Tag: Christianity
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Macedonian Church celebrates 860th anniversary of classic Byzantine monastery
Gorno Nerezi, Skopje Region, North Macedonia, August 12, 2024 Photo: mpc-spe.mk The Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric festively celebrated one of its crown jewels on… Read More
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Prejudices obstruct true faith, pope says
Prejudices and preconceptions can block people from finding faith, Pope Francis said, even to the point of making them unable to recognize God standing before… Read More
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UOC lawyer Amsterdam: Documents reveal Ukraine’s plan to ban UOC and force it to join Constantinople
Kiev, August 12, 2024 The UOC’s pro bono lawyer Robert Amsterdam. Photo: spzh.live The Ukrainian Parliament (Rada) has been trying to adopt bill 8371… Read More
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Vatican secretary of state asks Iranian president for restraint
As the world braced for Iran to retaliate for the assassination of a Hamas leader who was staying in the Iranian capital, the Vatican secretary… Read More
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“I Don’t Know Any Other Weapon But the Cross”
Holy Hieromartyr John Steblin-Kamensky “A weak man carries out a lofty ministry,” this is how Archpriest John Steblin-Kamensky (1887–1930; main feast: July 20/August 2), who… Read More
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Catholic bishops reject claims that Catholic nonprofits facilitate illegal immigration
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement rejecting “false claims” that Catholic nonprofit organizations are complicit in human trafficking, smuggling,… Read More
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The Liturgy Cannot Be Stopped…
Last Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, as everyone knows by now. But few have seen the details… Read More
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As Paris wraps Olympics with pride, bishop says church's Holy Games equally successful
Paris wrapped its Olympic Games bursting with pride, closing the Games at Stade de France — a more traditional setting than the Seine River, where… Read More
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Daily cycle of services translated into Swahili
Iringa Region, Tanzania, August 12, 2024 Photo: exarchate-africa.ru Thanks to the efforts of a student of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, the daily cycle… Read More
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Persecuted Metropolitan Longin in ICU after car accident
Strumok, Chernivtsi Province, Ukraine, August 12, 2024 Photo: Chernivtsi-Bukovina Diocese (Facebook) The much-suffering Metropolitan of Bancheny of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church is in the… Read More