Economy
The Orthodox Church in the Czech Republic is facing serious financial problems. Czech Television has initiated enforcement proceedings against it over unpaid fees, and its headquarters in the Prague district…
Buddhism
Thailand is investigating a fraudster who seduced at least 12 senior Buddhist monks and temple abbots and took 385 million baht (about 1 885 000 USD), reported in July the Daily Star.…
Hinduism
Nepal's Supreme Court has ruled that religious nudity is not obscene and has allowed naked Naga Sadhu* monks to visit Kathmandu's Pashupatinath Temple and other Hindu shrines, the Kathmandu Post…
International
Greek police have arrested the abbot of the Spileo rock monastery in Kalavrita, Kallinikos, and his assistant, monk Seraphim, after they were preparing to sell 17 Byzantine icons and two…
Christianity
A meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 600th anniversary of the founding of the first monastic settlement on the Solovetsky Archipelago…
Defense
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Bulgaria, Bulgarian National Television reported yesterday. She was welcomed at the airport in Plovdiv by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. Ursula von…
Africa
On August 27, Russian Patriarch Kirill received a large delegation of the“Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa” in the patriarchal hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The delegation included clergy…
International
The Global Peace Index (GPI) is the world's leading ranking measuring global peacefulness. It is compiled by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), which assesses 163 independent countries…
International
It "reacts" to distant earthquakes, even hundreds and thousands of kilometers away In Ukraine, there is an active volcano that few people know about. It is located near the village…
International
They were seized as part of a specialized operation against illegal trade The Turkish police have seized over 155 kilograms of precious stones and jewelry, including diamonds, rubies, emeralds, etc.,…
