By Alexander Kalliopoulos After about a year of catechism, five foreign prisoners were baptized Orthodox Christian in the Chapel of Saint Eleutherios in the penitentiary in the industrial area of Patras. Three were Nigerians, one was a Somali, and the other was Albanian. The catechism of the newly-illumined was done by the leading priest of […]
Russia: The Orthodox Spring
88% of the population professes to believe in God, while the number of agnostics and atheists is constantly dropping: a study examines religion’s comeback in former kingdom of State atheism. By Alessio Schiesari The long slog is over. The exile of the Orthodox Church from Russian society began in ’17 with the October Revolution and […]
“The Heavens Opened Up Before Me”
Announcement of the Holy Monastery of the Pantocrator (Almighty) By the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, “…in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.” (Acts 10:34) it was by His condescension that He invited into the Ark of Salvation – the Orthodox Church – Mr. Pawe? Wróblewski, the Polish […]
Magicians Who Converted to Christianity
By John Sanidopoulos Throughout the history of Christianity, many magicians are recorded to have abandoned their ancient art and accepted the Christian faith, not because magic was found to be “fake” or “debunked”, but because they came to believe that in the eternal light of truth of the Triune God what they thought had spiritual […]
Muslim Converts to Orthodoxy After Witnessing Christian Compassion
The deadly flashflood that killed 152 in southern Russia this month prompted a local adherent of Islam to change religion, an Orthodox Christian priest told RIA Novosti. The Krasnodar region resident was visiting the city of Krymsk, which bore the brunt of the disaster, when the flood hit on July 7, Archpriest Sergei Karpets said. […]
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