Christianity
Selected texts from the Holy Fathers on the pastoral ministry
"Woe to you, because you shut up the kingdom of heaven from men" (Matt. 23:13). This is said to the bishops, who neither themselves teach the people the way of…
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Food
Salt is a drug that leads to hypertension
Salt is addictive, and addiction to it can become a risk factor for hypertension, says the doctor of medical sciences and nutritionist Mariat Mukhina. There are people who perceive sodium…
Defense
Russia bans adoption by foreigners from ‘enemy countries’
On 1st of August a bill was introduced A bill was introduced in the State Duma of Russia, which prohibits citizens of "enemy countries" from adopting Russians, Reuters reported. Russia's…
Christianity
For myself and for the bishops (verses 1-220)
The work of St. Gregory the Theologian For myself and for the bishops is one of the most censored patristic works, although it was created in the so-called "Golden Age"…
Christianity
On the life in Christ (1)
Author: St. Nikolay Kavasilas Word one: Life in Christ is realized through the sacraments of divine baptism, holy anointing and communion 1. The life in Christ is planted in this…
Christianity
Oration 27. Against the Eunomians
Eunomians - 1. Against those who are so skilled in speeches is my word. And to begin from the Scripture: "I am against thee, O pride" (Jer. 50:31) - in…
Africa
Bishops of Africa: It is painful to see young people leave the continent
Paul Samasumo – Vatican City At the end of the 19th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) held from 25 July to 1…
FORB
Scientology’s religious order’s anniversary included in Spain’s Religious Holiday Calendar
Next August 12th 2022 will mark 55 years since Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard established, starting in the Spanish Canary Islands as a research project into the spiritual nature of…
News
FIFA and UNODC wrap up year-long global programme to tackle match manipulation in football
Vienna (Austria), 4 August 2022 – FIFA and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) concluded its first-ever international integrity education programme, designed to support all 211 member…
Books
What was the Jewish ‘literary mafia’?
In the postwar years, there were so many Jews in the American publishing industry that some writers began coining a phrase to describe them: “The literary mafia.” This mafia, they…