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Fraudster seduced 12 senior monks, blackmailed them and blew the money at the casinos
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…
Editor's choice
Cape Town — In the shadow of Table Mountain and in the middle of the Southern Hemisphere’s winter, the G20 Interfaith Forum convened its flagship gathering August 10–14 at the…
Editor's choice
The European Times talked with her about IPPFoRB, her commitment to FoRB and the state of health of religious freedom in the world A conversation with Ms Fernanda San Martin…
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…
Christianity
By Martin Hoegger On Saturday, 23 August 2025, the bells of Stockholm Cathedral rang out, just as they did in 1925 when bishops, patriarchs and church leaders entered in procession…
Christianity
Archbishop Damianos of Sinai has called for the intervention of the Egyptian police to remove the coup plotting monks who were expelled yesterday from the Sinai Monastery but remain outside…
International
Fasting is a fundamental part of every world religion and is often accompanied by characteristic ceremonies and practices. The temporary abstinence from certain foods and drinks is supposed to purify…
