We honor the holy 14 thousand infant martyrs
On December 29, 2023, according to the Orthodox calendar, the Holy 14 thousand infant martyrs killed by Herod in Bethlehem are honored.…
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Five Athos abbots have spoken out against the new digital identity cards
Five abbots of Athos monasteries (Xiropotam, Caracal, Dohiar, Philotei and Constamonite) and nearly ten of monasteries in Greece sent an open letter…
Ouranopolitism and patriotism
By priest Daniil Sysoev “Ouranopolitism is (from the Greek Ouranos – sky, polis – city) a doctrine that affirms the primacy of…
Greek Synod anathematizes gay marriage
The clergy is also against adoption by same-sex couples The Holy Synod of the Greek Church stood categorically against the conclusion of…
Several women have accused a Georgian metropolitan of sexual assault
An investigation gathered the testimonies of five women who were victims of sexual assault by a high-ranking Georgian cleric over the past…
Hesychasm and Humanism: The Palaeologous Renaissance (2)
By Leonid Ouspensky The number of borrowings from antiquity greatly increased in the 13th and 14th centuries, borrowed ancient motifs entered church…
Cypriot Archbishop George: I am against the carrying of relics for commercial purposes
Interview of Archbishop George of Cyprus (elected on December 24, 2022 and enthroned on January 8, 2023) for “Phileleuteros”, in which he…
Hesychasm and Humanism: The Palaeologous Renaissance (1)
By Leonid Ouspensky When the Greeks regained Constantinople in 1261, the state was in complete ruin. Destitution and epidemics are everywhere. Civil…
Sharing A Wounded Heart
By Br. Charbel Rizk (Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East) What is the purpose of this life, this monastic…
Moscow Patriarch Cyril: Russia still has a lot of work to do, I’m not afraid to say it – on a global scale
On September 12, to the ringing of bells, the Russian Patriarch Cyril, in the presence of members of the government of St.…