December 2021

Unless they're traveling by car, many visitors to Saint Tikhon's Zadonsk Monastery, located about 140 miles outside of Philadelphia, in southern Canaan, Pa., Take a bus to Scranton. There, they meet a monk, who leads them!-->!-->…

Thinking of buying a house? Check out today's average mortgage rates.If you're hoping to own a home at the start of the New Year, it's a good idea to pay attention to average mortgage rates. Here are today's average rates for December 31,…

New Years Eve will be celebrated around the world with people of different faiths ready to commemorate the event. As we replace the old calendars with new pages for 2022, many festivals and religious holidays will be scheduled…

AdvertisingIt is December 10, 1989. A Mongolian band sings "The Sound of a Bell" in Sukhbaatar Square - symbolically awakening the Mongolian population and welcoming democracy. At this time, the Soviet Union was on the verge of…

Russia (MNN) - Armed men stormed a Christian conference near Moscow, Russia. They threw men, women and children to the ground and kicked several pastors. Participants believed terrorists were attacking them. In reality, they…

Human rights groups say Israel continues to commit crimes against Palestinians without accountability. Qatar's Deputy Foreign Minister Lolwah Al Khater called on world leaders to take action to end the illegal Israeli occupation as part of…

The war between Finland and the Soviet Union was cold, not only in terms of the temperatures on the ground during the fighting, but also in terms of the feelings each side had for each other. Before World War II broke out in…

In Germany, Lutheran pastors are offering COVID-19 injections inside churches. In Israel's skeptical ultra-Orthodox community, trusted rabbis are trying to change their minds. And in South Africa, undertakers are taking to the streets to…

Capital markets IFC signs agreement to insure SME loans from Bank of Africa Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Bank of Africa Kenya Managing Director Ronald Marambii. PHOTO FILE | NMG By CHARLES MWANIKIMore from this author…

In many parishes in Aleppo, Christians of different faiths have organized themselves so that no one is left behind. The solidarity of Christian communities allows thousands of people to survive and to regain a little hope.…

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Coptic church launches national tree planting initiative Photo via Hindu The Coptic Orthodox Church announcement a tree planting competition on Saturday 25 December, as part of an!--hide-title-->…

Eeligible homebuyers could get a mortgage worth seven times their salary starting today, after the Bank of England announced plans to ease lending rules in December.To qualify for the higher loan, applicants must have a base salary of £…

A Royal Navy ship keeps watch in the North Sea as Russian submarines return home for Orthodox Christmas Day in January. HMS Westminster is currently being held in "very high readiness" in the Shetland Islands. The Type 23 frigate is on…

In Armenia, it is estimated that less than a quarter of residents had been vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-December, even as the country fired vaccinated tourists.The numbers are nowhere near as striking in Glendale and Los Angeles…

(December 24, 2021 / JNS) As Christians face persecution and dwindling numbers across the Middle East, Christian Israelis face a different reality with increasing numbers and a high quality of life. The number of Christians in Israel…

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They are frustrated that Christian pilgrims have not been granted an exemption to enter the locked country for Christmas, while Jewish groups have been allowed to enter Church leaders in Jerusalem accused Israel of partiality against…

A $ 2 billion B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is now visible on Google Earth after a Reddit user shared a photo of the plane flying over a farmer's field in Missouri.The user, as Hippowned, posted the photo of Davis, Missouri on Monday, which…

But as the community prepares to attend church services and family reunions, there is still some apprehension as cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant continue to rise.Bill Papastergiadis (center) with his children Eleni (right) and Lee…

One of Minnesota's oldest state universities will undergo a major energy retrofit next year without resorting to any public funding. Winona State University, founded as a college of teachers in 1858, is…

By Panagiotis Dalatariof. In 2006, the Tsakos group initiated the construction of an Orthodox Christian church in Tema New Town, Ghana. This was completed in 2008 and consecrated with the name of Saint Nicholas, after the patron saint…

Over the past year, tensions between Russia on one side and Ukraine and the West on the other have erupted, fueling fears of yet another armed conflict. The two sides exchanged accusations of provoking a military escalation and there was…

Bagpipes, trumpets and drums are heard from afar. It's early evening here in Beit Sahour, a small town near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Young Palestinian musicians from one of the local scout groups practice their training at…

In a sobering message from the Holy Land, Latin Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah, urged Catholics across the United States to recognize the small town of Bethlehem as it really is this Christmas, and not as that it is…

At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was trying to acquire a huge military outweighs its Western rivals. Nuclear weaponry was of course underway, but the Soviets were keen to improve and massively expand their air force.…

Church leaders in Jerusalem have spoken out against attacks on Christians in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. They said "marginal radical groups" were responsible…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - About half of the Christian population of the Gaza Strip will be allowed to enter Israel and the West Bank to celebrate Christmas. Israel will offer permits to visit relatives and holy places in Israel and the West…

in mexico, mo finances the financing of financial loans developed for dismal credit interest amounts from banking institutions that generate Sign up for a rapid rise in investment bad investment which is…

By Arul Louis * American realpolitik took a 180-degree turn between 1971 and today, but Washington continues to pay a heavy price for the decision that led it to turn a blind eye to the genocide perpetrated in Bangladesh by Pakistani…

Nicholas ("Nick") Chrisanthon, 97, of Ocean City, NJ, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Nick was born on September 19, 1924 in Media, PA. He graduated from Media High School and then served honorably in…

