Tag: Christianity
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Be not afraid, because God is always near, pope says
God tells Christians not to be afraid because he is always close, accompanying the faithful throughout their lives and through all their challenges, Pope Francis… Read More
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Romanian diocese establishes several new monastic habitations
Iași, Romania, January 22, 2025 Sihăstria Putna Monastery. Photo: sihastriaputnei.ro The Synod of the Metropolis of Moldova and Bukovina met Monday, January 20 in… Read More
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Bible sales are up. Here’s why that makes sense
I have a 25-year-old nephew who is gentleness itself. His smile is shy and diffident, and his whole nature tends, naturally, to the good. After… Read More
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40,000 Russian women choose against abortion following new counseling program
Moscow, January 22, 2025 Photo: ria.ru Nearly 40,000 pregnant women chose to continue their pregnancies in 2024 after receiving counseling and information about social… Read More
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Sodalitium confirms its suppression after news of it leaks with no Vatican confirmation
The controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae was forced to confirm news that it was suppressed by Pope Francis after two of its members leaked… Read More
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45th anniversary of return of St. Andrew’s Cross to Patras
Patras, Greece, January 21, 2025 Photo: Romfea The Orthodox Church of Greece festively celebrated on Sunday the 45th anniversary of the return of one… Read More
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Farewell to David Lodge, champion of Catholic oddballs
Waugh, Greene, Mauriac, Tolkien, O’Connor. You know them — the heart of the 20th century Catholic literary canon. Less familiar, especially to American readers, but… Read More
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Estonian Orthodox Church changes name again under state pressure
Tallinn, January 21, 2025 Photo: orthodox.ee The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate held its third Council session on January 10, 2025, in… Read More
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The witness of a consecrated life
Recently, the diary of a young North Korean soldier killed in Ukraine came to light. What attracted most commentary was the revelation that he and his… Read More
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30th anniversary of abbot of Svyatogorsk Lavra, persecuted by Ukrainian authorities
Svyatogorsk, Donetsk Province, Ukraine, January 21, 2025 Photo: svlavra.church.ua His Eminence Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk, the persecuted canonical Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch who has been Ukraine… Read More