The Orthodox Church continues to makes inroads in the Baltic republic of Latvia, restoring numerous Churches destroyed or seized under the Soviet era, while also building new Christian places of worship. During a recent meeting in Riga, Latvia’s capital, the Holy Synod of the Latvian Orthodox Church said the number of Orthodox parishes in…

  Yet another report by an international advocacy group paints a bleak picture for Christians worldwide, and especially for the ancient Christian communities in the strife-plagued Middle East. The group – Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) – this week presented its research on the persecution of Christians, detailing what it calls the systematic…

  The Latvian Orthodox Church has been restoring previously defunct churches and building new churches since Latvia separated from the Soviet Union in 1991. Meeting in Riga today, the Council of the Latvian Orthodox Church announced that since 1992, the number of Orthodox communities in Latvia has grown from 93 to 126, reports Blagovest-Info. The…

Work on Warsaw’s Agia Sophia Church continues with the installation of beautiful new iconography in the main dome of the cathedral. The church, which is modeled on the iconic Agia Sophia Church in Istanbul, has five domes, with the main dome reaching a height of 71 feet. The stone façade of the western wall was…

  Dream Centers offer Children, Families Safe Spaces, Support Overcoming Trauma International Orthodox Christian Charities [IOCC] is launching a new fundraising campaign, aiming to raise $250,000 for programming that supports children and families who have survived trauma and tragedy in Syria. Children are among the millions affected by the conflict in Syria, including many displaced…

Researchers have unearthed the ruins of a 1,500-year-old church from the time of the Byzantine Empire at a site near Jerusalem that was dedicated to an unknown “glorious martyr.” Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority at Ramat Beit Shemesh found the church with a mosaic floor and Greek inscriptions, one of which explains that the…

Because death is such an important moment in our life, our perfect God doesn’t leave unused any possibility of improvement for the one who is about to die and for anyone else who could be affected by that person’s death. However, here intervines our human freedom which can spoil things badly. But, if we do…

The anniversary of “OXI Day,” the day in October of 1940 when the Greek people refused to bow to the Italian request to conquer the nation, is always a cause of celebration throughout the world where Hellenism has set root. For an Orthodox priest in faraway Uganda, OXI Day symbolizes the struggle of the weak…

When you dispute a problem with someone, remember that it isn’t you and the problem against the other but you and the other against the problem. We should always separate the problem from the problematic people, the sin from the sinner – we should hate the sin but love the sinner. We should always search…