Tallinn, January 23, 2025 Photo: pnp.ru The Riigikogu, Estonia’s Parliament, will consider a collective petition from the Estonian Orthodox Church regarding proposed legislation that would lead to a ban on the Church. An appeal from parishioners was published online in early December, proposing to stop the consideration of amendments to the Church and Congregations…
Diddy is suing a man claiming to have videos of him engaging in sxual activities. On Wednesday, January 22, the 55-year-old rapper filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit in New York targeting Courtney Burgess, his lawyer Ariel Mitchell, and Nexstar Media. In a lawsuit filed in New York federal court Wednesday, Combs said he was defamed by a man who…
Albania, January 23, 2025 Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr The Orthodox Church of Albania united in prayer for its hospitalized primate His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania yesterday, as it celebrated the feast of his patron, St. Anastasios the Persian. The Archbishop has been hospitalized, first in Tirana, then in Athens, since Archbishop…
A team of Kogi State security operatives has successfully rescued three pastors and 13 other kidnapped victims from their abductors in the Ofu Local Government Area of the state. The victims, including Evangelist Sunday Oguche and Rev. Onaji Gabriel, who were guest ministers at a crusade in Ejule, Ofu LGA, were abducted on Monday,…
The Jigawa State Government has revealed that properties worth N5 billion were destroyed during the nationwide “End Bad Governance” protests in August 2024. Chairman of the fact-finding committee on the protest, Barrister Bello Fanini, disclosed this while presenting the committee’s report to Governor Umar Namadi at the Council Chambers of the Government House in Dutse…
We continue our discussion with Mitred Archpriest Valentin Asmus, rector of the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in Krasnoye Selo, and Doctor of Theology. “The Body of Christ, Always Being Broken”We discuss how believers lived during the Soviet era with Mitred Archpriest Valentin Asmus, rector of the Church of the Intercession…
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Blessed feast of Theophan the Recluse “>St. Theophan the Recluse! Photo: pravoslavnaya-biblioteka.ru St. Theophan lived in Russia in the nineteenth century and was a conductor of ancient Orthodox traditions and teachings, which he translated into Russian. He was also known…
Two Nigerians have been arrested by the Kuwait General Department of Criminal Investigation in Ahmadi Governorate for allegedly engaging in robbery. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior disclosed in a statement that the suspects were apprehended within 24 hours of carrying out a robbery at an exchange office in Mahboula, a district in the southern part…
Operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a 25-year-old man, Ojo Adewunmi, for allegedly attempting to r3pe a 19-year-old girl. The Ekiti Amotekun Head of Communications, Abiodun Adeleye, disclosed this in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. According to Adeleye, the suspect was apprehended on Tuesday in…
Roughly 300 couples will marry in a mass ceremony in central Bangkok on Thursday, Jan. 23, as same-sx marriage becomes legal in Thailand.After decades of campaigning and countless setbacks, Thailand is becoming the first country in southeast Asia to introduce full marriage equality. The comprehensive same-sx marriage law received the king of Thailand’s formal endorsement and…
