XI. Personal and national health
XI. 1. At all times the Church has been concerned for the human health, both spiritual and physical. From the Orthodox perspective,... Read More
Advice on Peacemaking from the Saints
St. John Chrysostom: Do you wish to honor the Body of the Savior? Do not despise it when it is naked. Do... Read More
XII. Problems of bioethics
XII. 1. The rapid development of biomedical technologies, which have invaded the life of modern man from birth to death, and the... Read More
XIII. The Church and ecological problems
XIII. 1. The Orthodox Church, aware of her responsibility for the fate of the world, is deeply concerned for the problems generated... Read More
XIV. Secular science, culture and education
XIV. 1. Christianity, having overcome heathen prejudice, demythologised nature, thus contributing to the development of natural science. With time, science, both natural... Read More
XV. Church and mass media
XV. 1. The mass media play an ever-increasing role in the contemporary world. The Church respects the work of journalists called to... Read More
XVI. International relations
Problems of globalisation and secularism XVI. 1. Nations and states enter into economic, political, military and other relations with one another. As... Read More