Hardly any Americans will know of Hilarion Alfeyev, 48, a Russian Orthodox bishop who acts as the "foreign minister" of his Church, but it is important that they do. He is a bridge between not just the Orthodox Church and Catholicism but a bridge between Russia and America.
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Former existential atheist and Australian rock star Themi Adams (Adamopoulos) today is a Greek Orthodox priest, spearheading the Orthodox Church’s apostolic mission in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone in Africa. Although Father Themi could flee the country to avoid a possible infection by the virus, like other NGO employees already did, the Greek-Australian decided to stay…
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In recent weeks we have received reports from local bishops indicating abuse of canonical Orthodox clergy as they carry out their pastoral duties.
Andrew (Gvazava), Metropolitan of Gori and Ateni, John (Gamrekeli), Metropolitan of Rustavi and Marneuli, Mariam Gagua
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Hierarchs continue to speak out about the Antidiscrimination Law in their addresses to the flock, and priests in their sermons; public figures in Georgia publish articles in the press… This law is discussed in the private conversations of ordinary citizens. All this testifies to the fact that Georgian society will not accept the Antidiscrimination Law and this topic remains very pressing to this day.
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The writer and Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn predicted the current situation in Ukraine almost half a century ago