Sputniknews - 29/6/2020 According to the head of the Anglican Church, the Western world should revise its well-established mindset in order to be to a greater extent in line with a more universal and diverse perception of God. The Church of England should reconsider the way statues and other representations of Jesus show him as white, in ...
SVOTS - 24/6/2020 [SVOTS Communications / YONKERS, NY] The serious student of the Bible who is also an Orthodox Christian always had a particular quandary. They could try the commentary of the Church Fathers, which were soundly Orthodox, but might struggle with an awkward translation. They could turn to the over-abundance of Protestant and Roman Catholic ...
Basilica News Agency - 13/4/2020 Patriarch Daniel delivered a message of hope to a society living under the fear of the coronavirus pandemic, as he commemorated the glorious Entry into Jerusalem of Jesus Christ at the Divine Liturgy in the historical chapel of his patriarchal residence on April 12. The Patriarch of Romania noted that many people ...
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 2/3/2020 We extend our apostolic benediction, benevolent prayers and greetings to our brethren, His Beatitude Mor Baselius Thomas I, Catholicos of India, and their Eminences the Metropolitans; our spiritual children: Very Reverend Corepiscopoi, Reverend priests, monks, nuns and deacons and the entire blessed Syriac Orthodox people throughout the world. May the divine ...
SVOTS - 18/1/2020 [SVOTS Communications / YONKERS, NY] Saint Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press has released the second volume of Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev’s monumental series on the life and message of Jesus. Jesus Christ: His Life and Teaching, Vol. 2 focuses on the Sermon on the Mount, examining the Beatitudes, the Lord’s Prayer, and other teachings of the Lord in ...
Author Emiliya.A - OCP News Service - 22/1/19 Some people have a wrong notion on Salvation. They think that if they believe that Jesus is the savior, it will save them and they would enter paradise. Demons believe that Jesus is the savior but they still cannot find salvation because of their evil ways and broken relationship ...
Story by Rev. Fr. George Giannios - OCP News Service - 20/9/18 Shared by Anastasia Giannios-Poulos The story of Saint Dismas ('Demas' in Coptic Orthodoxy) the 'Penitent Thief' who was crucified with Jesus Christ. St. Mary (Holy Theotokos), Joseph fled (with Child Jesus) to prevent child Jesus from being slaughtered (there was an order to kill all kids ...
Orthochristian.com - 8/8/18 +Rest in Peace+ Kevin Allen, the award-winning host of the Orthodox podcast “The Illumined Heart” on Ancient Faith Radio, reposed in the Lord early this morning according to a post on his Facebook page. The message reads: It is with great sadness that today, August 7th at 3:53am, Kevin Allen, our dear and most beloved father, husband, ...
Church of Serbia - 28/5/18 Introduction The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated each year on the fiftieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten days after the Feast of the Ascension of Christ. The Feast is always celebrated on a Sunday. The Feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the ...
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 25/5/18 His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II met with the crowds of the faithful who gathered after the Holy Qurobo in the Patriarchal Center in Puthencruz to meet His Holiness and receive his blessings. His Beatitude Mor Baselios Thomas I, Catholicos of India, welcomed His Holiness and said that he wishes to see ...
IAO - 5/5/18 Voting Link here The evaluation of the participants of the international icon painting competition on theme The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The second phase of the international icon painting competition on theme The Resurrection of Jesus Christ was completed. We wish to give you the opportunity to view and evaluate the icons we received through ...
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - 2/4/18 THE MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II- SUPREME PATRIARCH AND CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE GLORIOUS RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, April 1, 2018). In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen ...
OCP News Service - Cincy Mariyamma Thomas - Lecturer at STOTS Nagpur (Faculty of Religions) - 31/1/18 Chris is Risen! He is Truly Risen Indeed!!! Christ himself had spoken that, “I am the resurrection and the life” John 11:25, and in that statement claimed to be the source of both. There is no resurrection apart from Christ, no eternal ...
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - 12/3/18 From the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, We extend our pontifical love, blessings, and congratulations to our mothers, sisters, and daughters on the occasion of March 8. This significant event is another occasion to reassess the indispensable role of women, mothers, sisters, and daughters in our people's lives. Throughout ages, ...
Cassie Steele – OCP News Service – 2/2/18 All Christians are aware of the importance of the soul above all else, with 82% of believers in heaven understanding that humans exist there only spiritually and not physically. However, this can be dangerous and lead to the neglect of the body. Physical health can show your commitment to God’s ...
FrontPage Magazine - Raymond Ibrahim - January 2018 What is the source of dhimmitude—which in many ways paralyzes responses to Islam—in the West? First a definition: “dhimmitude,” which was coined by the late Christian president of Lebanon, Bashir Gemayel, and popularized by writer Bat Ye’or, is a neologism based on the Arabic word, dhimmi—that is, a non-Muslim (generally ...
OCP News Service - 14/12/17 Jonhn Kunnath's Malayalam Book Swargarajyam Bhoomiyil reviewed by George Joseph Enchakkattil Amazon Link for purchase: Amazon Link to John D Kunnath's Author Page: The latest book by Mr. John D Kunnath in Malayalam discusses at reasonable depth the true meaning of Kingdom of Heaven. The book is worked out in quite a simple language ...
إكليروس الكنيسة الكاثوليكية - 28/10/17 Our Father in Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ. Source:
Orthodoxchristian.com - 16/9/17 Ma'loula, Syria - The Ma’loula church complex, looted by Islamic militants, is being restored at an accelerated speed. One of the churches is expected to be ready for parishioners in the near future, RIA-Novosti reports. “The most difficult was restoring the cave of St. Thekla. It suffered greatly, as did the Church of St. Elias. The specialists faced ...
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem - By Heba Hrimat - July 2017 In a town that merely inhabits in its humble neighbourhoods 68 scattered Christians alongside their 7000 Muslim cohabitants, lies one of the world’s oldest Churches, a few metres away from the historic centre of the town of Burqin on top of a downhill. The Church ...
MOTV - Metropolitan Paulose Gregorious (Gregory of the East) - April 2017 What do we believe? It is more to ask: "in whom do we put our trust?" "Believe" is a very vague word. Often it means simply holding an opinion without demonstrable evidence. But our faith is not an opinion, not one of many possible ...