by Martin Hoegger, www.hoegger.org
During the recent ecumenical meeting of "Synaxe" in the monastery of Brâncoveanu, near Sibiu in Romania, on the theme "Blessed are the peacemakers", a biblical journey on peace in the...
During the recent ecumenical meeting of "Synaxis" in Romania, on the theme "Blessed are the peacemakers", the witness of certain figures was explored in greater depth. Here are two inspiring witnesses for today's Church,...
The Churches have a rich tradition of peace. They all remind us that peace is not first and foremost a program, something external, but begins within us. A peaceful heart is a peacemaker. During...
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin
John, chapter 16. 1 - 33. The end of Christ's farewell discourse with the apostles: about the coming persecution; the going of Christ to the Father; the work of the Holy...
Fifty-one Nobel laureates have signed an open letter calling for an end to hostilities in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip. It was published in the French newspaper "Le Monde".
The authors call for an immediate...
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Patriarchate approved the proposals for the canonization of sixteen new saints, most of them confessors, martyrs and ascetics of the 20th century.
The 16 new saints include:
•Archimandrite Sofian Boghiu,...
by Martin Hoegger, www.hoegger.org
"Synaxe”, an ecumenical association over 50 years old, brought together some forty members of various Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant communities in the monastery of Brâncoveanu, near Sibiu in Romania. An...
By Martin Hoegger, www.hoegger.org
We cannot separate respect for the earth from the quality of human life. A “zoom in” on the relational aspect of nature in various religious traditions was the theme of a...
An ecumenical meeting of "Synaxe"
By Martin Hoegger, pastor of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud, www.hoegger.org
"Synaxe" brought together around forty members of various Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant religious communities for its...
By St. Antony the Great (c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356)
LETTER TEN
1. My blessed children, I am writing this letter to you so that you may know that those who love God seek...
A spiritual leader in Nepal known as "Buddha Boy" was sentenced on the 1st of July to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor, the Associated Press reported, citing a court statement.
The...
An Italian teenager who loved video games will become the Roman Catholic Church's first millennial saint. The move was approved by the pope and cardinals, and Pope Francis said he would be canonized in...
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
One of the strengths of the Focolare Movement is to combine the theoretical aspect of the themes addressed with practical testimonies. As part of the recent interreligious conference organized by this...
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin
18:28. They led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was dawn; and they did not enter into the praetorium, lest they should defile themselves, that they might eat the...
On July 8, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Great Martyr Procopius. In popular belief, the saint is the patron saint of beekeepers and is known as Procopius the Beekeeper.
St. Procopius was...
Gevorg Yeritsyan, a Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to 6 years and 2 months in prison at the end of June, declared in court at the end of his trial:
“Jehovah's Witnesses have faced persecution at different...
In February 2024, the Bishop of Bukoba and Western Tanzania Chrysostom (Maydonis) of the Patriarchate of Alexandria took over the interim leadership of the newly established Diocese of Rwanda. For the first months of...
The Philippines is a republic in which the president is the head of state, prime minister and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The current president of the Philippines, Marcos, won the 2022 election thanks to...
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin
John, chapter 18. 1 – 11. Taking away Jesus Christ by the soldiers. 12 – 27. Christ before Annas and Caiaphas. 28 – 40. Christ before Pilate.
18:1. Having said this,...
This is a rarely seen exchange of civilians
Russia and Ukraine have swapped prisoners, including several priests, in a rarely seen exchange of civilians that follows the exchange of dozens of soldiers earlier this week,...
Inappropriate and disproportionate use of massive police raids on several yoga centers and abusive detention of dozens of yoga practitioners. Still no progress in the judicial proceedings.
“In the last ten years, I have been...
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
One of the strengths of the Focolare Movement is to combine the theoretical aspect of the themes addressed with practical testimonies. As part of the recent interreligious conference organized by this...
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews must serve in the armed forces, world news agencies reported. This decision could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which also includes...
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
We hear every day about the war economy. Is this inevitable? Can we reverse things and talk about an economy of peace? This is the question that a round table asked...
At least 19 people were victims of an attack on police officers, Orthodox churches and synagogues in Dagestan Derbent and Makhachkala on Sunday evening. Five attackers were killed, the authorities said: two in Derbent...