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In a message marking the 15th anniversary of Patriarch Teoctist Arăpașu's rest, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel remembered his predecessor as a "pious and diligent hierarch" who spread the light of Christ's…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Elizabeth (Betty) Athanasakos, a pioneer in the Broward County legal community, died at her Fort Lauderdale home on August 2, just days shy of her 95th birthday. She was surrounded by family and friends, who…

ANKARA—Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Armenia have been frozen for nearly three decades due to long-standing historical animosities and Turkish support for Azerbaijan, Armenia's perennial enemy in the Caucasus region . But…

As Russia's war on Ukraine continues for a sixth month, a WCC delegation led by WCC Acting General Secretary Professor Ioan Sauca traveled to Ukraine to hear from representatives of local churches , as well…

ISTANBUL — Ukraine's presidential office said at least eight civilians were killed and 16 others injured in the latest Russian bombardment.The eastern region of Donetsk has been facing the most intensive Russian barrage for weeks.…

WASHINGTON- Samantha Power rose to prominence as a human rights advocate and was chosen by President Biden to lead the agency that distributes billions of dollars in U.S. aid overseas, including providing more food aid than anyone else in…

BILLINGS — A Lewistown man today admitted to defrauding a bank and credit union after securing more than $1 million in loans for his cattle ranching business, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Eric Edward Mack, 43, pleaded guilty to bank…

Reverend Anne Burghardt, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, speaks Aug. 4 during the plenary session on Christian Unity. Photo: Richard Washbrooke/ For the Lambeth Conference The planners of this Lambeth…

Comment this storyCommentItalian authorities are examining the case of a former senior Russian official who was hospitalized in Sardinia this week after suffering neurological symptoms, Italian media reported on Wednesday.Anatoly Chubais,…

Russia on Wednesday accused Azerbaijan of breaking a ceasefire over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region after three soldiers died in clashes with what Baku called "illegal Armenian armed groups". Six weeks of fighting in the…

After Ukraine's vote for independence in 1991, Gennady Burbulis, then Deputy Prime Minister and close adviser to Boris Yeltsin, remarked that it was "inconceivable, for our brains, for our minds, that would be an irrevocable fact.…

Reverend Sergiy Berezhnoy in the center of Irpin, just outside Kyiv, in April 2022. Photo courtesy of Kyiv Saints Cathedral (RNS) — "Father, is it a sin to kill the enemy?" This is the question the Reverend Sergiy…

Early in the pandemic, millions of children in the United States missed routine pediatric appointments where they would have been vaccinated against diseases such as measles, polio and whooping cough, alarming many…

Environmental groups want the Biden administration to force mining companies to meet conservation and human rights criteria before getting Energy Department loans. The DOE, under President Joe Biden, preserved a Trump administration…

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Akshaya Mukul has named the full biography which summarizes various facets of Agyeya's life as Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya. The book was published by Vintage, part of the Penguin Group. The book is huge not only…

(RNS) - Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine, has sent a letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, "first among equals" among Orthodox Christian leaders, asking Bartholomew to call Patriarch Cyril,…

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The Ukrainian National Festival of Canada made a triumphant return to the stage this weekend in Dauphin.Cory Lafontaine, a member of the festival's board of directors, said the planning for this year's event in the western Manitoba town was…

Christopher Meyer, a British diplomat who, as ambassador to the United States, served as an intermediary between Prime Minister Tony Blair and the George W. Bush administration after the September 11 attacks and the build-up to war in Iraq…

By Christian RaffenspergerIn the summer of 1089, the German chronicler Ekkehard reports that "the emperor celebrated his marriage in Cologne, taking as wife the widow of the margrave Udo the daughter of the King of the Russians. The…

A Russian priest interrupted the funeral of a dead Ukrainian soldier last week, hitting another Ukrainian Orthodox Church priest with a cross over his comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin.Video of the July 22 funeral by Private…

An American flag flies outside the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. Some media reports about the possibility of Nepal joining the US State Partnership…

