I visited Hillwood Estate, home of the cereal heiress who built Mar-a-Lago and was once America's richest woman. Take a look inside.
Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post cereal fortune, was known as America's wealthiest woman when she purchased ...
Greek Reporter2d
Akathist Hymn: Echoes of Unparalleled Beauty in Orthodox Churches
The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated ...
Christianity Today2d
Why a Democracy Advocate in Putin’s Russia Didn’t Fear Death
Alexei Navalny is dead. And yet he lives. He lives to trouble Vladimir Putin, the authoritarian strongman of Russia who may ...
Russian Jehovah's Witness Jailed for Managing Extremist 'Cells'
Religious life in Russia is dominated by the Russian Orthodox Church, which is championed by and loyal to President Vladimir Putin. Some Orthodox scholars view Jehovah's Witnesses, known for ...
Metro3d
Change Nothing
“Orthodox change nothing,” Father Sava adds. “The faith that was delivered to the saints,” Martin agrees. We pause before a ...
New Eastern Europe3d
The dark heart of Russia’s faith: a review of Lucy Ash’s The Baton and the Cross
The Russian Orthodox Church has a long history of close links to the Kremlin. It also has a key role in justifying the ...