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Life beyond the Grave and Eternal Sufferings
By Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) We are used to imagine the lot of sinners beyond the grave, following the parables about the Rich and Lazarus. Those condemned will be in vain...
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Greece recognizes Sinai Monastery as legal entity
The Greek parliament last week passed a bill that officially grants legal status in Greece to the Sinai Monastery of St. Catherine, which is located in Egypt. The decision was...
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Patriarch Bartholomew called for a common sacred worldview and a global alliance of conscience
At the center is the Sacred itself – the supreme reality, which is expressed in various ways – as God, Allah, Brahman or Radiant Emptiness, the patriarch said! On July...
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Witch Hunt in Chechnya: Kadyrov Declares War on Sorcerers and Fortune Tellers
In recent years, two parallel processes have been developing in Chechnya. On the one hand, local authorities are pushing for the revival of “Islamic values,” publicly demonstrating their religious devotion....
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The mother of a famous Russian rapper joined a monastery
The mother of the Russian rapper FACE (real name Ivan Dryomin; recognized as a foreign agent) became a novice at the Annunciation Monastery in Sterlitamak after leaving a mental hospital....
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Greek Metropolitanates Organize Vacations for Children from Ukraine
A two-week summer camp for children from Ukraine is organized by the Metropolitanate of Kitros, Katerini and Platamona as part of its pastoral and charitable mission. From July 23, for...
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The oldest Christian temple in Russia?!
On the website “Eto Kavkaz” on July 25 in the publication “Top 15 places in Karachay-Cherkessia according to the neural network” the Sentinsky temple is indicated in fifth place as...
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Orthodox Patriarchates Condemn Strike on Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza
An Israeli strike on July 17 hit the only Roman Catholic church in the Palestinian autonomous territory known as the Gaza Strip. It is the Holy Family Church, the Latin...
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Pope Hopes to Attend Jubilee Celebration of First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea
On July 17, Pope Leo XIV received at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo participants in a pilgrimage “From Rome to New Rome,” which involves fifty Orthodox Christians and Roman...
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Orthodox priests banned from having profiles on social networks
Metropolitan of Prespa and Pelagonia Petar from the Macedonian Orthodox Church has banned priests from his diocese from having profiles on social networks, the website Religiya.mk reports. The document, which...