Bishop Motiuk stressed that the Ukrainian bilingual school curriculum, which is part of the Catholic school system, cultivates a listening attitude. In these schools, a path of mutual knowledge was forged between the children of the…

(RNS) - A few weeks ago, Elpidophoros, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, showed up at a resort near Athens and baptized the son and daughter of a prominent gay couple, actor Evangelo Bousis and fashion designer Peter Dundas. The…

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Photo credit: Pixabay Russia, with a birth rate of 1.5 children per woman, invaded Ukraine, where the birth rate is 1.2 children per woman, to determine which nation with a birth rate below replacement level will…

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Special guest speakers included US Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.In his address, the Archbishop said, “As you celebrate and remember your first…

During his trip to Africa, Sergei V. Lavrov, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, should try to portray Russia as the faithful ally of the continent.Credit...Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/EPA, via ShutterstockPresident Vladimir V. Putin…

— Emily Bowdle joined the Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) team as a guidance assistant, as a BVS volunteer. She previously served at BVS as a member of BVS Unit 324. Her previous project sites were Camp Myrtlewood in Myrtle Point,…

China Evergrande, the struggling Chinese property developer, said Friday night that its chief executive had quit, the latest setback for the company as it struggles to manage its crippling $300 billion debt.In an announcement, the company…

The UN and Turkey brokered an export deal between Ukraine and RussiaSigning ceremony with Russia, Ukraine and the UN at 13:30 GMTEncouraging sign of progress towards alleviating the global food crisisUkraine's Zelenskiy: Potential to turn…

By Kitsepile Nyathi for The East African HARARE: Zimbabwe is suffocating under mounting international debt as it begins to pay the price of massive borrowing from China for infrastructure projects at the end of Robert Mugabe's…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not discussed drone deliveries with either Iranian President…

The recent return of a rare 16e icon of the century stolen during the dark days following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 recalls the merciless plunder of the island's rich cultural heritage and the continued efforts of Cypriot…

By: Father Konstantinos Koutroubas, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church It is incompatible with the teachings of the Orthodox Church to practice cremation. We need to remember several things. 1) The pagans practiced and practice cremation.…

25 years ago: International campaign releases imprisoned Sri Lankan Trotskyist Platform for a meeting organized by the SEP in August 1997 in Colombo to welcome the release of Selliah Rajkumar. Photo copyright: The BulletinOn July 20, 1997,…

(Photo: Getty/iStock) There is no end to the killings in Ethiopia. Tens of thousands of civilians…

YONKERS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY – July 17, 2022 – Did you know you can get money for an expected settlement before the court clears the court? Many plaintiffs find themselves at a dead end to get their money, even if they work in the…

Festivals are a break from the stresses of life. A moment of pleasure for children and parents. Seeing people from different places and communities is a great time to socialize. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of Christ…

Express press service KOCHI: The CICC Book House on Press Club Road turned 60 this month. The late freedom fighter and peace activist V 'Samadhanam' Parameswaran had established this bookstore in 1962. , peace in the…

Liza, a 4-year-old girl from Ukraine, was killed in a strike on Vinnytsia on Thursday.Credit...Efrem Lukatsky/Associated PressIryna Dmytriyeva posted a video early Thursday of her 4-year-old daughter, Liza, wearing green sneakers and…

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July 14, 2022 7:00 p.m. Job : July 14, 2022 7:00 p.m. Updated: July 14, 2022 7:21 p.m. LA CROSSE (WKBT)—St. The Elias Orthodox Church's…

Russian Tsar Peter the Great not only sought more power and territory, but also wanted his country to become more advanced and progressive. President Vladimir Putin achieves the opposite of his idol by isolating…

Although Israel has been at odds with many of its neighbors for most of its history, the United States has been the country's most consistent and important ally. Over the decades, successive US administrations have made it clear that…

Kyiv, July 11, 2022 Photo: pravlife.org A Ukrainian state official who reviewed the new statutes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church confirms that the document no longer speaks of any connection with the Russian Orthodox Church.…

