Category: Religion
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Greek abbots, abbesses, and elders condemn persecution of canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Greece, January 23, 2025 Photo: spzh.eu Dozens of authoritative Greek abbots, elders, abbesses and their brotherhoods and sisterhoods have signed a new statement condemning… Read More
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Ukrainian Orthodox mother joins Supreme Court challenge over LGBTQ books in schools
Washington, D.C., January 23, 2025 Pride Puppy is among the disputed books. Photo: goodreads.com The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether Maryland’s… Read More
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Albanian Church prays for ailing Archbishop on his name day (+VIDEO)
Albania, January 23, 2025 Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr The Orthodox Church of Albania united in prayer for its hospitalized primate His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana,… Read More
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Coming to peace with being an ‘unknown’
We crave few things as deeply as self-expression and recognition. We have an irrepressible need to express ourselves, be known, recognized, understood, and seen by… Read More
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Behind 2 families' fire stories: Battling a burning home, and a surviving Mary
When the Magallon and Gonzalez families received evacuation orders during the Eaton Fire, neither had any inkling that they were seeing their home for the… Read More
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Archbishop Gomez urges ‘restraint and compassion’ on immigration enforcement
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles prayed that authorities “proceed with restraint and compassion” in enforcing immigration measures as the White House issued a… Read More
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The Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God—an Orthodox Parish in Western Austria
Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos Feldkirch is the westernmost town in Austria near the border with Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Small, with… Read More
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Jerusalem Patriarchate issues statement welcoming Gaza ceasefire, calls for lasting peace
Jerusalem, January 22, 2025 Photo: ruskline.ru The Jerusalem Patriarchate welcomes the ceasefire that came into effect on January 19 with cautious optimism, while acknowledging… Read More
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Trump administration reverses policy to permit ICE arrests at churches
The Trump administration said Jan. 21 it would rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen… Read More
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Mass Baptisms around the world for the feast of Theophany
Resaca, Georgia, January 22, 2025 Four people were baptized in the waters of the Pacific Ocean in the Philippines. Photo: phvieparchy.org Orthodox churches across… Read More