A Lenten plea for peace

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A Lenten plea for peace

Last week, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the country's largest religious structure, responded to the country's dramatic political change by appointing a new acting leader.

The Crimean war. The key to conflict

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The Crimean war. The key to conflict

Last time war broke out over Crimea, the consequences were terrible; about 750,000 soldiers died, plus countless civilians. And the immediate causes were religious.

Interview with His Grace Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuevsk, President of the Synodal Department of Church charity and social work of the Russian Orthodox Church

Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuevsk

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Interview with His Grace Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuevsk, President of the Synodal Department of Church charity and social work of the Russian Orthodox Church

Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuevsk

- In my youth, after finishing school, I was tormented by the question of the meaning of life. I read a great deal, trying to find an answer. I thought that one could find truth through art. But one day, as I was passing by a hospital, I thought that maybe one of the ways to find the answer to this angst-ridden question could lie in working in a hospital, side by side with people and their sufferings. So I decided to be an orderly.

Metropolitan Hilarion Issues Statement in Connection with Continued Turmoil in Ukraine

Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral)

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Metropolitan Hilarion Issues Statement in Connection with Continued Turmoil in Ukraine

Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral)

In light of the continued turmoil and unrest that have beset the Ukrainian land, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, released the following statement on February 26th.

Author’s Theory on What Causes Violence in Islamic Cultures

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Author’s Theory on What Causes Violence in Islamic Cultures

Author and journalist William Tucker believes that polygamy is a dangerous social structure at the center of violence and strife in contemporary Islamic cultures — one of the many themes he covers in his new book “Marriage and Civilization: How Monogamy Made Us Human.”