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The Romanian patriarch also condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

Romanian Patriarch Daniel called for an immediate end to hostilities in Ukraine, calling them "a war started by Russia against a sovereign and independent state". The patriarch stressed that the Romanian Church led by him...

Patriarch Bartholomew: May God enlighten Russia’s leadership to avoid world conflict

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is shocked by the current invasion of the armed forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Republic of Ukraine, he said in a telephone conversation with Metropolitan Epiphanius...

“Youth stand up to Violent Extremism” Training Course in Jordan

“Desert Bloom” United Religions Initiative (URI) Cooperation Circle (CC) conducted “Youth stand up to Violent Extremism Training Course” in cooperation with EUROMED EVE Polska - Poland in Jordan, from 12-16 February 2022, - reports...

Confession in the Athonite tradition

Many asked me to tell about the Sacrament of Holy Confession and a little about what the Church is, what Orthodoxy is. Before talking about confession, we must first talk about Orthodoxy, about the...

Metropolitan Isaac: What do we, the Orthodox, show with the divisions?

The Metropolitan of the Patriarchate of Antioch for Germany and Central Europe, Isaac, has published his views on the issue of inter-church strife and tensions in recent times. It can be assumed that it...

The Romanian Church canonized the Bulgarian Queen Teodora Tarnovska

St. pious Theophana Basarab is the new saint who will be inscribed in the calendar of the Romanian Patriarchate, decided Holy Synod of the Romanian Church at its meeting on Thursday, February 17th. Her...

About miracles and signs Part Three

Before the Second Coming of Christ there will be omens in the sun and the moon and in the stars, and on the earth there will be sorrow in the nations of bewilderment and...

About miracles and signs (2)

There was no vanity, no showiness in the miracles of the Lord, none of them was made for display to the people, all of them were covered with the veil of Divine humility. These...

Two Russian clergymen to a church court in Alexandria

The St. Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria summoned two Russian clergy to a church court. These are the priests Georgi Maximov and Andrei Novikov, who were sent by the Moscow Patriarchate to Africa...

About miracles and signs (1)

Preface The Holy Gospel tells us that the Pharisees, dissatisfied with the miracles the Lord performed, asked Him for a special miracle: a sign from heaven (Mark 8:11). The request for such a sign, according...

The participation of Muslims in the Russian army during the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1877-1878

The national holiday of the Republic of Bulgaria on March 3 (national holiday since 1990). On March 3 , 1878 was signed the San Stefano Peace Treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, which...

The Patriarchate of Alexandria continues to ordain new bishops

After the aggravation of the ecclesiastical situation in Africa, which as a continent is under the jurisdiction of the ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria, on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, February 13,...

“On the rivers of Babylon”: a commentary on Psalm 136

February 15/28, 2021 - Week of the Prodigal Son, the second preparatory to Great Lent. On the eve of this day, at the all-night vigil, the 136th psalm "On the Rivers of Babylon" is...

The old and the new calendar in the Orthodox Church family

The cornerstone or central argument in any apology for the old style is the reference to the decision of the First Ecumenical Council to celebrate Easter. The reference to this decision is almost always...

The resurrection of Christ is our hope

Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I thank God for these days, which He gave us according to His great mercy and which, in addition to affirming the warm ties between us over the years,...

Sons, servants or slaves – the Fear of God and the three ways to God

Freedom from fear Undoubtedly, the fear of death and the retribution that follows in life after it is a kind of faith, but purely medieval in nature. The painters then depicted the Last Judgment, the...

The Panagia Sumela Monastery has been turned into an advertising disco

Outrage among Orthodox Christians around the world has sparked a new ad in which the famous Panagia Sumela Monastery in Turkey was used as a disco. A video from the creation of the ad...

The Romanian Patriarchate publishes data on religious education in the country

Romanian Patriarch Daniel has published the report of the Romanian Patriarchate on what has been done in the past 2021 in various areas of church life. Interesting statistics are given in the section on...

Philosophical and legal views of A. I. Ilin on the problem of the moral justification of violence in the fight against evil

In the bowels of Christian culture, the question of resisting evil by force is one of the most complex questions of religious consciousness. It includes not only the cardinal problem of ethics, philosophy of...

Afterlife in Orthodox perspective (4th part)

The appearance on earth to people of beings from the spiritual world - angels and souls We said that the real world - the earthly - is in union and relationship with the world beyond...

Afterlife in Orthodox perspective (3rd part)

It is believed that until the third day after death the soul remains in the house, and then until the 40th day it travels around all the places where the deceased went in his...

The building of the Georgian Patriarchate was quarantined

A complete quarantine has been announced in the building of the Georgian Patriarchate due to the increased number of sick employees with the variant of the coronavirus "Omicron". This was announced on February 12...

The most massive death sentence in history

On February 16, 1568, the most massive death sentence in history was handed down. The Holy See has sentenced the entire population of the Netherlands to death, with the exception of a few people...

The first Christian woman in Europe

Lydia of Philippi is a first-century merchant living in the Macedonian city of Philippi and converted to Christianity by the Apostle Paul. Lydia is revered as a saint in both the Orthodox and Catholic...

Important changes concerning the rights and interests of the Russian Orthodox Church introduced to legislation in 2021

A collection (2021, issue 3) has been published in the “Library of the Parish Journal” series, containing explanations of important changes regarding the rights and interests of the Russian Orthodox Church, made to the...
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