Europe
'God is Almighty': Ukrainian Troops Turn to Faith as War Rages Into Fifth Year
Ukrainian soldiers turn to faith in record numbers as chaplains report baptisms and confessions under bombardment four years into Russia's invasion.
Orthodox News
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Europe
Ukrainian Christians Pray in the Dark as London Cathedral Marks Four Years of Russian Invasion
Ukrainian cathedral holds interfaith prayer service without electricity in solidarity with Ukrainians enduring freezing winter after Russia destroyed energy infrastructure.
Middle East
Azerbaijan's Peace With Armenia Is a Lie: Churches Bulldozed, Christians Driven Out, Political Prisoners Rotting in Jail
Azerbaijan claims peace with Armenia but 120000 Christians were driven out and ancient churches are being demolished under Aliyev regime
Africa
Tigray Church Cries Out: The Killing of Brothers Must Stop as Ethiopia Spirals Toward War
Tigray Orthodox Tewahedo Church leaders and civil society issue urgent plea for ceasefire as clashes erupt across northern Ethiopia.
Middle East
Egypt Honors Its 21 Martyrs But Ignores 10 Million Persecuted Copts Still Living Under Fire
Egypt's Coptic Christians face daily persecution through blasphemy laws, mob violence, and systemic discrimination while the world only pauses to remember the 21 martyrs once a year.
Africa
Sudan Government Shuts Down Coptic Church After 30 Years: Extremists Celebrate as Christians Lose Everything
Sudan authorities ordered a Coptic Christian community to stop worshipping and rebuilding their church after Muslim extremists filed complaints with local officials.
Europe
Ash Wednesday 2026: The Powerful Biblical Meaning Behind the Ashes on Your Forehead
Millions of Christians worldwide mark Ash Wednesday with ashes on their foreheads, a tradition rooted in Scripture from Genesis to the words of Jesus.
Europe
The Two Saints Who Gave 300 Million Christians Their Alphabet on Valentine's Day
Two Byzantine monks created the Cyrillic alphabet and translated Scripture into Slavic, giving Eastern Europe its written language and Christian faith.
Africa
They Whispered Jesus as ISIS Raised the Blade: Church of England Finally Honors 21 Martyrs
Church of England General Synod votes to add 21 Coptic Christians executed by ISIS in Libya to its official calendar of commemorations.
Oceania
This Horrible Abyss That We Make- A reflection from the Gospel of Luke
Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from
USA
Man Murders Pastor, 7 Year Old Girl, and Four Others in Mississippi Killing Spree
Man Murders Pastor, 7 Year Old Girl, and Four Others in Mississippi Killing Spree Daricka Moore Pleads Not Guilty to Shooting Six Family Members Execution Style Daricka M. Moore, 24, pleaded not guilty this week to eleven charges linked to a murder spree in Clay County, Mississippi, that left six
Orthodox News
Anti-ICE Mob Storms ANOTHER Church Service
Black Lives Matter Activists Including Don Lemon Invade Church During Worship to Target ICE Official Who Pastors The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating after activists disrupted a Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, chanting anti-ICE slogans and forcing worship to end. The protesters, including members