20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (505+ words) The Russian Orthodox Church has sent a fragment of the remains of medieval warrior prince Dmitry Donskoy to Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, saying the relic will strengthen soldiers’ morale and provide spiritual support. A reliquary containing part of Donskoy’s…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (952+ words) An archconservative and xenophobic organisation with ties to the Moscow Patriarchate was represented at the opening of a new cathedral in Belushya Guba, the town that serves Russia’s Arctic nuclear test site. There was a solemn celebration in the far…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (362+ words) In brief: A fragment of the right hand of Dmitry Donskoy, a medieval prince celebrated for his 1380 victory over the Golden Horde, will be displayed to Russian units along the front line. The Russian Orthodox Church has sent a fragment…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (668+ words) As intensified attacks leave stores closed and shelves empty, Chabad is expanding food distribution across Ukraine while communities prepare for record Rosh Hashanah attendance. Full Story The approaching Tishrei holidays are finding Jewish communities across Ukraine in one of the…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (284+ words) Bishop Tomáš Holub of Plzeň of the Roman Catholic Church responded to the killing of Monk Varsonofiy at Sviatohirsk Lavra. In a reply to the UOJ editorial office in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Catholic bishop said he had…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (547+ words) This paid post is sponsored by Project Kesher, which supports Jewish women and communities in Ukraine and Israel and works to strengthen Jewish life during wartime and beyond. Because this trip coincides with the High Holidays, I will seek out…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (232+ words) The Russian Orthodox Church has delivered a reliquary containing a fragment of the right hand of 14th-century Prince Dmitry Donskoy to the part of the Donetsk region temporarily occupied by Russia. It has already been brought to the Saur-Mohyla war…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (488+ words) Part of Dmitry Donskoy’s right hand sent to ‘spiritually strengthen’ soldiers The Russian Orthodox church has sent a fragment of a medieval warrior prince’s remains to troops fighting in Ukraine, saying the relic would “spiritually strengthen” soldiers and help them…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (400+ words) The Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarchate has distanced itself from the use of the name of Gabriel Urgebadze, a prominent Georgian Orthodox monk canonized after his death, for a military unit fighting in the Ukrainian Donbas region on the Russian side,…...