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UK Appoints David Smith MP as Special Envoy for FoRB
UK Government appoints David Smith MP as Special Envoy for FoRB (Freedom of Religion or Belief), reinforcing global commitment to religious rights advocacy.
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Final In-Person IRF Roundtable of 2024 Honors IRF Ambassador, Rashad Hussain on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C., Dec 13 – Final In-person IRF Roundtable of 2024 Honors IRF Ambassador, Rashad Hussain on Capitol Hill On December 9, the IRF Roundtable convened in the Hart Senate…
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European Parliament Re-establishes Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Brussels – In a decisive move to enhance the protection of religious freedom across Europe and beyond, the European Parliament has re-established the Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief. This…
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Addressing Anti-Christian Hatred: COMECE’s Call for an EU Coordinator Gains Momentum
On December 4, 2024, the European Parliament hosted the 27th edition of the European Prayer Breakfast, where the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) made a…
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Religious Freedom Awards 2024: A Tribute to Coexistence and Human Dignity
Religious Freedom // Last November 29, 2024, at the Church of Scientology of Spain, located just meters from the National Parliament in Madrid, the 11th edition of the Religious Freedom…
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Christians in Aleppo Uncertain Fate
The fate of Christians in Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, is uncertain, having been seized by an Islamist group dominated by the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda and other factions hostile to…
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Hindu Forum Belgium celebrated a first step to state recognition of Hinduism
On 22 November, the Hindu community of Belgium celebrated the first legal step to the recognition of Hinduism by the Belgian Government and Parliament with their decision last year to grant a subsidy…
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Thousands of conscientious objectors in Ukraine under threat of 3-year prison terms
In the last few months, the number of criminal proceedings against religious conscientious objectors has suddenly dramatically increased in Ukraine, mainly affecting the members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ community and…
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The Gentiles declare the apostles gods
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin Acts of the Apostles, chapter 14. The preaching of Paul and Barnabas in Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe (1 – 7). The healing of the crippled man…
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A web designer will be the first saint of the millennium
An Italian teenager will be the first saint canonized in the millennium by the Catholic Church, Pope Francis announced at his weekly audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Carlo Akutis,…