Christianity
Jesus Christ before Pilate II
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin 18:28. They led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was dawn; and they did not enter into the praetorium, lest they should defile themselves,…
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St. Great martyr Procopius – the patron saint of beekeepers
On July 8, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Great Martyr Procopius. In popular belief, the saint is the patron saint of beekeepers and is known as Procopius…
FORB
Russia – Three Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to 78, 74 and 27 months in prison
Gevorg Yeritsyan, a Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to 6 years and 2 months in prison at the end of June, declared in court at the end of his trial: “Jehovah's Witnesses…
Africa
Bishop Chrysostom (Maydonis): The actions of the ROC have turned the church in Rwanda into ruins
In February 2024, the Bishop of Bukoba and Western Tanzania Chrysostom (Maydonis) of the Patriarchate of Alexandria took over the interim leadership of the newly established Diocese of Rwanda. For…
Human Rights
The country where there is no divorce
The Philippines is a republic in which the president is the head of state, prime minister and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The current president of the Philippines, Marcos, won…
Christianity
Jesus Christ before Pilate
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin John, chapter 18. 1 – 11. Taking away Jesus Christ by the soldiers. 12 – 27. Christ before Annas and Caiaphas. 28 – 40. Christ…
Defense
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners, including priests
This is a rarely seen exchange of civilians Russia and Ukraine have swapped prisoners, including several priests, in a rarely seen exchange of civilians that follows the exchange of dozens…
FORB
FRANCE – I was a victim of a police raid and was abusively detained for two days and two nights
Inappropriate and disproportionate use of massive police raids on several yoga centers and abusive detention of dozens of yoga practitioners. Still no progress in the judicial proceedings. “In the last…
Defense
Israeli court: Orthodox Jews to serve in army like everyone else
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews must serve in the armed forces, world news agencies reported. This decision could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's…
International
An economy for peace
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org We hear every day about the war economy. Is this inevitable? Can we reverse things and talk about an economy of peace? This is the question…