Submitted by Svetlana Wasserman, Greenwich In the 1970s, my family and I fled the oppression of the Soviet Union and were welcomed as refugees in the United States. I have a lot of gratitude and love for this country which gave us a…

Father Constantine Lazarakis of the Greek Orthodox Congregation and Rabbi Josh Franklin of the Hamptons Jewish Center offer a spiritual look at American independence. Rabbi Josh Franklin Shortly after George Washington's inauguration as…

A regional governor said Ukrainian forces opposed Russian efforts to advance in the eastern region of Donetsk, as Ukrainian officials urged Western allies to send in more weapons. In a message to Telegram on July 9, Serhiy Hayday, head of…

"That's the most ironic part," Baker said. “Religious fundamentalists see themselves as very separate and distinct. But the emotional and psychological constructs that underlie their belief systems are the same. In a recent…

From left to right: Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Paschal Donohoe, Minister of Finance of Ireland and President of the Eurogroup and Carlo Monticelli, Governor of the CEB. ©…

NEW YORK (WEB PR) July 07, 2022 The world unites…

July 07, 2022 JACK JENKINS RNS Reverend Jerry Pillay, the Presbyterian minister elected general secretary of the World Council of Churches last month, takes the helm as the global ecumenical body is already under pressure…

The article was last updated at 10:13 UTC/GMT Lugano Declaration supporting Ukraine's recovery signed by over 40 nations Representatives of more than 40 countries as well as multilateral organizations such as the European Investment Bank…

Paris, July 4, 2022 Photo: archeveche.eu The Archdiocese of Orthodox Churches of Russian Tradition in Western Europe celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday, June 26. The occasion was celebrated with a solemn divine liturgy in…

Archpriest Alexander Novopashin is vice-president of Russia's largest anti-cult organization and still presents himself as a "corresponding member" of FECRIS.by Massimo IntrovignéArchpriest Alexander Novopachin. From VKontakte.A journalist…

If you've seen the recent news, you know that Flyers goalie prospect Ivan Fedotov has reportedly been detained by Russian authorities for "failing to enter the draft." We don't know what will happen to him. Will he be released and join…

The enduring depredations of the Trump presidency were underscored by last week's testimony before the House Select Committee investigating the events of January 6, which left an indelible portrait of Donald Trump as a ready-to-eat…

(Picture - Contribution) Kelowna's Greek community raises funds for Ukrainian refugees Funds raised through Big Fat Greek…

Is it possible to obtain a personal loan for a wedding?Although some lenders advertise wedding loans, what they actually advertise is a personal loan that can be used to cover wedding expenses. Most lenders don't care whether you're…

History of the day of the baptism of Kyivan RusThis celebration originally refers to the Christianization of Kievan Rus, fixed conventionally in the year 988 AD, the date on which Vladimir the Great was baptized in Chersonesus and proceeded…

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By Max HunderKYIV (Reuters) - The local council in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Thursday became the first to ban a branch of the Orthodox church that was until last month directly affiliated with Moscow.According to Lviv Mayor…

If you are a business owner struggling with cash flow or looking to expand, consider small business financing. There are many $100,000 business loan options that may be open to your business. This article gives you great options…

A meeting took place between Archbishop Makarios of Australia and Israel's Ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, at the Archdiocesan Residence in Sydney. The meeting, which lasted two hours, was warm and in…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. (Photograph by Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance/Getty Images.)A new flashpoint between NATO and Russia's new expansionism erupted after Lithuania banned the transit of sanctioned goods from…

This spring, a Canadian department organized a bu dao hui or "evangelism meeting", for the Chinese diaspora. Their subject: science and faith. For an hour, the audience learned via the livestream how the Big Bang theory proved the…

Commercial real estate loans (CRE loans) are a popular way for businesses to finance the purchase, renovation or expansion of commercial property such as these top US real estate franchises. We will discuss the pros and cons of business…

Moscow, June 27, 2022 Graduates of casualty care courses. Another group of volunteers attended training courses on caring for the wounded, organized by the Training Center of the Metropolitan Central Clinical Hospital of St.…

