Interceding for Sodom—The Sins of a Nation

Fr. Stephen Freeman

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Interceding for Sodom—The Sins of a Nation

Fr. Stephen Freeman

Can a nation ever sin? If so, how can it be forgiven?

Why has Aum Shinrikyo been banned in Russia only now?

Yekaterina Sinelschikova

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Why has Aum Shinrikyo been banned in Russia only now?

Yekaterina Sinelschikova

Many thought that the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo, which enjoyed incredible popularity in the 1990s, was long dead. However, it turns out that for the past 20 years, the group responsible for the nerve gas attack in Tokyo in 1995 has been building up its influence again in Russia.

Temples of the Holy Spirit

On relics and the “gift” to the Pope of Rome

Priest George Maximov, Jesse Dominick

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Temples of the Holy Spirit

On relics and the “gift” to the Pope of Rome

Priest George Maximov, Jesse Dominick

On September 15, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk gifted the Pope of Rome a piece of the relics of the much beloved great wonderworker St. Seraphim of Sarov, in a shrine the shape of a Paschal egg. Unsurprisingly, this has caused consternation among the Orthodox faithful, especially of the Moscow Patriarchate. The issue is not one of begrudging any and all pleasantries towards the Catholic prelate, but is focused rather upon the importance given to and the seriousness with which Orthodox Christians relate to the holy relics of the saints.

This Russian Christian Youth Movement Is Growing by Leaps and Bounds

Anna Lutskova De Bacci

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This Russian Christian Youth Movement Is Growing by Leaps and Bounds

Anna Lutskova De Bacci

An RI writer attended an event of the organization 'Sorok Sorokov' and sends this report.

On Migrants and a Biblical Paradigm

Archpriest Andrei Tkachev

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On Migrants and a Biblical Paradigm

Archpriest Andrei Tkachev

The day is not far off when Arabs and Africans will want to live not in refugee camps and migration centers but in the apartments of the current owners. They will want to live like the formers owners lived, and not near them but in their place.