Founded in 1952 as the Russian magazine "Голос Православия". The journal issued monthly (first number issue was published in January). Edited collectively (editorial secretary in 1952-1953 was Alexander Shishkin).
The order of the material was basically the same as in the "Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate". Each issue begins with the official part. In the official part of the printed messages and treatment of Patriarch Alexius I of Moscow and Archbishop Boris (Wik) of Berlin, as well as orders, award lists and other documents on the Western Europe Exarchate, information about the episcopal church services, inter-Orthodox and ecumenical contacts, news of various Local Churches, mainly from Albania, Poland and Czechoslovakia.
The journal mostly copied articles from other Russian Orthodox magazines, both pre-revolutionary and contemporary such as the "Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate", "One Church", etc. Some issues has rubrics, containing original materials of local church history, e.g. "From the Life of the Orthodox parishes of the Diocese of Germany", "Church Chronicle", "The Church Life". For each issue were attached pages of the church calendar. In 1954, the publication of the magazine was ceased.
Since May 1961 edition has been renewed for a German language under the title «Stimme der Orthodoxie» already as an organ of Middle Europe Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in order to "acquaint readers with some moments in the life of the Russian Orthodox Church, and in the first place - with the church life of the Orthodox parishes in Germany, as well as the life and work of the Exarchate". At the same time the task was "to strengthen contacts with all Christian churches and religious organizations".
A significant part of the publications of both the official section containing documents of Church-wide and local significance, and other sections (Theological, Church-historical, Preaching, "Theological schools", "From the life of the Central European Exarchate", "Christians and protection of the Peace", "Chronicle") was translated from the "Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate", "Bulletin of the Russian West European Patriarchal Exarchate" and other periodicals, including pre-revolutionary ones. Moreover translations from patristic works, ascetic works and sermons of revered Russian ascetics, theologians, including theologians of the XX century and representatives of the Russian Diaspora were published.
In 1987-1991 there was a "Russian column" (Русская рубрика), where the messages of the ruling Bishop, poems, small edifying texts were printed in Russian.
Since March 1990, after the abolition of the Central European Exarchate, the journal was published by the Diocese of Berlin. Since 1993 it has been published quarterly. Two issues were released in 2004. After the publication of the magazine was discontinued.
