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‘Ethics’ in schools replaces religious education for students granted exemption: What changes from 3rd grade to 12th grade

An in-depth look at the new subject being introduced from the 2026–2027 school year

America’s ‘Orthobros’ are driving a surge in Orthodox conversions

The trend is quiet, but unmistakable. It may still be too early to call it a mass movement, since the figures are not yet conclusive, but the phenomenon has been building steadily over the past five years and its existence is beyond dispute

Ti Ypermacho: The August night 1,400 years ago that gave birth to the Akathist Hymn

The story of the crowning work of Orthodox hymnography began on the night of 7–8 August 626, when Constantinople was under siege by the Avars, Persians and their allies – the Hymn combines historical narrative with profound theological meaning

Meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Bartholomew I: The Greek state always stands by the Patriarchate

The Patriarch returns to Constantinople tomorrow - “All my meetings were blessed and successful because they took place in an atmosphere of mutual love and esteem,” he told the PM

CoE: The Ministry of Education failed to introduce the lesson of Ethics for students exempted from Religious Education

It was judged that the Ministry of Education, despite its bound authority, did not issue for the school year 2025-2026, "all the foreseen ministerial decisions"

Why Gen Z is returning to religion: what new research in the United Kingdom shows

Nearly three times as many young people aged 18–25 now say they believe in God compared with a 2021 survey

Colombian authorities rescued 17 children in the hands of an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect

An Interpol red notice is pending against some sect members - According to the police, the children are of different nationalities

Woke pastor in Germany “blessed”…polygamy in a ceremony between four men – What the Church says, strong reactions

What the law and church circles say – The four men were two Latvians, one Thai citizen, and one whom the 33-year-old pastor said was Spanish

In the Vatican, Patriarch Bartholomew met again with Pope Leo IV

The new pontiff and the Ecumenical Patriarch agreed to meet in Nice at the end of November, to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council

The United Nations Security Council calls for the protection of all Syrians without exception

"Strongly condemns the widespread violence taking place in the provinces of Latakia and Tartous since 6 March, in particular the massacres of civilians"

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