Father Bohdan argues restraint, not rejection, is the moral test for AI
The Orthodox priest and technology entrepreneur says the question is not whether to abolish artificial intelligence, but whether humanity can choose to pause before …
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En Chine, le culte de Mao séduit une nouvelle génération de jeunes
Cinquante ans après sa mort, Mao Zedong fascine une nouvelle génération de Chinois, de plus en plus nombreux à visiter son village natal de …
764 Shows How Misanthropy Became an Online Path to Violence
Europe’s new warning about nihilistic violent extremism points to a digital culture where cruelty, status and occult-extremist aesthetics can reinforce each other.
Why the Nativity of the Theotokos is celebrated on September 8
The Orthodox feast on September 8 marks the birth of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Its story comes from early Christian tradition rather than …
Russia’s ‘Martin Luther’? Belkovsky points to Vladimir Kara-Murza
Stanislav Belkovsky has revived his long-running idea of a Russian religious Reformation, naming Vladimir Kara-Murza as the likeliest figure to play a “Martin Luther” …
When Darkness Becomes Identity, Symbols Are Still Not the Threat
Occult imagery can express rebellion, spirituality or aesthetics without violence. The serious line is crossed when contempt for human life becomes a concrete plan, …
Nepal’s 13th day of mourning arrives before grief can fully begin
Families completed traditional mourning rites after the August 26 floods, but thousands remain missing and some relatives have held symbolic funerals without recovered bodies.
Russia called Ukraine Satanic while its war ecosystem embraced occult violence
Moscow cast the invasion as a defence of traditional values against “Satanism”. Yet Russian military structures accepted a convicted member of a Satanist murder …
Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko at 59: a ministry built around the claim that faith cannot bless killing
The primate of the Apostolic Orthodox Church has made nonviolence, care for refugees and defense of vulnerable people central to his religious vocation in …
Podcaster confronts Ms. Rachel over Israel comments in park encounter
Avi Lichtschein confronted children's educator Ms. Rachel over her comments about Israel and Gaza, accusing her of spreading harmful rhetoric about the Jewish state.
Portland school district opens year with drag performer in welcome video
Portland Public Schools featured drag performer Poison Waters in its official back-to-school video, drawing criticism from education advocates who accuse the district of promoting …
Trump signals support for plan to help Canadian Jews relocate to US
President Donald Trump has signaled support for a Christian-led proposal to create expedited legal pathways for Jewish Canadians facing rising antisemitism, as religious leaders …
Pastor killed by falling sign in high winds at Christian music festival
A pastor and father of six was killed when a large sign fell on him during high winds at a Christian music festival. The …
UK opposition calls for investigation into forced prison conversions
The UK's shadow justice secretary has urged the Labour government to investigate reports of Muslim gangs forcing prisoners to convert to Islam, citing data …
In Prague, a Bell Made From Weapons Rings for Ukraine’s Freedom
A church that lost a bell to wartime requisition now has one made partly from Russian weapons used against Ukraine, inscribed with a line …
Can a priest’s chat be more protected than Signal?
D.O.M. is being built as a multi-Christian social and communications platform. Its most unusual privacy idea is not encryption alone, but the possible overlap …
The third wave: How Ukrainian exile is changing Western Orthodoxy
Ukraine’s post-2022 migration has created new Orthodox parishes across Germany and the United States, often inside Catholic and Protestant spaces. The long history of …
Can a small Orthodox church become infrastructure for political trust?
The Apostolic Orthodox Church appears at several junctions of Europe’s post-2022 exile landscape. The evidence points less to a secret command centre than to …
Papa Leone XIV al Meeting di Rimini: «Smascherare i rapporti di potere che generano guerre e povertà»
Davanti a circa 60.000 persone al Meeting di Rimini, Papa Leone XIV ha invitato a smascherare i rapporti di potere che generano guerre e …
«Ten Treasures of Learning to Pray»: A Lutheran Pastor’s Guide to the Practice of Prayer
Andrew R. Jones, a Lutheran pastor, offers a new devotional book that explores ten spiritual benefits of prayer, blending personal stories, biblical examples, and …
