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By Martin Hoegger* The congress held in Castel Gandolfo, in the hills above Rome, from 27 to 29 March 2025 concluded with a selection of ecumenical experiences. They bear witness…
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MIVILUDES, the French government agency tasked with monitoring so-called “cultic deviations,” recently released its latest report, covering the years 2021 to 2024. While it claims to protect the public from…
Christianity
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…
Christianity
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…
Christianity
The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOCM) has been granted the right to be called the Estonian Orthodox Church in court. The registration of this name was initially…
Christianity
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…
Christianity
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…
Christianity
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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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…
Christianity
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…
