Japanese museum finds rare scroll from country’s early Christians

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Church History

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Japanese museum finds rare scroll from country’s early Christians

The scroll measures about 10.5 feet long and about nine inches high, and depicts 15 scenes from the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The pictures include religious figures wearing traditional Japanese garments, and Latin prayers are spelled out in Japanese phonetic letters throughout the scroll.

What Rights Does the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Really Have?

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Orthodoxy Today

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What Rights Does the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Really Have?

In connection with the numerous speculations about the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the Russian, the Diocese of Gorlovka and Slavyansk of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has published the documents that fix its status and freedoms, which we present here...

Jewish Evangelism: the Life of Jesus as the Fulfillment of Prophecy

Fr. Lawrence Farley

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 9.2|Votes: 16

Jewish Evangelism: the Life of Jesus as the Fulfillment of Prophecy

Fr. Lawrence Farley

We continue with our apologetic project of commending the Christian Faith to our Jewish neighbours, and today look at the life of Jesus as the fulfillment of the prophetic elements in the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms.

'Indiana Jones of art' finds stolen Cyprus mosaic

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Church History

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'Indiana Jones of art' finds stolen Cyprus mosaic

The man nicknamed "the Indiana Jones of the art world" has done it again - this time tracking down a precious sixth-Century mosaic stolen from Cyprus.

Russian Church site opens section on “Historical unity of the Russian Orthodox Church”

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Orthodoxy Today

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Russian Church site opens section on “Historical unity of the Russian Orthodox Church”

A new subsection has been opened on the official site of the Russian Orthodox Church dedicated to the “Historical unity of the Russian Orthodox Church,” providing documents, publications, and news dedicated to the ongoing crisis in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.