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Wounded Ukrainian soldiers made a pilgrimage to Mount Athos
A total of twenty-two Ukrainian soldiers made a pilgrimage to Mount Athos. In search of physical and mental peace, the soldiers set off by bus from the Ukrainian city of…
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From Los Angeles to Paris and beyond: How Scientology Transformed Its Global Presence in 2024
Explore Scientology's transformative 2024: Global expansion across 4 continents, digital growth, and community initiatives revealed at LA's landmark year-end gathering. Inside their biggest year yet. Exclusive look inside Scientology's record-breaking…
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Statistics about the harsh repression of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia in 2024
From the point of view of the Russian judicial system, Jehovah's Witnesses are more dangerous than any other religious group. Over 140 prisoners and record sentences of over 8 years.…
Christianity
Supreme Court of Cassation of the Republic of Bulgaria upon the appeal of the “Bulgarian Orthodox Old-style Church”
DECISION № 214 Sofia, 16.12.2024 IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE SUPREME COURT OF CASSATION of the Republic of Bulgaria, Commercial Chamber, Second Department, in a court session on the…
Christianity
Bulgarian Orthodox Old Style Church registered in Bulgaria
The Supreme Court of Cassation has allowed the entry of the Bulgarian Orthodox Old Style Church (BOOC) into the register of religious denominations at the Sofia City Court, overturning the…
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Baha’i Mahvash Sabet recovering from heart surgery will be imprisoned again in Iran
Mahvash Sabet is recovering from heart surgery: Iran’s government must let her do so in peace by never returning her to prison. GENEVA—23 December 2024—Mahvash Sabet, a 71-year-old Iranian Baha’i…
Education
COMECE Advocates for Faith’s Role in European Education
COMECE advocates for the unique contribution of Religious Education at the European Schools in latest position paper. The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) publishes a…
Christianity
Romanian Patriarchate distances itself from Archbishop Teodosii of Tomi
The Romanian Orthodox Church has distanced itself from the position and actions of Archbishop Teodosii of Tomi (Constanța), who openly campaigned in his diocese for Calin Georgescu as “God’s messenger.”…
Africa
Russian bank cards are given to clerics of the Patriarchate of Alexandria
Russian bank cards are given to the African clerics of the Patriarchate of Alexandria who switch to the Moscow Patriarchate in the so-called “African Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church”.…
Christianity
Belgium Archbishop Luc Terlinden, A Christmas Message of Hope and Transformation
As Christmas 2024 approaches, Archbishop Luc Terlinden embodies a spirit of hope and renewal that resonates deeply with Belgium's Catholic community. With a background rooted in humility and action, Terlinden’s…