Andrei Zolotov Finally, it is official! Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, who had remained silent and out of sight ever since he voted, in front of television cameras, in the State Duma elections on Dec. 4th, made two consecutive statements last weekend on the political situation in the country. He said that there is a difference between a Divine Truth that is worth dying... 

Fr. Theodore Liudogovsky on Russia’s parliamentary elections held on 4 December 2011 How can we assess the outcome of the elections? Strictly speaking, the final results have not yet been officially announced, but the general picture is already clear. “United Russia” received, by hook or by crook, the necessary majority in the Duma (although receiving less than half of the overall votes);... 

They say it is impossible to get Russians out into the streets; that no more than several hundred people would routinely come to opposition rallies. That’s definitely true of rallies and any sorts of gatherings. But there is one exception. In recent years, the Virgin Mary and some of Christianity’s greatest saints, most of them dead for centuries, were able to cause tens of thousands, even hundreds... 

October 18, 2011 The first ever Orthodox International spiritual-academic symposium dedicated to women’s monasticism has now been held in Serbia, in the famous and ancient Zhicha Monastery, which is celebrating its eight-hundredth anniversary. There is a proverb which is the same even across the most different of Orthodox nations: “If you want to find out if someone loves Christ, find out... 

Mina Daniel was a 25 years old Egyptian Christian activist. Mina was among the first wave that managed to break into Tahrir square on the “Friday of Wrath.” Mina was lucky enough to survive from this abyss, but with one bullet in his left leg. He was among those who stayed in Tahrir square defending their rights against the thugs ordered by Mubarak’s assistants to eliminate them. That’s why... 

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia demands a speedy end to the violence against the Copts. At this moment in Egypt we face the question of the future of all Christian-Muslim relations in the whole world. He calls upon secular society and Muslim spiritual leaders act quickly and by all means — not only words — to preserve peace in Egypt. Over the past few days there have been continuing... 

A new wave of attacks on Christians in Egypt unveils a twofold discrimination against the largest Christian community in the Middle East. Mina Monir This morning the official fact-finding committee commissioned by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights to investigate the attack on a new church in Aswan governorate, has released its shocking report. The very same scenario of such similar incidents... 

The northern Pakistan province of Sind has suffered from excessive flooding. More than three-hundred people have perished and six-hundred have been wounded. About seven million people have been left homeless. Hundreds of thousands of buildings have been destroyed. The flooded area consist of about 3.5 million acres. The floods are being caused by monsoon rains, although these rains are not heavier... 

“Society is not just broken, it’s sick.” These were the strong words delivered by the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, in reaction to the shocking riots that have hit several English cities, including London. I believe that this confession is the first positive step that was taken since the riots. Many tried to make up different reasons that sometimes, unfortunately, covered a sense... 

There’s a consensus among Egyptians, regardless of their political or ideological affiliation, that the trial of the former president Mubarak is considered to be one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable moments in the history of Egypt. Muhammed Hosni Mubarak, 83 years old and president of Egypt for 30 years, witnessed great and catastrophic moments in his life. Mubarak was one of the leaders...