Tag: Christianity
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Anti-Catholic bias aside, ‘Conclave’ is just plain bad
Real conclaves can be long and boring. Films about them don’t have to be. That’s one important takeaway from “Conclave,” a badly written, poorly researched,…
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Saints served generously, creatively, pope says at canonization Mass
Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis,…
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Remembering the importance of All Souls' Day
“This mountain’s of such sort that climbing it is hardest at the start; but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind.” The speaker is…
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Moldovan Church celebrates new feast of wonderworking Theotokos icon
Zloți, Cimișlia District, Moldova, October 21, 2024 Photo: mitropolia.md On Sunday, October 20, the Moldovan Orthodox Church celebrated the liturgical proclamation of the veneration of…
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Cardinal Fernández updates synod on study group focusing on women's roles
Pope Francis decided the question of ordaining women deacons was not to be discussed at the 2024 Synod of Bishops, and he directed a synod-related…
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Patriarch Kirill pens letter to pregnant women to be distributed at women’s clinics
Moscow, October 21, 2024 Photo: ria.ru A letter from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in support of childbirth will be…
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Flooding devastates Orthodox church in Thailand, priest and parishioners struggle to recover
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, October 21, 2024 Photo: exarchate.asia An Orthodox church in Thailand was severely damaged by recent flooding. The city…
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Patriarch Bartholomew visits Australia for 100th anniversary of Greek Archdiocese
Sydney and Melbourne, October 21, 2024 Photo: greekorthodox.org.au Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople paid an extended visit to Australia this month in honor of the…
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Bishop of Corinth undergoes successful surgery in the U.S.
U.S.A., October 18, 2024 Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr Having undergone a successful surgery in the U.S. more than two weeks, the Bishop of Corinth of the…
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Message of Synod 2024: Time for the West to get in the back of the line
ROME — Long-term trends often can seem remote and abstract, until a single dramatic moment comes along which makes them real. Modern Islamic radicalism, for…