Tag: Christianity
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English bishop says new ‘euthanasia machine’ is ‘shocking, and deeply sad’
A suicide in a new euthanasia machine in Switzerland is “shocking, and deeply sad,” according to English Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth. A 64-year-old American… Read More
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Orthodox priest injured in Israeli attack on Lebanon, diocese confirms he has not reposed
Ibl al-Saqi, Marjeyoun District, Lebanon, October 2, 2024 Photo: Facebook An Orthodox priest of the Patriarchate of Antioch sustained injuries in Israel’s ground offensive… Read More
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As Israel goes after Hezbollah, Catholic university president in Lebanon advocates for peace
In the midst of intensifying Israeli raids against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Father Talal Hachem, president of Holy Spirit University of Kaslik located just north… Read More
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Latest UN human rights report again highlights persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Kiev, October 2, 2024 The latest report from the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the human rights situation in… Read More
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California AG sues Catholic hospital for allegedly denying emergency abortion
California’s Democratic attorney general Sept. 30 sued a Catholic hospital he accused of refusing to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman despite an… Read More
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Sin is a wound on the soul that is healed by repentance—Metropolitan Onuphry
Odessa, October 2, 2024 Photo: uoc-news.church In his sermon in Odessa, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Holy Dormition Monastery, His… Read More
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Why the Catholic Church has a way with words
When Woody Allen was a standup comedian, he had a joke that always stayed with me. He said he had taken a speed-reading course, immensely… Read More
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On Our Prayer Requests
Tribulation worketh patience,And patience, experience;And hope maketh not ashamed (Romans 5:3–5). Everything in our world has a price—not in monetary terms, but as a… Read More
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Pope Francis meets with LA group about their 'atomic' social work
Pope Francis is hardly a stranger to One LA-IAF, a local nonprofit affiliated with the national Industrial Areas Foundation. In fact, at least one LA-based… Read More
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Russian Church publishes “On Issues Concerning Prayer with Non-Orthodox Christians” draft for public discussion
Moscow, October 2, 2024 Photo: prichod.ru The Russian Orthodox Church is sending the draft document, “On Issues Concerning Prayer with Non-Orthodox Christians,” to its… Read More