Tag: Christianity
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Cathedral hosts prayers for LA’s homeless dead as crisis worsens
Archbishop José H. Gomez called on Angelenos to look at those suffering on the streets with “new eyes” at an interreligious prayer service remembering the… Read More
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Athonite and Greek elders oppose mandatory electronic IDs—“We undoubtedly live in apocalyptic times”
Athos, December 27, 2023 Photo: vimaorthodoxias.gr The abbots and brotherhoods of five Athonite monasteries, as well as the abbots and abbesses and their brotherhoods… Read More
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Memorials nationwide honor thousands of homeless who die every year
At least 20 people experiencing homelessness in the United States die every day, according to HomelessDeathsCount.org. To help remember and honor those who have died,… Read More
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Kosovo authorities declare 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church to be “Catholic”
Gornje Vinarce, Kosovo and Metohija, December 27, 2023 Photo: eparhija-prizren.com In yet another offensive move against the Serbian Orthodox population, Kosovo authorities has declared… Read More
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Persecuted Metropolitan Longin suffers heart arrhythmia during search of his car
Kiev, December 26, 2023 Photo: Facebook Ukrainian authorities continue to harass His Eminence Metropolitan Longin of Bancheny, a hierarch of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church,… Read More
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How can there be peace when no one wants it?
It seems a bitter irony that during this season of angelic proclamations of “peace on earth and goodwill to men,” we seem so terribly far… Read More
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Ukrainian Holy Synod addresses persecution and war
Kiev, December 27, 2023 Photo: news.church.ua The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held its last session of the year yesterday, under the… Read More
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Saint of the day: John the Apostle
St. John the apostle was the son of Zebedee, the brother of St. James the Great, and the “beloved disciple” of Jesus. He was the… Read More
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“Our Task Is to Resist the Spirit of Division Dominating in the World”
“May all of us learn to discern the purpose of the propaganda against us in this world”Before God we will either be justified or condemned,… Read More
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In Bethlehem on Christmas: Solemn, but 'closeness' with calls for war's end
Christmas in Bethlehem was celebratory but not as festive as usual this year, given the outbreak of war in the Holy Land two-and-a-half months ago.… Read More