Prayer after Communion — why do they read, what do the words mean and which one to choose

In the Orthodox tradition, Communion is considered the main sacrament in which a person unites with Christ, accepting His Body and Blood under the guise of bread and wine. This moment is the peak of ...

Rules of prayer in the temple: how to pray properly in front of icons

How to prepare for prayer in the temple, focus in front of the icon and create a space for communication with God ...
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As 2025 Comes to a Close, Is Christian Unity Stalled?

COMMENTARY: A century after the modern ecumenical movement began, recent events within the Anglican Communion in the Orthodox ...
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In farewell meeting Pope and Orthodox Patriarch vow to remain in "communion in prayer and fraternal charity."

The Holy Father and the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I together gave thanks to God for the fraternity and signified by their meeting, and for the confirmation of their commitment “to make ...
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Further Fissures in Orthodox Communion Emerge

COMMENTARY: That Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople would travel to Warsaw to stand alongside a Catholic bishop to call out the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is altogether ...
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Catholic, Orthodox must make their communion visible, pope says

Catholics and Orthodox Christians must increasingly work together where they can, Pope Francis told Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. "The full unity for which we yearn is, of course ...