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Orthodox Fundamentalism: Social Portrait and Sources (part 1)
Christianity
By Konstantin Kostyuk Among the social changes in the post-Soviet period, a phenomenon such as Orthodox fundamentalism has increasingly attracted attention. Due to the long atheistic tradition and the secular…
Africa
Over ecent months, a subtle yet profound shift has taken place in the way Morocco is treated within parts of the Arab world. There has been no formal diplomatic rupture,…
Christianity
Like many European nations, Italy has seen a significant decline in participation within all the traditional mainline churches. “The only exception we notice is in the Pentecostal and charismatic communities,…
International
The Ark of the Covenant [Hebrew: κιβωτὸς τῆς διαθήκης], according to the Old Testament, is the most important sacred object symbolizing the presence of God and located within the Tabernacle…
Christianity
The main directions of interpretation of the image of the Ark of the Covenant in the Christian Church are determined by the significance of this central sacred relic in the…
Christianity
Last Sunday, January 25, 2026, the monoplay “Mother Maria” was presented in Paris, dedicated to the fate of one of the most striking figures of Christian holiness of the twentieth…
International
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 –…
International
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
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
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…