If you are buying a home, you should check today's average mortgage rates to see what you could be paying for your loan.On December 17, 2021, average mortgage rates are down for most loans. Take a look at today's average mortgage rates for…

A church service is not the same as a concert for another type of entertainment. That is why the Ministry of Justice hopes that they can be opened to everyone, Minister Imants Krastiņš told BNN. As is known,…

(December 17, 2021) Eighty years ago this week, the Red Army drove the Wehrmacht from the gates of Moscow.…

Stay away from Moscow Kachine in 1909. Public domain It is 6 a.m. on Moscow's Tverskaya Street and there is no sign of the traffic which is the hallmark of one of the city's busiest thoroughfares. I am leaving for a 222 km…

Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-709-5959Follow us on twitter: @BaylorUMediaWACO, Texas (December 15, 2021) - Baylor University has received a million dollar grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.…

Supporters and leaders of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party shout slogans during a rally in favor of a new citizenship law which opponents say threatens India's secular identity, in Kolkata, India on Friday February 7, 2020.…

The Russian Orthodox Church rejects any possible union with the Roman Catholic Church. Credit: Way of wonders, CC2.0 / Flickr The Russian Orthodox Church has rejected talks about the union between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, but…

"State governments and UTs were ordered to issue ration cards and ID cards to sex workers almost a decade ago and there is no reason why such guidelines are not implemented so far, "said the judiciary.“Fundamental rights are guaranteed to…

Anyone who thinks of the current civil war in America realizes that it is, to a large extent, a war between religious and anti-religious. The left despises evangelical Protestants, traditional Catholics and Orthodox Jews for…

Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Poutine claimed that the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s had left him so struggling financially that he was forced to work as a taxi driver to earn extra money. "Sometimes I had to…

Gazans gathered to light a Christmas tree on Friday night at a Christian youth center, an event that was canceled last year due to the coronavirus shutdown.Families attended the celebration hosted by the YMCA. The children wore red hats…

December 12, 2021 12:01 AM (UTC + 04: 00) 190 Today marks the 18th anniversary of the death of Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev. The memory of the national leader is…

Photo by Jason GrechCalling on the government to protect farmers from evictions, the opposition said it would set up a national fund offering bank guarantees to farmers who cultivate farmland if they return to power.While insisting that…

ATTLEBORO - A church that served as a home for the city's Portuguese…

Each year, as Americans prepare to welcome the New Year, they also prepare to welcome financial changes.This year is no different from any other, apart from the pandemic and the financial problems it engenders.Either way, 2022 is…

BOSTON - The metropolis of Boston celebrated its Feast of the Throne on St. Andrew's Day with an archieratic Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Boston officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston…

Emory University will launch a new interfaith center on the University's Atlanta campus in December, a project proposal that was first submitted in fall 2020 and approved in spring 2021. The dean of religious life and university chaplain…

Nixon wanted the United States and China to act jointly against India and informed his Chinese counterpart of the movement of the US Naval Task Force through a map showing the deployment of US and Soviet forces. On this day in 1971, when…

PODGORICA - Struck in quick succession a year ago by the deaths of COVID-19 of its two highest priests, the dominant church in Montenegro remains stubbornly wary of vaccines. The vaccination rate is low and the death rate high in this…

Important milestone in our learning community On Saturday, December 4, the Effective Christian Ministry Cohort successfully hosted their second summit: a one-day event with presentations from clergy and lay ministry leaders. The ECM…

“He has been generous not only to his staff, but to me as well,” she said in an email. "From our conversation I expected some wise advice and serious mentoring, which came, but not before he spent half…

Updated 06/12/2021 - 06:16 For owners of small businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has proved particularly harmful.But recently, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its guidelines for COVID Economic Disaster Lending…

After Stalin's death in 1953, his successors wanted a period of reflection with Washington. President Dwight Eisenhower obliged them with a period called "detente". This lasted until 1960, when a new Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev…

Fundraiser of Saint Helena Philoptochos “Abracadabra! Mingle, magic and more! »Created more than magic in November thanks to many sponsors, donors and generous participants of the Enchanted Shop and the…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Pope Francis was heckled by an elderly Greek Orthodox priest on Saturday as he arrived for a meeting with the head of the country's Orthodox Church, evidence of lingering mistrust between some 1,200 Orthodox and…

Finding themselves in a market that is intertwined with the crypto world, the big banks would have the opportunity to profit from digital assets. At least several banking institutions are said to be looking to develop some type of…

By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY Siberian Gulag in the life of Yuriy Sokolov Soon after graduating from high school in Kiev, Ukraine at the age of 17, I was employed at the shipbuilding factory named Leninskaya Kuznitsa (Lenin's Forge), now known as…

Eligibility, rates would reflect economic need The proposed new housing programs in Burnsville would…

Diana Maria Bellas Terezis of Raleigh, North Carolina fell asleep in the Lord's heavenly house on November 30, 2021. She was a longtime resident of Steubenville, Ohio. She was born on October 12, 1938 in Steubenville, Ohio. Diana was the…

Published on: 12/02/2021 - 03:50Amended: 12/02/2021 - 03:49 Stockholm (AFP) - Chief diplomats from the United States and Russia are due to meet in Sweden on Thursday as tensions soar after…

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Business loans for the self-employed, micro, small, medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-cap companies (small id-caps)Hellenic Bank participates in the Pan-European Guarantee Fund Scheme (EGF) and offers loans at favorable interest…