Placeholder while loading article actionsELMAU, Germany — In 1975, leaders of the world's wealthy democracies came together to address an energy crisis triggered by a war and runaway inflation. These same pain points plague their…

Pastors in San Diego County struggled on Sunday to help their congregations understand last week's Supreme Court ruling on abortion, a topic deeply felt by many people of faith.Most church leaders plan their sermons weeks in advance, often…

State Secretary of Tourism Ministry Song Tong Hap (L) during an online meeting on June 24. MINISTRY OF TOURISM The government is developing a set of procedures and conditions for tourism-related businesses to obtain a guarantee certificate…

As we navigate the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Makarios issued a statement on Sunday June 26 to remind Australians that love of our neighbor and compassion are essential to keeping our societies afloat. The leader…

The 1960s and 1970s were a turbulent time in the United States. As turbulent as those times were, the last decade seems to be a mirror image of those years. Reading Dwight Chapin's memoir “The President's Man: The Memoirs of Nixon's…

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WASHINGTON (JTA) — An array of Jewish groups across the country are taking action to protest and potentially challenge the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that enshrined the right to abortion…

It was a long time coming. For the first time since 2018, the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches met in Geneva last week. For two of the three United Church of Christ ministries representatives, this…

COMPANIES have been warned they could face penalties including winding-up orders and disqualifications of directors if coronavirus loans have been misused or improperly requested. Insolvency firm Antony Batty says it…

Friday, June 24, 2022 IC photo/Marie Mischel + Expand Pr. Langes Silva, diocesan judicial vicar, presides over the June 20 mass celebrating the 100th anniversary of Notre Dame de Lourdes parish in Price. By…

June 21 (Reuters) - Estonia summoned the Russian ambassador on Tuesday to protest an "extremely serious" violation of its airspace by a Russian helicopter, the second time in less than two weeks that Tallinn has reprimanded the envoy of…

Jamie Dettmer is Opinion Writer at POLITICO Europe. ROME — There are scholarly disputes over when and to whom Joseph Stalin first posed his rhetorical question about the power of the Roman Catholic Church — "how many…

Donating financial aid through The Call to Lead campaign has reinforced Dartmouth's commitment to making a college education accessible and affordable to the most promising and talented students around the world and from all economic…

The head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem called for urgent and unified action to quash suspicious deals through which significant church-owned property in occupied Jerusalem was apparently sold to illegal settler associations.…

MOSCOW -- Gennady Burbulis, a top aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who helped prepare and sign the 1991 pact that led to the formal breakup of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 76 years old.As Secretary of State and First Deputy…

Porquerolles, FranceThe Côte d'Azur too hectic? Try peaceful Porquerolles, one of the islands of Hyères which is just a ferry ride from Hyères on the French mainland. With cars banned, the only way to get around this densely forested…

Returns should be used to protect client resources given the current unpredictability of the market and provided such use is necessaryBTC price at time of writing - 19,191.27Notwithstanding the assets accessible under the credit bureaus,…

Surrounded by Republicans Most of my worst suspicions were confirmed by the January 6 committee meetings. And I just hope my fellow Americans watch them. Trump is a longtime fan of Putin, Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping. I believe…

Placeholder while loading article actionsRussian gas attracted Europe because it was easy to transport and almost always available. Its role has increased in recent years as some European countries have decided to end coal and nuclear…

The Oakmont Greek Food Festival is back with a more substantial layout and menu. This marks the 48th year of the festival, presented by the Dormition of Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church at 12 Washington Ave. Food will be served from noon…

With rising inflation and supply shortages affecting all sectors of the economy, McAllen Valley Roofing Co. is working to provide affordable solutions for homeowners who are…

"We won't get tired of defending freedom and democracy, and keeping the pressure on Putin, until Ukraine succeeds." The Russian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with approximately 150 million members,…

WASHINGTON — As the first bipartisan agreement on gun safety measures takes shape on Capitol Hill in years, Republicans and Democrats are scrambling to keep their compromise on track by sending disparate messages about its scope and its…

