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A THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE INTERCONNECTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE, DIETARY CHOICES AND ANIMAL SUFFERING This is a revised version of my article in the latest edition of the International Journal of Orthodox Theology and part of my book Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Animal Suffering: Ancient Voices in Modern Theology. It formed the basis of my […]

This is an important message by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the delegates at COP 24. Please read and share. MESSAGE By His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew To the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 24) (Poland, December 3-14, 2018) Dear and distinguished friends, We are pleased to send this brief greeting of the

This is an interesting story as it represents the situation in countries across the world. When we consider that we have already wiped out around 60% of the wildlife in the world, it is time for our governments to take decisive action to stop people killing animals as part of their recreational activities or hotly

Lessons from the Desert Fathers for Today Fr. Athanasius Shaw Saint Nikolai Velimirovich says in “The Prologue” that the inner enemies of man, the passions and the manifold vanities, constantly flare up afresh in the city, while in the wilderness, or desert, they wither and disappear. The Saints, Holy Fathers and Mothers, monastics and pilgrims

A painstaking five-month long investigation by Crispin Dowler [@CrispinDowler] shows that a small group of wealthy families control huge swathes of the country’s fishing quota. Just five families on the Sunday Times Rich List hold or control 29% of the UK’s fishing quota. The finding comes from a new Unearthed investigation that traced the owners of more than 95%

WORLD WILD ANIMAL DAY AND GLOBAL WARMING I have just received an email outlining the latest research on global warming. It is indeed harrowing but those of us who have followed the science know that this only confirms what some scientists have been discussing these past decades. Attached to that email is the following statement

The Icon depicts Archangel Michael entrusting a herd of horses to Saints Flores and Laurus who were protectors of domestic animals.

Prot. No. 738 ✝ BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church: Grace, peace and mercy From the Creator of All, our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ *** Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, Twenty-nine years have now passed since the Mother Church established

Sent to us from our friend James with the following link:  https://foma.ru/kotyi-v-tserkvi-v-podmoskove-otsluzhili-neobyichnyiy-moleben.html#comment-77132 Translated from the Russian. Cats in the church: in the suburbs served an unusual prayer On Saturday, August 18, a prayer service for the preservation of God’s creation dedicated to homeless animals was held in the village of Lemeshovo near Ilyinsk near Podolsk