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 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...
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,...
In a revealing presentation, the Primate of the Russian True Orthodox Church His Holiness Metropolitan of Mloskovsk and All Russia Seraphim (Motovilov) delivered a scathing critique of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), highlighting deep-seated...
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...
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...
The monastery "Holy Virgin Sumela" rises 1200 meters above sea level.
The majestic building stands menacingly on the edge of the cliffs, its frescoes faded and distorted. The facade shows the deep traces of time...
Amulets were consecrated on September 16 in the main temple of the Russian Armed Forces. They are called "Seals of Purity", contain Psalm 90 and will be sent to the Russian military in Ukraine,...
On the occasion of the Day of Sobriety celebrated in the country today, the Russian Orthodox Church called on mass culture not to promote alcoholism, TASS reported.
The agency recalls that the All-Russian Day of...
More than three hundred Moldovan priests went on a "pilgrimage" to Moscow, with all their expenses covered. The organization of the clergy took place on Viber, and as the sponsor of the entire event,...
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin
Acts of the Apostles, chapter 6. 1 - 6. The first Christian deacons. 7 – 15. St. Archdeacon Stephen.
Acts 6:1. In those days, when the disciples were multiplying, a murmur...
Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria sent a letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, who are currently gathered in Istanbul.
The Patriarch again calls for support against the anti-canonical actions of...
The Turkish Independent Orthodox Church called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople as "ecumenical" a crime against Turkey's territorial integrity and an "attempted riot" against its constitutional order. She called...
By Prince Evgeny Nikolaevich Trubetskoy
By asserting the unlimited autonomy of subjective religious experience, Berdyaev attacks Fr. Florensky precisely for his aspiration to subordinate this experience to some objective beginning; in other words, for the...
The Tenth International Military-Technical Forum "Army - 2024" held from August 12 to 14 at the "Patriot" Congress and Exhibition Center (Kubinka, Moscow Region).
The event is presented as the world's leading exhibition of armaments...
At the beginning of August, the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Czech Republic, Fr. Nikolay Lishchenyuk was declared persona non grata by the authorities. He has to leave the country within...
A Ukrainian drone struck a monastery in the Kursk region of Russia, Reuters reported on 19.07.2024. A 60-year-old parishioner was killed in the attack, which took place around 08:30 local time.
A Russian channel in...
While Pope Francis calls for global, undivided drug prevention, during the Paris Olympics some ex-priests and some French anti-religious agencies (under investigation by the Court of Accounts), disregarding the common good, criticise the prevention...
By Prince Evgeny Nikolaevich Trubetskoy
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The stamp of the truly religious spirit and, in particular, of the folk-Russian religious genius Fr. Florensky sees "not in the cutting off, but in the transformation of the fullness...
By Prince Evgeny Nikolaevich Trubetskoy
On the occasion of the book by candle. P. A. Florensky "Pillar and Support of Truth" (Moscow: "Put", 1914)
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In the Gospel there is a wonderful image, personifying the unceasing division...
By St. archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev), Sermon delivered in Sofia (Bulgaria) on the Feast of Transfiguration, 6th of August, in 1947.
Liturgical Holy Gospel: At that time Jesus took with Himself Peter, James and John, his...
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin
Acts. 2:26 a.m. Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue rejoiced; and also my flesh shall rest in hope.
Acts. 2:27. Because You will not leave my soul in hell and You...
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin
Chapter 2, Acts of the Apostles. 1 – 4. The first Christian Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. 5 – 13. The astonishment of the people....