By Program1 11/08/2022 Yemen (International Christian Concern) – Earlier in October the Ceasefire between the Houthi (“also called Ansar Allah [Supporters of God], are a large Zaidi Shiite minority who adhere to strict Sharia law…
Speaking on the second day of the UN COP27 summit on climate change taking place in Egypt, the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, announced a climate action plan to provide global early warnings on…
Kherson, November 7, 2022 Archpriest Mikhail Vasiliev. Photo: kp.ru Archpriest Mikhail Vasiliev, known as the “paratrooper Batiushka,” died in Kherson yesterday morning while carrying out his pastoral duties among the troops of the war…
The United States says it has talked with high-level Russian officials to prevent the armed conflict in Ukraine from escalating into nuclear warfare. Tuesday’s announcement comes after Ukraine said it would not negotiate with Russian…
U.S.A., November 8, 2022 Photo: media-amazon.com The internationally acclaimed film Man of God, about the wonderworker and Holy Hierarch Nektarios of Aegina, can now be watched for free on YouTube in the U.S. The…
A European Union-supported project to protect the Pinna Nobilis, known as the ‘noble pen shell’ or ‘fan mussel,’ a species formed 20 million years ago and now at risk of extinction due to climate change,…
Cyprus, November 8, 2022 Photo: britannica.com The Council of Ministers of Cyprus declared six days of public mourning yesterday following the early morning Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus reposes in the LordHis Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos…
Speaking at the COP27 meeting on climate change, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin highlights the Holy See’s participation as a “state party” to both the Convention and the Paris Agreement, and emphasizes the need…
Tulchin, Vinnitsa Province, Ukriane, November 8, 2022 Met. John of Tulchin was given an official notice of suspicion by the Ukrainian Security Service on Monday. Photo: lb.ua The Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan of Tulchin remains…
By RM SEAsia 11/08/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in southwest Shanxi province continues to face an ongoing crackdown, as church leaders and members are slapped with trumped-up charges and detained by…
The Papal nuncio in Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, speaks about the Pope’s recent appeal for an end to the war in the country. By Joseph Tulloch and Linda Bordoni Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, nuncio of the…
Piraeus, Greece, November 8, 2022 Photo: vimaorthodoxias.gr The patients of the METAXA Cancer hospital in Piraeus, Greece, were blessed with a visit from a rare relic of the Most Holy Theotokos yesterday. The Belt…
Pope Francis is praying for the victims of a plane crash in Tanzania, which occurred Sunday. By Vatican news staff reporter In the wake of the plane crash on Sunday in Tanzania, Pope Francis is…
Pereyaslav, Kiev Province, Ukraine, November 7, 2022 Fr. Oleg Rodionov of the Church of Sts. Boris and Gleb in Pereyaslav was beaten by schismatics. Photo: spzh.news The schismatics of the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”…
Work and its necessity for a Christian. Relaxation and a self-possessed spirit. Prayer, vows and oaths as the means of surmounting bad habits. Photo: profnaviki.ru A necessary condition for any kind of human activity…