On the occasion of the upcoming 134th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (28 February – 25 March 2022), the African Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses (AAJW) and the European Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses (EAJW) have filed a...
The church order "St. Seraphim Sarovsky "- third degree was awarded to Russian rock musician Vyacheslav Butusov from the famous in the 90's group" Nautilus Pompilius "(Nautilus Pompilius). In his congratulations to him, Patriarch...
On December 29, 2021, St. The Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) has decided to "grant the requests" of one hundred and two clergymen from the Patriarchate of Alexandria to join the...
What should be the social ministry of the Church? A definite answer
Social ministry in the Church has a solid gospel foundation. Who, if not the Church of Christ, can help the poor, the sick...
However, if the anti-humanist understanding of Christianity, so characteristic of our time, wins, will it cure the world's diseases? Will it stop the further disintegration of Christian society?
If anti-humanist Christianity treats man harshly, his...
On December 3 and 4, 2021 at the Orthodox Theological Institute "St. Sergius of Radonezh "in Paris successfully held an international conference on the common theme" A century of the Orthodox presence in France:...
On December 22, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, speaking at the annual Diocesan meeting of the clergy of the city of Moscow, touched upon the topic of vaccination against...
To most of our contemporaries, Christianity and humanism seem incompatible. Our Orthodox revival is pushing away from humanism and asserting itself as something that is the opposite of anti-Christian humanism. The defeat of humanism...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has tested positive for COVID-19, the Kathimerini newspaper reported end of December, citing a press release from the Istanbul-based patriarchate. Bartholomew, 81, has only mild symptoms of the disease, the press...
Pope Francis: many people have pets and do not want to have children
Pet lovers got caught up when Pope Francis, at a meeting with parishioners, accused many people of selfishness due to the fact...
On the morning of January 7, President Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all Russians celebrating Christmas on the holiday. In his address, the head of state said that "Christmas has a special moral...
The Russian Orthodox Church has received more than a hundred clergy of the Patriarchate of Alexandria under its jurisdiction
The Synod of the ROC at its meeting on December 29 decided to accept under the...
In a interview to the specialized Russian religion news portal Credo.Press, Sevastianov the Chairman of the World Council of Old Believers stated that "Monopoly in religion grows into cartel conspiracy".
Portal “Credo.Press”: How will you...
On December 15, 2021, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service, Bishop Panteleimon of Verey, met...
In 1647, the Puritans' attempts to ban Christmas and force shops to open on Christmas day lead to rioting in Ipswich, Oxford, Ealing and Canterbury where a wild game of street football prevented the Mayor from opening the market.
The decoration is just a form, a game, an attempt to get back the lost… Otherwise it is placed with hope; the hope is that it, the external festivity, will dispel the darkness in...
In the beginning of December, Pope Francis of Rome, during his meeting with Archbishop Jeronymos II of Athens and All Greece, uttered the words, which many perceived as apologies to the Orthodox for mistakes...
The European Commission has published a guideline proposing to replace "Christmas" with "holiday season" to draw attention to other religious communities. There was a violent reaction from the Vatican, writes PT. Pope Francis condemned...
Christian believers are showing signs of decline in both the United States and the United Kingdom, but in England and Wales latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show a marked fall in the number of people identifying as Christian
INTERVIEW: Primate of the True Orthodox Bulgarian Church, Metropolitan Sergius of Messembria (Moiseenko) on the reputation of the TOC, the problems of Synaxis and the "blue lobby". Part two
Portal "Credo.Press": Let me turn to...
INTERVIEW: Primate of the True Orthodox Bulgarian Church, Metropolitan Sergius of Messembria (Moiseenko) about his Church, its hierarchy and about his "secular" creativity.
Portal "Credo.Press": To the International Synaxis of True Orthodox Churches ...
ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW OF THE IRON CHURCH: OTHER CHURCHES WILL RECOGNIZE THE AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH IN UKRAINE
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew hosted the Sunday Holy Liturgy on December 5, celebrated in the Bulgarian church "St. Stefan ”in...
Author: PROF. GEORGI KRUSTALAKIS
We live in a land of wonders, a land of divine madness, as the old man Porphyry said, and we are too weak to respond appropriately to what is happening here....
The Georgian Orthodox Church does not support compulsory vaccination against COVID-19, as everyone should have freedom of choice and this is an inviolable right granted by the Almighty, a new statement from the Georgian...