Ecumenical Patriarch and Archbishop of Constantinople Bartholomew dedicated his Christmas message to the theology of peace. He begins with the words of the 14th century hesychast, St. Nicholas Cavàsila, that through the incarnation of...
On December 29, 2023, according to the Orthodox calendar, the Holy 14 thousand infant martyrs killed by Herod in Bethlehem are honored.
These innocent Jewish babies suffered for the baby Jesus at the behest of...
By priest Daniil Sysoev
“Ouranopolitism is (from the Greek Ouranos - sky, polis - city) a doctrine that affirms the primacy of Divine laws over earthly ones, the primacy of love for the heavenly Father...
By Martin Hoegger
Christian movements and communities have something to say about the future of Europe, and more broadly about peace in the world. In Timisoara, Romania, at the annual meeting of the "Together for...
On 18 December 2023, the judge of the Novosibirsk District Court, Oleg Karpets, sentenced Marina Chaplykina to 4 years in prison, and Valeriy Maletskov to 6 years in prison for organizing religious meetings in...
The clergy is also against adoption by same-sex couples
The Holy Synod of the Greek Church stood categorically against the conclusion of marriages and the adoption of children by same-sex couples. The conservative government is...
This is happening for the first time in the history of the Catholic Church
A cardinal was sentenced to prison by a Vatican court. This is happening for the first time in the history of...
Children from the Vatican-run pediatric clinic sang several songs for the Holy Father
Pope Francis turned 87 today, greeted by children who helped him blow out the candle on a celebratory white cake, Reuters reported....
Francis has revealed he is working with the Vatican's ceremonial leader to pardon the complex and proverbially long papal funeral rites
Pope Francis, who eschews much of the pomp and privilege of the Vatican, has...
By Martin Hoegger
One of the highlights of the Together for Europe meeting in Timişoara (Romania, 16-19 November 2023) was a workshop on peace. It gave the floor to witnesses from countries at war, such...
The management does not want to put up a Christmas tree “in a spirit of religious freedom”, headlines the regional newspaper BILD
By Ivan Dimitrov
A decision by a kindergarten in the Lockstedt district of the...
By Sergiy Shumilo
A characteristic feature of imperial culture is the absorption of the spiritual, intellectual and creative forces and heritage of conquered peoples. Ukraine is no exception. Take away from the culture of the...
By Martin Hoegger.
What kind of Europe are we heading for? And, more specifically, where are the Churches and Church movements heading in the current climate of growing uncertainty? The shrinking of the Churches is...
Last week, a study by the international organization "ICOMOS Macedonia" was presented in North Macedonia, dedicated to the state of churches and monasteries in the country. The study of 707 churches by experts is...
Christian presence in peril, the majority of people of northern Gaza have been displaced as well as Christians, whose installations have also been targeted.
A large part of the Orthodox parishes of the ROC in Moldova left this jurisdiction and joined the Romanian Orthodox Church, which also has its own jurisdiction in the country.
During the past week, the...
A former Jehovah’s Witness claims responsibility. After Germany (March 2023) and Italy (April 2023), Jehovah’s Witnesses are now killed in a bomb attack in another democracy, India
An explosive device blew up at a convention...
In a deeply disturbing event that has shocked the global religious community, a bomb explosion occurred during a Jehovah's Witnesses gathering in Kalamassery, near the port city of Kochi, India. This tragic incident resulted...
On September 17, 2023, employees of the Federal Migration Service, contrary to a court decision, deported Rustam Seidkuliev to Turkmenistan. Earlier, at the initiative of the FSB, his Russian citizenship was revoked due to...
By Leonid Ouspensky
The number of borrowings from antiquity greatly increased in the 13th and 14th centuries, borrowed ancient motifs entered church art no longer only as additions; they permeate the plot itself and its...
Interview of Archbishop George of Cyprus (elected on December 24, 2022 and enthroned on January 8, 2023) for "Phileleuteros", in which he talks about the problems of the Church of Cyprus, the role and...
The presence of a painting featuring Patriarch Kirill in the reception hall of the Danilovsky Monastery has sparked controversy among social media users.