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Pros and cons: International Ministerial on FoRB – London 2022
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The fourth annual Ministerial conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) was held in London following a strong impetus to bring awareness of, and action to, the many transgressions…
Buddhism
Buddhists celebrate Vassa around the world, the beginning of the three-month Rains Retreat on July 13.
Asia
Shinzo Abe's assassination - Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was murdered because he had links with the Unification Church. The killer cited this as a motive for his fatal…
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Tetsuya Yamagami, who shot and killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last July 8th, originally planned to attack another person. This was reported by the Kyodo agency. During questioning…
Archeology
The earliest known depictions of two biblical heroines were recently discovered by a team of archaeologists at the ancient synagogue of Hukok in the Lower Galilee. The Huqoq Excavation Project…
Christianity
On July 7, American Archbishop Elpidophorus (Ecumenical Patriarchate) baptized the children of the homosexual gay couple of Norwegian fashion designer Peter Dundas and his Greek partner Evangelis Bousis at the…
Christianity
Patristics as Orthodox self-identity Whether by coincidence or as a trend, in recent times Orthodox patristic studies have shown an increased interest in the nature of patristics - as such,…
News
Humanitarian response from the European churches was highlighted by Slovakian Bishop Peter Mihoč at the Article 17 Dialogue Seminar held on 12 July at the European Parliament in Brussels. He…
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CEC’s work on human rights and the project Safer and Stronger Communities in Europe was presented at a House of Lords event hosted by Lord John Alderdice in London.
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COMECE President Cardinal Hollerich will preside over the beatification Mass of Philipp Jeningen SJ on Saturday 16 July 2022 in the city of Ellwangen, Germany. A painting of Fr. Philipp…
