A unique fresco is preserved in the Bulgarian Zemen Monastery
The unknown predecessor of Leonardo da Vinci from our lands saw the biblical plot “The Last Supper” in a different way, which…
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Six more Jehovah’s Witnesses firmly sentenced to prison in Russia in August
The persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses is going on unabated. In the last eight months, 26 of them have been sentenced for merely…
The first eco-mosque in the region will be opened in the Croatian town of Sisak
All people with an open mind, heart and soul are welcome to the new mosque and Islamic center in Sisak, regardless of…
Hajj in Islamic Perspective
Another rite, like prayer and fasting, which is one of the five mandatory pillars of Islam and supports its doctrinal dome, is…
The Tragic Theodicy
By Boris Vysheslavtsev In his ethical activity and judgments, man has no right to take the viewpoint of Providence. He has no…
Orthodox Church of Ukraine applies for membership in CEC
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has made an official application to become a CEC member church. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhyn…
Church and church organization
The proposed article was originally printed in the Church Gazette (issues 15, 17 and 19) – an edition of our diocese, as…
Alevis in the Republic of Turkey
Alevis are accepted by modern Shia scholarship, although there has long been controversy over this issue. From the beginning of their existence…
Predestination in Islamic Perspective
The meaning of the presence of prayers – requests in the prayer practice of such a fatalistic religion as Islam, seems completely…
The mention of non-Orthodox at funeral services
By St. Athanasius (Sakharov) [From the letters of St. Athanasius (Sakharov), Bishop of Kovrovsky (1887-1962) to Nun Varvara (Adamson)] Regarding mentioning your…