The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is moving to a new calendar
The Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine approved the transition to the New Julian calendar from September 1, Reuters reports. This…
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A Word About The Glorious Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
by Gregory, Bishop of Russia (Metropolitan of Kiev and Western Russia Grigory Tsamblak, 1364 – c. 1420*) Today’s holiday is the fulfillment…
Did anti-cult Federation FECRIS lose at once 38 member-associations, or did it fake numbers?
FECRIS is the European Federation of Centers for Research and Information on Sects and Cults, an umbrella organization funded by the French…
The Moscow Patriarchate “annexed” the Ukrainian Diocese of Berdyansk
The Berdyansk diocese of the UOC, located in the Russian-occupied Zaporozhye region, was taken away from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by an…
Announcement of the Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church for Kosovo and Metohija
From: Council of Bishops of SOC / 05.20.2023 This year’s regular meeting of the Holy Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox…
The oldest Hebrew Bible in the world sold for a record 38.1 million dollars
The “Sassoon Codex” dates from the late 9th or early 10th century The price was reached in just 4 minutes of contested…
A Ukrainian court convicted former Kirovgrad Metropolitan Yoasaf of justifying the Russian occupation
The former Kirovgrad Metropolitan Joasaf (Guben) of the UOC, as well as the secretary of the diocese, Father Roman Kondratyuk, were sentenced…
Tajikistan, Release of Jehovah’s Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, after four years in prison
Jehovah's Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, was released from prison in Tajikistan after serving the full term of his four-year sentence. He had been imprisoned on spurious…
Paul Magdalino, Maria Mavroudi (ed). The Occult Sciences in Byzantium. La Pomme d’or S.A., Geneva 2006.
Contents: Paul Magdalino, Maria Mavroudi: Introduction. Maria Mavroudi: Occult Sciences and Society in Byzantium: Considerations for Future Research. Katerina Ierodiakonou: The Byzantine…
Cleric killed in Pakistan by mob following blasphemy accusation
Blasphemy, a mob in the city of Mardan, Pakistan, murdered a local cleric who was accused of making a blasphemous remark