Tag: Christianity
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“It is good for a man to fight for peace within himself”
Visitors at the Draganac monastery It’s quiet in the monastery after the Monday morning liturgy. Birds are chirping in between the services—their singing soothes the… Read More
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Nevada: Romanian hierarch and priest recognized by state and city officials
Las Vegas, April 24, 2024 Met. Nicolae with Lieutenant Governor Anthony of Nevada. Photo: basilica.ro The local Romanian Orthodox priest and the Metropolitan of… Read More
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In Lourdes, getting to Jesus through Mary
On May 4, I will have the privilege to celebrate Mass at the Grotto in Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary was said to appear… Read More
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Orthodox literature published in African languages
Tanzania, April 24, 2024 Photo: exarchate-africa.ru Thanks to the efforts of clerics from the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate, Scriptural, Patristic, and catechetical works… Read More
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Akathist to the Mother of God published in Thai
Bangkok, April 23, 2024 Photo: dioceseofthailand.org On Saturday, April 20, the faithful of the Diocese of Thailand of the Russian Orthodox Church were blessed to… Read More
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Passions flare as Supreme Court hears case with major impact on homelessness policy
The Supreme Court on April 22 heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact on people who… Read More
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Church in Brazil thanks benefactors who funded urgent roof repairs
Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil, April 23, 2024 Thanks in large part to the generosity of the readers of OrthoChristian.com, an Orthodox church in Brazil… Read More
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Scottie Scheffler is what happens when you can put God before golf
There is a segment of the general population that takes sports and sports stars way too seriously. Some of us — names withheld in the… Read More
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Estonian Church observes strict fast day for peace in Church life
Tallinn, April 23, 2024 dzen.ru His Eminence Metropolitan Evgeny of Tallinn, the primate of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate called for… Read More
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Florida could become the first state to defeat an abortion amendment
Several leading Republicans, including former president Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Rick Scott, have since embraced less protective pro-life positions. Despite floating the idea of… Read More