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Christianity [2]

By Fr. Alexander Men When we pass from the Gospel to the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles, we are obliged to stop our attention to the second person of the New Testament. As...

Former Turkish colonel was arrested in Bulgaria for the murder of a writer

Reserve Colonel Levent Göktash is believed to have been a member of what Ankara considers a terrorist organization FETO Colonel Levent Göktash from the reserve of the Turkish Army was captured in Bulgaria, leading Turkish...

World Council of Churches: Climate, ecology, and theology: all connected!

In 1998, the Orthodox Church, followed by several churches, set aside 1. September as a day dedicated to creation. With the symbol of water, without which there would be neither physical nor spiritual life (eg. baptism)...

German president takes Russia to task for ‘war of aggression’ at global church gathering

Germany's President, Frank Steinmeier, has taken aim at Russia as he stressed that the leadership of the Orthodox Church of Russia justifies and supports 'war of aggression' of his country's political leadership in Ukraine.

Pope Francis encourages artists to promote beauty and truth

Pope Francis meets with international film, media and music celebrities at the first “Vitae Summit” in the Vatican, and reminds artists that they should use beauty to preach the Gospel

EVENT | Season of Creation 2022. Join the online meeting on the “Fit for 55” Package

The European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA) invites you to participate in the online meeting on the “Fit for 55” Package to implement the Green Deal. The event will take place on Thursday 8 September...

Churches stress the need for reconciliation, unity and peacebuilding in Ukraine

War in Ukraine, church dialogue, and humanitarian response were in sharp focus on third day of the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly. Church leaders from Ukraine together with heads of ecumenical organisations emphasised the need for reconciliation, unity, and peacebuilding.

Leonid Sevastianov: The Pope is about the Gospel, not about politics

Chairman of the World Union of Old Believers Leonid Sevastianov recently said that Pope Francis intends to visit Moscow - and then Kyiv. We invited Leonid Sevastianov to comment in more detail

South Korea: Conscientious objectors, a legal battle against punitive alternative service

Conscientious objectors: a legal battle against punitive alternative service Hye-min Kim, a Jehovah’s Witness and an objector to military service, is the first person known to have refused “alternative service” since it was introduced in 2020. The...

The Volokolamsk Metropolitan Antony (Sevryuk) reacts to the speech of the German president

Volokolamsk Metropolitan Antony (Sevryuk), who in his capacity as chairman of the Department for External Church Relations represents the Russian Orthodox Church at the WCC Assembly in Karlsruhe, reacted to the speech of German...

St. John Chrysostom on laughter and jokes

From "Discourses on the Epistle to the Ephesians", XVII: And fornication and all impurity or selfishness should not even be mentioned among you, as befits saints, nor shameful and empty words and jokes that do...

The Gifts of Taoism

“Go with the flow.” “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” “By letting go all gets done.” “All things change.” “Let it be.” All of these familiar quotes and cherished ideas originate from a short volume...

Syndrome K: Ray Liotta Narrates Stephen Edwards’ Documentary About Three Doctors Whose Manufactured “Fatal Disease” Saved Jewish Lives

The best voice-over in film history is Ray Liotta’s 16-minute opening to Goodfellas. Understated, earnest, almost reassuring, it entices the viewer into a world of brute force, bloodshed and butchery.  So it was a no-brainer that...

COMECE publishes a contribution to the European Education Area

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) releases its contribution to the European Education Area on Thursday 1 September 2022, calling on the EU and its Member States to implement...

Religious leaders in Russia expressed condolences over the death of Mikhail Gorbachev

Religious leaders in Russia have expressed their condolences on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on August 30 at the age of 91. They all express their gratitude for his political role in...

Christianity

Fr. Alexander Men Christianity is a challenge to many philosophical and religious systems. But at the same time, it meets the demands of most of them. And the strongest thing in Christian spirituality is not...

World Council of Churches World Assembly: What to expect?

What are the expectations of the World Council of Churches and local authorities for the General Assembly in Karlsruhe which opens today, 31 August, and runs until 8 September? Here are the answers of...

CEC president highlights churches’ vision for reconciliation and unity in Karlsruhe

President of CEC Rev. Christian Krieger delivered greetings at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, welcoming the global ecumenical community in Europe with a hope that the assembly will “empower churches to strengthen their vision of reconciliation and unity, in our fractured world today.”

On virtues and vices

By St. John of Damascus Therefore, it should be known that man, being dual ¬ composed of soul and body, also possesses dual sensations and accordingly ¬ their virtues; with five being the soul and...

God not being responsible for evil [2]

Author: St. Basil the Great (330-378) But still evil exists and it is obvious how much it is spread throughout the world. Therefore, they say: "Whence is it, if it is not without beginning and...

Bible, Philippoi or Philippopolis, Nicopolis Epirus or Nicopolis ad Nestum

In the science of the Bible, including New Testament research, assumptions and hypotheses are often expressed, and great efforts are made to defend opinions that differ from traditionally accepted facts about biblical personalities or...

Scientology obtains full public benefit recognition in the Netherlands

That is not a short story for the Dutch Scientologists. In 2013, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal recognized Scientology as a genuine religion and also recognized that its activities should be treated as any...

The Pope comments on the murder of Daria Dugina, calling her an “innocent victim”

During his regular general audience on August 24, Pope Francis condemned the car bomb murder of Daria Dugina. She was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, a Russian philosopher and associate of Putin with extreme...

On Priesthood

By St. John Chrysostom Priests are the men entrusted with spiritual birth and regeneration through Baptism. Through them we clothe ourselves in Christ and are buried together with the Son of God in order to...

God not being responsible for evil

St. Basil the Great (330-378) Much wisdom is shown to us through the holy psalmist king David by the Spirit working in him. Sometimes the prophet, describing his own sufferings and the courage with which...
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