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Georgian Patriarch Ilia II Died
The name of the patriarch is associated with the recognition of the restored autocephaly and ancient patriarchal dignity of the Georgian Orthodox Church. This was done by the Ecumenical Patriarchate…
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Budapest Interfaith Dialogue Highlights Ethics, Faith and Social Media
KINGNEWSWIRE // PRESS RELEASE // Discussion hosted at the Church of Scientology in Budapest explored online hate, moral responsibility and how faith communities can regain credibility through conduct, with themes…
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The First Presidency Broadens Sunday School Leadership Opportunities
To improve teaching and learning in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the First Presidency has broadened Sunday School leadership opportunities. Sunday School presidencies in wards can now…
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Slovak Ombudsman Targets 50,000 Faith Rule
A remark in Vienna could reopen one of Slovakia’s longest-running religious-freedom disputes. Slovakia’s long-running dispute over how the state recognizes religion resurfaced on Tuesday at the OSCE ODIHR meeting in…
International
Romanian Patriarchate organizes evacuation of pilgrims from the Holy Land
The tension in the Middle East and especially in Israel has caused serious concern among tens of thousands of pilgrims and visitors who are in the Holy Land. The Romanian…
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The Right to Mourn: Special Rapporteur Presents Report on Funeral Rights at HRC 61st Session
At the HRC 61st session in Geneva, Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea presented a report arguing that freedom of religion extends unequivocally to death. She asserted that denying funeral rites constitutes…
News
The Church’s 2025 Caring Report Shows Global Relief and Service in 196 Countries
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seeks to follow the Savior’s teaching to love God and our neighbor. The Church engages in a global ministry to bless all…
Christianity
Iconography of Christ depicted as “King of Kings and Lord of lords”
King of Kings, The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand – a special variant of the Deesis composition, where Christ is depicted as "King of kings and Lord of lords"…
Africa
Khartoum’s Silent War: The Reimposition of Religious Strictures on Women Amidst Civil Conflict
The article examines the re-emergence of Islamist influence in Khartoum during Sudan’s ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Reports indicate increasing pressure on…
Christianity
We stand with you and your communities in Jordan and Holy Land
“In these days of deepening conflict, violence and war,” she writes to the leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), “we are concerned that…