Christian world
South Korean president to meet Pope with message from North Korea
12. October 2018 - 19:43
Pope Francis will receive South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Vatican on 18 October, Greg Burke, the director of the Holy See’s Press Office said in a brief statement on Tuesday.
He also said that the previous day, Wednesday October 17, Vatican Secretary of State, CardinalPietro Parolin will preside over a “Mass for Peace” on the Korean Peninsula in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica, in which President Moon will participate.
New Christianity Trend
3. September 2018 - 10:11
Media hiding a shocking new Christianity trend (good news!)
There’s a pro-Christianity movement growing around the world that the mainstream media won’t tell you about it — but it’s going to be impossible to hide for much longer.
New rules implemented following murder of Coptic Bishop
21. August 2018 - 9:17
With the motive behind the murder of Bishop Epiphanius of the Monastery of Saint Macarius appearing to be money, Pope Tawadros II has put in place new rules to enforce discipline within the Coptic Orthodox Church.
After the murder of Bishop Epiphanius on July 29th in Egypt, Pope Tawadros II has implemented new rules for Coptic Orthodox communities in an attempt to protect discipline in monasteries.
Israel to relocate prison in “Armageddon” to make way for excavations of 3rd-century church
13. August 2018 - 15:46
Israeli authorities have agreed to move a maximum security prison in Megiddo, housing many jihadists, to allow for excavations to continue on an ancient Christian church found on its territory.
Half an hour’s drive south of Nazareth, Megiddo is a popular destination for tourists and pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. The Book of Revelation prophesies that the Megiddo Valley will be the location of a gathering of armies for a battle in the end times.
Turkey planning to open Islamic studies center on island of Halki
10. August 2018 - 11:12
The Turkish government made an announcement on August 2 that is likely to increase tensions between the state and its Orthodox Christians.
While the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s seminary on the island of Halki has remained closed since 1971, Turkey has announced that it intends to open an Islamic studies center on the same island. Moreover, building plans have the Global Center for Islamic Studies situated right in front of the Orthodox seminary building, reports Sedmitza.
Human rights group created to protect Orthodox Communities in Eastern Europe
8. August 2018 - 15:15
A new advocacy group aiming to protect the interests of Orthodox Christians throughout Eastern Europe has been created.
The NGO “Public Rights Protection,” a co-founder of the new “Eastern European Rights Protection Group,” reports that it includes representatives of human rights and public organizations from Balkan nations.
73 years on, Hiroshima remembers
7. August 2018 - 15:34
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan opened the “Ten Days for Peace, 2018” on the 6th of August – 73 years after the USA dropped the first ever atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima.
This ten-day period opened with an Ecumenical prayer and marks a period dedicated to a “Concern with the Problem of Peace”. Like every year, the City of Hiroshima will mark the event with the tolling of the Peace Bell. At the monument commemorating the victims, the mayor will add the names of survivors who have passed away since 6 August of last year.
