HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF ‘THE PROTECTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD’ CHURCH IN KAMENSKY MILL by Gavrilova Svetlana I.

“…The article considers the history of the design, construction, use and restoration of the ‘Protection of the Mother of God’ church in Kamensky Mill (now Kamensk-Uralsky) and reviews its spatial planning and architectural and artistic features.…”
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Acceptance of HPV vaccination in boys among mothers from selected churches in Accra, Ghana by Evans Osei Appiah, Ezekiel Oti-Boadi, Stella Appiah, Mohammed Ali Bakkari, Manuela Akosua Menka, Dorothy Baffour Awuah, Samuel Kontoh, Awube Menlah, Isabella Garti, Susana Agyekum Boateng

“…Thus, the main objective of this study was to explore the acceptance of HPV vaccination in boys among mothers from selected churches in Accra, Ghana. Methods In this study, a qualitative exploratory design was utilized to enlist 30 mothers who have male children aged between 9 and 12 years from the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. …”
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Russian Orthodox Churches in Birlya and Taburnoe Villages of the Ulyanovsk Oblast by Evgeniy A. Burdin, Kirill V. Safin

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Archpriest Petr Ivanovich Uspensky: Hagiographer, Inspector “Plakida”, and Renovationist Bishop of Orel and Tambov by Priest Nikolai V. Solodov

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Ecclesiological Themes in the Pontificate of Pope Francis by Anđelko Domazet

“…We highlight his reflections about the essence and mission of the Church, such as the missionary transformation of the Church, synodality and polycentric understanding of the Church, Church as a mother and healer, Church and the world. Finally, in the spirit of the Church that goes forth, we elaborate on a ‘Samaritan Church’, a Church as a ‘filed hospital’, characterized by charity, a commitment to the poor, a sense for the periphery and human brotherhood, promoting a culture of encounter and dialogue. …”
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The Book of Common Prayer in Methodism: a Cherished Heritage or a Corrupting Influence? by Jérôme Grosclaude

“…For a long time, Methodism had a complicated relation with its “Mother Church”, the Church of England, and the liturgical question provides a good illustration of this. …”
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Pośrednictwo Najświętszej Maryi Panny według kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego. Próba syntezy by Grzegorz Bartosik

“…While before the Council it was dominated by showing Mary as the Mediatrix of all graces, during the Council and after the Council the teaching on the spiritual motherhood of Mary (Mother of the Church) comes first, and the issue of Mary’s mediation is an aspect of this motherhood. …”
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Revisiting the incomplete Mary by Raymond Potgieter

“…In due time, this title served to support the addition of numerous other Catholic titles for Mary such Mother of the Church, queen of heaven, and more. Consequently, traditional theology began to accommodate the inclusion of Mariology in its taxonomy. …”
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Parafia pw. NMP Matki Kościoła w Warnicach w latach 1977–2018 by Piotr Lichota

“…It is these people enriched with various traditions that laid the foundations for the community of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of the Church Parish in Warnice. The Warnice parish last year celebrated the 40th anniversary of its existence. …”
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Ecclesiastico-pastoral care for social security grant holders in South Africa by Christina Landman

“…Applying Narrative Therapy as method, data was analysed and nine themes emerged: (1) The church acknowledging and managing the needs of mothers; (2) the church providing a ‘haven’ for young mothers harassed by the father of the child; (3) pastoring domestic unrest among older grant holders; (4) pastoring congregants who are scammed out of a SASSA Grant; (5) supporting congregants who escape domestic violence through SASSA; (6) the church co-ordinating between significant others; (7) pastoring honour and shame; (8) protecting the elderly; and (9) pastoring conflicting cultural expectations vis-à-vis the SASSA Grant. …”
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