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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…
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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…
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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…
Christianity
By Martin Hoegger Between 22 and 24 August 2025, three exceptional celebrations marked the centenary of the 1925 Stockholm Conference in Sweden: a commemoration in the Philadelphia Pentecostal Church, an…
Christianity
Engineers move historic building in two days In the Swedish city of Kiruna, teams of engineers managed to move one of the largest and most wooden buildings in the country…
