The country is in the top 10 in agricultural production in the world, the World Food Program has approached Ankara with the request.
Turkey is striving to become a "strategic warehouse center" for food products...
On the occasion of the death of Pope Francis, following his video address on social networks yesterday, today Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made an official statement.
Here is part of the text published on the official...
The Catholic Church and the world at large are mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who, as reported by Vatican News, passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. The news of his passing...
By St. Dionysius of Alexandria
From the letter of St. Dionysius († 264), Bishop of Alexandria, about the times of persecution and the epidemic of the so-called Cyprian plague. The disease that struck the Roman...
By St. Photius the Great
Question 11. Why, after Adam sinned and received death as punishment, did his son, who had not even sinned, die before him? (Gen. 3:19; 4:8)
The deepest and most sublime explanation...
With the blessings of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the approval of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) is pleased to announce that the 2025 Athenagoras...
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 to the importance of a...
The state has shown how it protects national values
The sweet temptation has drawn the wrath of the state after its production was moved to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
In 2024, the company was banned...
Bulgaria is returning to Lebanon the remains of the bomber who blew up a bus carrying Israeli tourists at Sarafovo airport in Burgas in 2012, BGNES reports.
He is 23-year-old Mohammad Hassan El Husseini, a...
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 of delegates from other Churches....
Adding a new country to a list of new destinations certainly doesn’t happen every day, but it could soon become a reality after the independence of this island in the South Pacific is finalized.
Bougainville...
Loss of balance is not a disease, but rather a clinical sign of various health conditions. If your cat stumbles, falls, has weakness in their limbs, has difficulty hearing, or walks in circles, take...
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 practical conference "The Light...
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 denied and was considered...
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 on the same date by...
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 heart, of prayer, but also...
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 Church freely and openly, primarily...
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 experienced mainly in the conditions...
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 before the liturgy, ring the large bell...
By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (Sokolov)
Circular letter to the Voronezh clergy
By the grace of God, humble Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh and Yelets, to the archimandrites, abbots, hieromonks, archpriests, priests and other clergy of the...
By Saint Simeon of Thessalonica
Each of us, according to his rank, bears a divine and highest image. The bishop is the image of Jesus, and then the presbyter, according to the authority to perform...
By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (Sokolov)
On the commandments of God
V. How many commandments of God were given to Moses on Sinai?
A. Ten, they are as follows (Exodus 20:1-17):
1. "I am the Lord your God,...
By Saint Simeon of Thessalonica
To a certain pious monk, honored with the priesthood (deaconry); also about the bishop who ordains a priest.
My beloved and good brother in Christ! Being obliged, according to the commandment,...
By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (Sokolov)
On the seven holy Sacraments
A brief message that every priest should know and understand by heart throughout his life
Question. What is a Sacrament?
Answer. A Sacrament is a service that,...
By St. Ambrose of Milan
The holy apostles asked Christ: “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1). Then the Lord gave them the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:9-13).
Our Father
The first word...