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The Czech Republic expelled the head of the Russian court in Prague

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 monastery in the Kursk region severely damaged

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...

Russia, A court fined a disabled Jehovah’s Witness suffering from cancer to 4500 USD

On August 8, 2014, Judge Sergey Lytkin of the Kurgan City Court convicted Anatoliy Isakov, 59, for so-called extremism simply for holding peaceful private Christian worship services. The prosecutor requested for Anatoly Isakov 6.5 years probation with a...

French anti-religious MIVILUDES now attacks also the Catholic Church

In a turn of events in the ongoing discussion on religious freedoms in France the government antireligious MIVILUDES is facing criticism for its bias against religion, particularly for expanding its investigation to include traditional...

Spain says YES to Bahai marriage

In an important step towards promoting religious inclusion and diversity in Spain, the first legally and civilly recognised Bahá'í marriage in the country has taken place. This significant milestone came after the Bahá'í Community...

Pope Francis calls on religions to unite to reduce demand for drugs

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...

The Tavorian Light and the Transfiguration of the Mind (2)

By Prince Evgeny Nikolaevich Trubetskoy 4 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...

The Tavorian Light and the Transfiguration of the Mind

By Prince Evgeny Nikolaevich Trubetskoy On the occasion of the book by candle. P. A. Florensky "Pillar and Support of Truth" (Moscow: "Put", 1914) 1 In the Gospel there is a wonderful image, personifying the unceasing division...

Transfiguration of Our Lord

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...

The First Christian Pentecost (II)

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...

The first Christian Pentecost (I)

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....

Apostle Peter heals the crippled

By prof. A.P. Lopukhin Acts of the Apostles, chapter 3. 1 - 11. Saint Peter heals a crippled man from birth. 12 – 26. Speech on this occasion to the people. Acts. 3:1. Peter and John...

Re-education in Louisiana: The Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms

The American state of Louisiana ordered the Ten commandments of God to be displayed in all classrooms of the state's educational institutions, the world agencies reported. A local ordinance dictates that the Ten Commandments must...

Repression against Christians in China is increasing

Persecution of Christians in China is increasing and spreading to Hong Kong, Release International

Global Leaders to Convene in Panama for Faith and Freedom Summit IV

Panama City, Panama – In a world where religious freedoms are increasingly under threat, the Faith and Freedom Summit IV is set to provide a crucial platform for dialogue and action. Scheduled for September 24-25,...

The questioning of the apostles before the Sanhedrin

By prof. A.P. Lopukhin Acts of the Apostles, chapter 4. 1 – 4. The capture of Peter and John and consequences of Peter's speech. 5 – 12. The questioning of the apostles before the Sanhedrin...

Religious fundamentalism as psychosis

By Vasileios Thermos, Psychiatrist, Professor, and Priest of the Church of Greece At the very beginning, we consider it necessary to make some clarifications. First of all, fundamentalism is not about specific ideas and beliefs....

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church issued an official position regarding the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris

From there they point out that for more than 2000 years Christianity has been the basis of European civilization. The BOC emphasizes that it has left its indelible mark on all spheres of human...

Open letter to the President of the Republic

By Jean-François & Hisako Moulinet, and the team of the interreligious circle "Dialogue & Alliance" The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games has provoked many reactions in the heat of the moment. A very real...

Whitewashing China’s Persecution of the Falun Gong

The recent article, in Le Monde diplomatique concerning the persecution of Falun Gong in China presents a perspective that minimizes the human rights violations faced by its followers. Of addressing the documented abuses against Falun Gong, the author, Timothée de Rauglaudre seems focused on discrediting the movement and downplaying the severity of Chinas crackdown on it.

The leadership of Mount Athos requested additional information from the police about the action against “Esphigmen”

The Greek police have sent a letter to the Holy Kinotis (the community of representatives of the 20 Athos monasteries that make up the leadership of Mount Athos) asking for assistance in complying with...

Deacon Andrey Kuraev was accepted into the clergy of the Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Lithuania

On July 23, 2024, Archdeacon Andrey Kuraev was admitted to the clergy of the Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Lithuania in response to his request, according to an official announcement of the Exarchate....

The Russian patriarch to Putin: You are the first truly Orthodox president

On July 28th Russian Patriarch Kirill awarded Vladimir Putin with the Church Order "St. Alexander Nevsky - First Class" in St. Petersburg, expressing his satisfaction with the complete agreement between the church and the...

The number of religious young people in Moscow has decreased twice

Research by the Institute for Demographic Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) from October 2022 shows that over the past 14 years, the level of religiosity among youth has halved (2008 –...

Peace that comes from heaven

By Taras Dmytryk, Lviv, Ukraine When we speak of the peace that comes down from heaven, we consider this peace to be the grace of God, given to us by God himself. “My peace I...
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