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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: End the war immediately!

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew congratulated Orthodox Christians on Easter and called for an immediate end to the war, "which undermines human dignity and is a provocative violation of God's commandment to love one's neighbor." This year,...

The most expensive Easter eggs

The red egg is the most recognizable symbol of the great Christian holiday of Easter. According to legend, Mary Magdalene laid eggs on Emperor Tiberius and told him about the resurrection of Christ. The...

Not from the Gospel

The Bulgarian Orthodox website dveri.bg has launched a column "Not from the Gospel", in which it publishes excerpts from sermons, speeches or texts of Russian priests and representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church without...

The European Parliament has condemned the role of Russian Patriarch Kirill in the war (updated)

In a resolution on 7 April 2022 about the increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexei Navalny, the European Parliament condemned the role of Moscow Patriarch Kirill in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Tradition is about passing on fire, not worshiping ashes

Broke tradition = sinned? “Tradition is the transmission of fire, not the worship of ashes,” wrote Gustav Mahler. What is tradition in church life? Which traditions are obligatory for a Christian, which are nothing more...

Thoughts change the universe

Incredible, but true: thoughts change the universe. The world is suffering because of our evil thoughts. God saw in the antediluvian people that “all the thoughts and thoughts of their hearts were evil at...

The veneration of saints in the Orthodox Church

The definitions of the Sixth Ecumenical Council of 631 state: "We seal the doctrine with our consent by preaching the one Christ, the incarnate Son of God. The seventh-century father, St. John of Damascus, said...

The Sacred Images and the struggle against it

The question of icon-worship seems to be purely practical, given that icon-painting is a church-applied art. But in the Orthodox Church he received an extremely thorough, truly theological staging. What is the deep connection...

The miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Salvation of the Roman people” in Rome

The early Byzantine icon of the Mother of God is one of the most revered medieval shrines in Rome. Residents of the city prayed to her for protection from disasters. It is located in...

In a few words about one great person – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

In an interview, Patriarch Bartholomew, also spoke of his visits to other churches around the world: “Our visits are a pleasant obligation, in all cases a response to fraternal invitations, and are a continuation...

Metropolitanate of Sofia ordered the Russian flags to be removed from the entrance to the rotunda church in the Bulgarian capital

The management of the capital's rotunda "St. George" in Sofia demonstratively placed two Russian flags at the entrance of the ancient church, along with the Bulgarian and Samara flags. Pictures were published in the...

French police has neutralized an alleged bomb left in a cathedral

A man entered during the morning service, left a suspicious package and fled French police have evacuated the Toulouse Cathedral of Saint-Etienne after a man who entered during the morning service left a suspicious package,...

Romanian Orthodox Church has so far backed Ukraine with more than 5m euros in humanitarian aid

The press center of the Romanian Patriarchate published a communiqué detailing the support provided by the Romanian Orthodox Church to the victims of the war in Ukraine between 18 and 24 March 2022, and...

From the biblical texts: Where is Armageddon and will the Apocalypse take place there?

Theologians, archaeologists, historians and artists of the End of the World Pandemics and moral decay are serious enough reasons for human societies, regardless of their religion, to be interested in two terms - Apocalypse and...

Pope Francis’ peace prayer for Ukraine recalls prophecy 105 years ago about Russia

Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine at a ceremony that looked to a prophecy about peace and Russia that stems back more than a century to purported visions of the Virgin Mary to three peasant children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, but the significance of the needed some explaining to those unfamiliar with Catholic history.

Pope Francis addresses the participants of the 3rd edition of the European Catholic Social Days

the Holy Father addressed the participants of the event with a message focused on the current war and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

The Patriarch of Alexandria is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The head of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodore II, has been visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo since March 4 this year. His associates call the visit...

10 classic films banned by the Catholic Church

"Taxi driver" The church's review: "Irrational violence has no distancing objectivity and its attempts to shock are too realistic in scenes of bloodshed." "Last Tango in Paris" Church Review: "Sex scenes, while not pornographic, are unnecessarily long...

Public statement by the Dean of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Fribourg/Switzerland

In a public statement of March 2 and in a private letter of March 3 on the occasion of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, I expressed, as Dean of the Faculty of Theology at...

Church as social security

Helping the sick and the poor is a liturgical act, but there should be no imbalances. In the Orthodox Church, great emphasis is placed on mysticism, on spirituality. A person's relationship with God is built...

Metropolitan of Belgium: What is happening in Ukraine fills us with deep sorrow

Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium expressed his sorrow and support for the millions of innocent Ukrainian citizens who are experiencing this terrible war. “What is happening in Ukraine fills us with deep sorrow. This war is...

The President of the CEC to Patriarch Kiril: Your silence disappoints and frightens

The President of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), Dr. Christian Krieger, called on Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to raise his voice clearly against Russian aggression in Ukraine and to contribute...

Fr. Mitrofanov: I do not see an optimistic perspective for us

Why is the voice of the priests of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia not heard a week after the beginning of the constant strikes of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, and why...

International Orthodox Charity raises funds to support Ukraine

The International Agency for Humanitarian Aid and Development (IOCC) at the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States is organizing a donation campaign in response to the needs caused by the war...

Five Ukrainian dioceses have officially stopped mentioning Russian Patriarch Kirill

On March 1, five Ukrainian dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in eastern Ukraine officially refused to mention Moscow Patriarch Kirill during a service. The decisions are published on their official websites....
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