Christianity
Athos after the fall of Byzantium
During the Ottoman era, Athos remained under the patronage (though not always unselfish) of the Turkish sultans, which allowed the Holy Mountain to retain at least some of its former...
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Christianity
Athos History
Ancient Period In antiquity, the mountain, which, according to the ancients (Steph. Byz. Ethnica. P. 36), bore the name of the mythical Thracian giant Athos (αθως, αθων - of pre-Greek...
Christianity
Mount Athos
Athos [Holy Mountain; Greek: ̀Athos, ̀Agion ̀Oros], the world's largest center of Orthodox monasticism, located in Greece on the Agion Oros (Holy Mountain, Athos Peninsula). It is under the ecclesiastical...
Christianity
Ecumenical Patriarchate Responds to Russian Services: We Do Not Comment on Insults
The Ecumenical Patriarchate responded to Russian services that a few days ago publicly accused Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of using “church jargon.” They called the head of the Patriarchate “the devil...
Europe
Test Farms Startups Call | EIT
This call aims to attract startups that are ready to demonstrate the value of their technologies and scale their impact!Through Test Farms, selected startups will gain access to farmers, agronomists,...
Defense
Sudan: EU arms fuel war crimes
Sudan’s ambassador to the European Union warned in November that European-made weapons were ending up on the battlefield in the African country and fueling the atrocities in the two-year-old civil...
International
Russia plans another World Cup in 2026
With the 2026 World Cup, to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada, approaching, Russia is exploring the possibility of organizing its own parallel international tournament for national...
Europe
Stolipinovo: Europe’s Invisible Border for Roma
A recent Charlie Hebdo report from Plovdiv spotlights a European reality that rarely makes it into policy slogans: segregation can be “normal” on paper, and brutal in everyday life. In...
News
From bagpipes to salt making, UNESCO pays tribute to a disappearing culture passed down from generation to generation
Unlike monuments or historic sites, “intangible cultural heritage” refers to living practices – traditions, skills, rituals, music, crafts and social customs that communities pass down from one generation to the...
Christianity
Orthodox Patriarchs to Participate in Security Conference in Jordan
An international conference titled "The Aqaba Process - Balkan Interfaith Dialogue" is taking place on December 9 in Bethany, on the Jordan River, at the site where John the Baptist...