet but powerful promises of inner joy and eternal reward. Particularly moving is the Beatitude that says:…
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IPU Worldwide Parliamentarians Unite in Rome with the largest diversity to Champion Interfaith Dialogue
Rome, 20 June 2025 — Parliamentarians and religious leaders from around the world have issued a powerful call for peace, hope and solidarity at the conclusion of the Second Parliamentary…
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Patriarchal and Synodal Encyclical on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea
† BARTHOLOMEW BY THE MERCY OF GOD ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECCLENIC PATRIARCH TO THE WHOLE FULFILLMENT OF THE CHURCH MAY THE GRACE AND PEACE OF GOD BE FROM…
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The Holy Spirit in the Church
By Archpriest John Meyendorff We cannot speak of Christology and salvation without explaining in more detail the fact that Christ had a body, that His body is now the Church,…
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Reactions to Egyptian court ruling on Sinai monastery
The Greek state and the Greek Orthodox Church reacted sharply to a court ruling by the Egyptian court in Ismailia, handed down on May 28 this year, regarding a legal…
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Monasteries on Mount Athos damaged by earthquake
The Simonopetra Monastery on Mount Athos was damaged by a strong earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale that struck the Athos peninsula in northern Greece this afternoon. Its epicenter…
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Women in Syria must wear burkinis, ‘appropriate’ swimwear on beaches
The Syrian Ministry of Tourism has said women must wear burkinis or 'appropriate' swimwear on public beaches. "People are required to wear conservative swimwear on public beaches (burkinis or swimwear…
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Does the Armenian Patriarch Have an Illegitimate Child?
Every morning for the past ten days, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has started his day with a post on social media about whether Catholicos-Patriarch Karekin II has an illegitimate…
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The facade of the historic church of St. Sophia of Kiev was damaged in the bombing of Kiev
A historical monument of national importance, the St. Sophia Cathedral, was damaged in Kiev as a result of the night Russian attack on Tuesday, June 10. “The blast wave caused…