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