А prominent Islamic scholar in the Gaza Strip has issued an atypical and strong fatwa condemning the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the war in the enclave.
Prof. Dr. Salman al-Dayah,...
The mystery of why a Russian beluga whale, which appeared years ago off the coast of Norway, was dressed in a harness and called a "spy", may have finally been solved, the BBC reported.
A...
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin
Acts of the Apostles, chapter 12. 1 – 18. Herod persecutes the Church: the killing of James, the imprisonment of Peter and his miraculous release. 19 – 23. Death of...
What is the place of women in the church and in life in general? After all, the Orthodox view is a special view. And the opinions of different priests can differ greatly from each...
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin
Acts of the Apostles, chapter 11. The displeasure of the believers in Jerusalem against Peter because of his association with the uncircumcised and the pacification of the discontented (1 – 18)....
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin
Acts of the Apostles, chapter 10. The centurion Cornelius, the appearance of the angel, his ambassadorship to Peter (1-8). Peter's vision and his meeting with the messengers of Cornelius (9-22). Peter's...
A New Global Mediator
Today’s world faces profound challenges, with one of the most significant being the crisis in international institutions established after World War II. The United Nations increasingly struggles to de-escalate military tensions,...
South Korea has the largest increase in the number of immigrants in the world, and Bulgaria in Europe.
This is according to a study by William Russell, who have compiled a ranking of the 10...
A court on the Greek island of Syros has banned the ringing of church bells on the island unless it is for religious and worship purposes of the temple. The reason for the decision...
Everyone has heard of anorexia and bulimia. But these eating disorders are far from the only ones.
There are people around the world who can only eat certain colored foods. Still others are addicted to...
Imagine this: every little mistake or failure doesn't just bother you, it paralyzes you to the point where you can't move forward. This is the reality for people suffering from atychiphobia - the fear...
Iranian authorities have executed end of October four people convicted of selling illegal alcohol, which poisoned and killed 17 people last year. More than 190 people who consumed the dangerous drink were hospitalized.
The death...
Russian pop icon Alla Pugacheva was caught with $20 million worth of antiques. Among the ancient objects are works by Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci. The singer tried to transport them abroad. According to...
Parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UPC-MP) have taken over the largest Orthodox church in Cherkasy - the Mikhailovsky Cathedral, the greater part of which was transferred to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine,...
European Union countries cannot generally ban the use of terms such as "schnitzel" or "sausage" for plant-based alternatives, the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) ruled, DPA reported in early October.
Euroleaders with...
Organizers of the London Film Festival have pulled out of screening a documentary about far-right activity and funding in Britain and beyond due to "risks to safety and well-being".
The documentary - "Undercover: Exposing the...
Even if you've been to Ephesus before, be sure to do it again if you find yourself in the Izmir region of Turkey. The remains of the ancient city were discovered in 1863, and...
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Ms Maureen Ferguson participated as a keynote speaker at the IV Edition of the Faith & Freedom Summit NGO Coalition, held 24-25 September at the Latin...
By Biserka Gramatikova
The year is 1943 and Bulgaria has just told Hitler that he will not receive the Bulgarian Jews. The untold but true tale of how nearly 50,000 Jewish Bulgarians were saved from...
26-29.09.2024 - interfaith weekend in Yakoruda, Bulgaria
On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September, the association "Bridges - Eastern European Forum for Dialogue" held a three-day interfaith weekend...
Two Russian tankers "Nikolay Velikiy" and "Nikolay Gamayunov" were refueling ships leaving the ports of Varna and Burgas on the border of Bulgaria's 24-mile contiguous zone in the Black Sea. Risky offshore fueling was...
The wedding was postponed twice
Greece's Princess Theodora celebrated her long-awaited wedding to American lawyer Matthew Kumar, marking an important event almost six years in the making.
On September 28, Theodora, daughter of the late King...
White (polar) bears separated from their brown relatives only 70,000 years ago - relatively recently by evolutionary standards, according to a Danish study.
A team of molecular ecologists from the University of Copenhagen has found...
Asteroid 2024 PT5, which is currently hurtling towards Earth, rather than burning up in the atmosphere, will likely remain in orbit and become a minimoon. However, it will be a fleeting visit and will...
On September 16 and 17, the residence of the Coptic Patriarch in the monastery "St. Bishoy', Wadi el-Natrun (i.e. the Nitrian Valley), hosted a meeting of representatives of the Orthodox Churches of the world...