On 8 February 1923, an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church, Smaragd (Latyshenkov), shot Metropolitan Georgii (Yaroshevsky). The gunshot sounded not merely as a private... >>>
Gundyaev to Putin: “It is good when the Church is part of the state apparatus”
At a meeting with Russia’s ruler Vladimir Putin, Moscow Patriarch Kirill (Gundyaev) said that “under the tsar-father everything was good and prosperous,” because at that... >>>
An angel with the face of Giorgia Meloni. In Italy, the restoration of a fresco sparked a scandal
In one of the churches in central Rome, after restoration an angel came to resemble Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. This was reported by la... >>>
A provocative inscription appeared near a Belarusian Orthodox parish in Vilnius
On February 1 in Vilnius, a provocative inscription in Belarusian reading “Vilnia is ours” was spotted on a building at 4 Bokšto Street. This street... >>>
Romanians Trust the Church the Most (Sociology)
According to the latest study by Informat.ro, the INSCOP Research Barometer, the Church ranks first in terms of public trust among Romanian citizens. According to... >>>