Christianity
Archimandrite Zinon – the traveling painter
Archimandrite Zinon (Theodore) is the most famous icon painter of the Russian Orthodox Church and his works - murals, icons, miniatures are known throughout the Orthodox world. In 1992, he…
Some of the baking equipment delivered to the Kerman Center. © UNODC
News
Baking: a possible pathway out of drug use for women in Kerman, Iran
With an estimated 2.8 million people suffering from a drug use problem, Iran also has one of the world’s highest prevalence of opiate use among its population.
Photo by SELİM ARDA ERYILMAZ
Africa
French oil giant EACOP project will harm East Africa with toxic fumes, warn groups
Civil society groups have accused Uganda and Tanzania of rushing to sign East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) deals with TotalEnergies and China’s CNOOC before locals were properly briefed on…
Christianity
Holy Relics
Author: Archimandrite Justin (Popovich) Matter is represented in the human body, no doubt, in the most enigmatic, mysterious and complex way. Brain?! What marvelous mysteries are performed between his matter…
Christianity
Christian faith after baptism
The further life of man, as we have seen above, consists in the development of that seed of eternal life which is laid in baptism. A person is gradually cleansed…
Christianity
Pages from the history of the Russian Church in Sofia
When and how the temple was created The foundation stone of the future church "St. Nicholas the Wonderworker" was laid by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (son of Emperor Alexander II),…
Photo by Pedro Lima
Europe
Places of worship must be kept safe and accessible in times of peace and in conflict, OSCE human rights head says
WARSAW, 22 August 2022 — Establishing, maintaining, and accessing places and objects of worship or contemplation are crucial to the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, which…
Health
#Envision2030: 17 goals to transform the world for persons with disabilities
Imagine the world in 2030, fully inclusive of persons with disabilities In September 2015, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
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Asia
Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
In Cox’s Bazar, she visited camps housing Rohingya refugees who, after terrible repression and human rights violations, fled Myanmar five years ago “to get some safety,” she said. “An estimated…
Culture
What Skills and Perspectives Do Interfaith Peacebuilders Need?
This United Religions Initiative’s (URI) Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide to support the foundational work of forming and sustaining interfaith groups begins with methods for promoting tolerance, respect, and understanding among peoples…