This classic treatise by the modern Russian saint, Seraphim (Zvezdinsky), is a must read… and reread! Photo: foma.ru In ancient times, the eastern despots, especially in Persia, had two terrible, disgusting forms of punishment….
By Program1 11/04/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In 2014 the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) invaded Mosul and cities of the Nineveh Governorate, the most religiously diverse part of Iraq where most…
By Eternity News ‘Eternity’ will once again take centre stage in Sydney on 11 and 12 November at a free open-air screening of a new film, Written in Chalk: The Echo of Arthur Stace. The…
Our correspondent in Bahrain, Devin Watkins, reports on Pope Francis’ participation at the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue where he launched an urgent appeal for peace and fraternity in a world broken by conflict and inequality….
Shindisi, Georgia, November 3, 2022 Photo: Facebook The nuns of the Monastery of St. Tamar in Shindisi, Georgia, are asking for help after a fire seriously damaged the building where they live and pray….
By RM Africa 11/04/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Yanuarius Theofilus Matopai, a recently appointed bishop in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province, has announced his intentions to stand up for religious minorities suffering from human rights…
By Anne Lim Africa is currently one-seventh of the world’s population, but at the end of the century, it will have grown to a third of the global population. By the end of the century,…
Pope Francis encourages members of the Muslim Council of Elders in Bahrain to embrace fraternity, prayer and common efforts to help humanity rediscover the hidden sources of life, foster peace and promote care of the…
Minin in Nizhny Novgorod square summons people to contribute. Artist: K.E. Makovsky In one of my articles, “About St. Sebastian,” I reflected on how our understanding of the meaning of the saints’ accomplishments is handicapped…
By RM Africa 11/04/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Unidentified militants have abducted 40 children in an attack on a farm in Katsina state, northern Nigeria. Nigerian newspaper ‘The Premium Times’ reported that the kidnappers…
By Eternity News The Eternity team recently had an opportunity to chat with author and film reviewer Russ Matthews. In his recently published book, The Word Becomes Film, and through his work with Reel Dialogue,…
On Thursday afternoon, the International Union of Superiors general launches a statement intended to “reflect and clarify the response of Catholic Sisters to the environmental challenges of our time”. By Sr Bernadette M. Reis, fsp…
Zaporozhye, Ukraine, November 3, 2022 The murder of Ivan Susanin. Konstantin Makovsky, 1914. Photo: Wikipedia Some clergy today are more like spectators at ancient gladiatorial fights than servants of the Church, laments His Eminence…
By RM SEAsia 11/03/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The largest political party, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction of the parliament, stated that it would remain committed to overseeing the establishment of the…
As Pope Francis wraps up his first day in Bahrain, our correspondent offers a peek into the journey toward peace which his Apostolic Visit seeks to foster. By Devin Watkins – Manama, Bahrain “Peace… as…