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WCC delegates at the 10 June discussionSource: world council of churchesSenior representatives of World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches from several neighboring European countries directly affected by the current conflict joined…

YOUNGSTOWN – John C. Vouvalis, 89, of Youngstown, passed away peacefully,…

The new feature of Fair Observer FO° Insights gives meaning to current issues. We pose a series of quick questions to the best of our more than 2,500 contributors from over 90 countries who share their insights, insights and…

An exploded Russian tank near Kyiv, a monument to Ukrainian writer Borys Hrinchenko, a building destroyed by artillery and a slide in a children's playground covered in graffiti. In Ukraine, these objects are among hundreds of landmarks,…

Barcelona finished trophyless throughout the 2021-22 season, and now it's up to the Catalan giants to reorganize for a revitalized campaign next term. The club made a solid second-half push and secured Champions League play for next…

The heart of Christianity and Orthodoxy beats in Jerusalem every Easter! We have been blessed to witness in the troubled and holy land of the Middle East, where our Messiah was martyred, crucified, buried, raised from the dead and…

For all mankind Season 3 is set in 1992, about a decade after the Apollo-Soyuz mission in Season 2, and a lot has happened since then. The show's decades-spanning plot stems from a different outcome of the 1969 moon landing, in which the…

On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, the Chief of the General Staff of the Hellenic National Defense Constantinos Floros visited the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, accompanied by his wife Anna-Maria Tsirikoni and his…

Hudson Realty Capital has launched a bridging loan platform focused on senior housing and skilled nursing properties. The New York-based company plans to lend between $300 million and $400 million through this platform over the next 18…

Beyond the 4 Christian Center walls, 875 S. Lake St. – The second Beyond 4 Walls Christian Church Career Fair and Da'Fellas Outdoor Community and Health Workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at 875 S. Lake St. .to Gary.…

NUR-SULTAN – The Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy (NU GSPP) hosted a panel discussion on political instability in Central Asia on June 7, unpacking how society and government discourse have changed in the context…

Last Thursday, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Ieronim of Sinaia attended a memorial ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Carol I Park in Bucharest. The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop said it was the…

Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's foreign relations department and a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, speaks during a news conference in Minsk, Belarus October 15, 2018. REUTERS…

Given the trash about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by stupid or ideologically dumb Americans, this year's annual report summer reading list will focus on serious books that explain the context, including…

gDespite the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by dumb or ideologically dope Americans, this year's annual summer reading list will focus on serious books that explain the background, including…

This measure aims to strengthen control over the origination of foreign loans by credit institutions and companies, this activity having experienced rapid growth in recent years. Whose external debt is growing rapidly? As interest rates…

(JTA) — As the head of a major European rabbinical group, Pinchas Goldschmidt regularly travels in and out of Moscow, where he has worked since 1993 as the city's chief rabbi. But when he left most recently, two weeks!-->…

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A moving liturgy took place at the Ukrainian Orthodox Parish and Community of St Savvas of Kalymnos in Banksia, Sydney, which has now become the first in Australia to formally become part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of…

Placeholder while loading article actionsMore than 100 days of war in Ukraine not only triggered multiple political, economic and environmental crises; Vladimir Putin's invasion has also revived dangerous delusions in the West.A few months…

At least one person has been injured as powerful explosions rock Kyiv after weeks of calm. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the main church at Sviatohirsk Lavra, one of the holiest Orthodox Christian sites in the country,…

Russia attacked neighboring Ukraine on February 24, 2022 after a prolonged concentration of forces on Ukrainian borders. As the first major military invasion in Europe after World War II, it divided world opinion. So far, scholars of…

As Romanians in Cancun, Mexico decided to form an Orthodox parish, the local Catholic archdiocese offered them a chapel to use for church service. “God took the first step towards us,” said Father Daniel…

CHICAGO (CBS) -- For months we have exposed rampant fraud in the Chicago area during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a new federal report says a US government agency dropped the ball to prevent billions of dollars in fraudulent loans.…