Simferopol, Crimea, January 3, 2025 Photo: pravoslavie.ru His Eminence Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Simferopol and Crimea has made a significant contribution to two hospitals earlier this week. On Monday, December 30, a substantial shipment of medical equipment was handed over to the Crimean Minister of Health at the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol for…
President Joe Biden recently confirmed that he is still considering preemptive pardons for the political enemies of President-elect Donald Trump, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) In an interview with USA Today in the Oval Office over the…
Christmas Message by Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv and All Ukraine to the archpastors, pastors, monastics and all the faithful children of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Christ is born, glorify Him. Christ is from Heaven, go to meet Him. Sing to the Lord, all the earth. An…
The wonderworking icon of the Mother of God, “Helper in Childbirth”, has been venerated by women in labor since ancient times. In the nineteenth century many Russian families had this icon at home. While pregnant and when in pain during labor, women often turn with sincere prayers to the Queen of Heaven, hoping that the…
Akwa, Nigeria – Dr Echezona Obiagbaosogu, a former Catholic priest of 17 years, has announced his decision to leave the priesthood and embrace African traditional religion. Obiagbaosogu, who is a lecturer in African Traditional Religion at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, said his fascination with African spirituality, particularly the art of rainmaking, influenced his…
