The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Untapped potential has been at the heart of stories throughout the history of cinema, novels and humanity. For some, discovering their life’s purpose may come early in their lives, while for others, it comes in…
Called to set captives free and bring good news to the poor
Sr. Margaret Sunita Minj shares the mission of the Sisters of Mercy of the Cross in India, as they seek to protect the rights of people who have endured human trafficking. By Sister Margaret Sunita…
Schismatics hold satanic “funeral” for UOC outside Kiev Caves Lavra (+VIDEO)
Kiev, May 19, 2023 Photo: spzh.news A group of activists supporting the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” staged a blasphemous “funeral” for the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church outside the Kiev Caves…
Missionary Diary: The long send-off
Tamie Davis and her husband Arthur are winding up their term as missionaries with the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in Tanzania. Arthur has been staff coach with the Tanzanian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (TAFES), while…
Nicaraguan authorities shutter another Catholic University
Government authorities in Nicaragua shut down the Immaculate Conception Catholic University in Managua, under the determination of an alleged “voluntary dissolution”. By Vatican News News outlets in Nicaragua reported on Thursday that another Catholic university…
A Word On the End of the World
St. Serapion of Vladimir (†1275) was archimandrite of the Kiev Caves Monastery from 1247 to 1274. He was then consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Vladimir, Suzdal, and Nizhny Novgorod, which he ruled until his…
Finding God when the worst happens
When their three-year-old daughter was killed in a car fire, Barbara and Paul Ireland were thrown into a stormy sea of questions and accusations against God. The traumatic accident that killed Laura Grace on October…
CELAM welcomes new President and Vice Presidents
The 39th Ordinary General Assembly of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM), underway in Puerto Rico from 16 – 19 May 2023, elects Archbishop Jaime Spengler as their new president, and Archbishops José Luis Azuaje…
Ukrainian and Russian Church reps meet with WCC delegation
Kiev and Moscow, May 18, 2023 A WCC delegation meets with representatives of the UOC’s Department for External Church Relations. Photo: news.church.ua Hierarchs and clergy of the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Churches had the…
Aboriginal elder to visit Vatican for Australia's Reconciliation Week
During her stay in the Vatican, Dr Ungunmerr Baumann will meet with senior officials, discussing faith, ecology, and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. By Joseph Tulloch Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann, an Australian aboriginal elder, teacher and…
Court case against another UOC hierarch—his diocesan website had links to Russian Church sites
Cherkassy Province, Ukraine, May 18, 2023 Photo: spzh.news A court case has been initiated against another hierarch of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Prosecutor’s Office of the Cherkassy Province has submitted an indictment…
Pastor’s Letter on the Front Lines in Sudan
5/17/2023 Sudan (International Christian Concern)—Sudan has been engulfed in a series of conflict and unrest in the last month. International Christian Concern (ICC) has been closely following the situation in Sudan since the onset of…
Don’t look back … up close with Aussie evangelist Christine Caine
As a former journalist, I have always held to the maxim that everyone has a story worth telling. They don’t have to be a celebrity or a so-called influencer. In fact, your 80-year-old neighbour could…
WCC: Churches have major role to play to end the war in Ukraine
As a delegation of the World Council of Churches concludes a four-day visit to Ukraine to explore possibilities of joint Church efforts to achieve a just peace for the Ukrainian people, Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Moderator…
The Oldest Monastery in Europe: Chirpanski Monastery of St Athanasius
Throughout the Orthodox Christian world, one of the most important and unique aspects of the Orthodox faith can be seen in the numerous monasteries, where a living Gospel is experienced. This experience is open…