Category: Religion
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Pierre Gilliard (1879-1962)—the Teacher of the Tsar’s Children
I witnessed the fallof one of the greatest empiresin the world. Pierre Gilliard Pierre Gilliard Pierre Gilliard, a citizen of Switzerland, served in the Court… Read More
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Church opens first mother-and-child addiction treatment center in Nizhny Novgorod Province
Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod Province, Russia, January 17, 2025 Photo: nne.ru Yesterday, a diocesan center for women suffering from chemical dependencies opened in Vyksa, Nizhny… Read More
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Pentateuch published in Turkic Karachay-Balkar language
Moscow, January 17, 2025 Photo: ibt.org.ru The Institute for Bible Translation, dedicated to translating Holy Scripture into the languages of the non-Slavic peoples living in… Read More
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Pope to Trump: May US prosper, shun all hatred, discrimination
Pope Francis told U.S. President Donald Trump he hoped that the nation would prosper under his leadership and make no room for hatred, discrimination or… Read More
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Serbian Patriarch condemns violence at Belgrade protest
Belgrade, January 17, 2025 Photo: spc.rs The primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church has responded to a violent incident that occurred in Belgrade yesterday.… Read More
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What going into ‘Jubilee mode’ means for Catholics
In the months leading up to Christmas 2024, the facades of Rome’s churches were draped with tarps and hidden by scaffolding. Crews scrubbed the ancient… Read More
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First Liturgy and mass Baptism at new Congolese parish
Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 17, 2025 Photo: exarchate-africa.ru More than a dozen people received Holy Baptism last week at a new… Read More
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As ceasefire starts, first Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners return home
Starting at 4 p.m. on Jan. 19, crowds of Israelis arrived at what has become known as Hostages Square in the center of Tel Aviv… Read More
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Alaska: New Orthodox Christians and new catechumens during Nativity season
Kodiak, Alaska, January 20, 2025 Photo: odosa.org The clergy and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America’s Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Kodiak, Alaska, rejoiced… Read More
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Texas Cardinal DiNardo retires; Pope Francis names Bishop Vásquez as his successor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and named as his successor Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas.… Read More