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Apostle Peter and the centurion Cornelius
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin Acts of the Apostles, chapter 10. The centurion Cornelius, the appearance of the angel, his ambassadorship to Peter (1-8). Peter's vision and his meeting with the...
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Germany Systemic mass-scale religious segregation condoned by the European Union for 10 years
As of 5 October 2024, 512 public tenders submitted by Germany to the EU in the nine first months of the year were accepted and published by the EU Tenders...
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Russia, 147 Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to heavy terms languish behind bars
On 25 October, 46-year-old Jehovah's Witness Roman Mareev was released after having served his prison term but many others are still behind barbed wires: 147 according to the database of religious prisoners of Human Rights Without...
Christianity
A court on the Greek island of Syros imposed a fine of 200 euros for ringing a church bell
A court on the Greek island of Syros has banned the ringing of church bells on the island unless it is for religious and worship purposes of the temple. The...
Christianity
Nearly 20 thousand parishioners of the UOC-MP have taken over the largest church in Cherkasy
Parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UPC-MP) have taken over the largest Orthodox church in Cherkasy - the Mikhailovsky Cathedral, the greater part of which was transferred to the...
America
Fethullah Gülen, Advocate for Peace and Dialogue, Passes Away at 86
Fethullah Gülen, a prominent Turkish cleric and advocate for interfaith dialogue and education, passed away on October 21, 2024, in a Pennsylvania hospital at the age of 86. Known for...
Christianity
From Faith to Corporate: The Troubling Transformation of the Russian Orthodox Church
In a revealing presentation, the Primate of the Russian True Orthodox Church His Holiness Metropolitan of Mloskovsk and All Russia Seraphim (Motovilov) delivered a scathing critique of the Russian Orthodox...
Europe
Hungary, UN expert Nazila Ghanea Reports on Discrimination and Religious Rights
Budapest, Hungary, October 2024 – Hungary faces a decision regarding religious freedom as it navigates the challenge of preserving its traditional connections with major religious organizations while also confronting the growing...
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Interview with Eric Roux, new elected Chair of the United Religions Initiative (URI)
URI is known as the largest international grassroots interfaith cooperation organization in the world. It brings people of all faiths together in more than 100 countries on all continents. We...
Europe
Religious Persecution in Europe: Margaritis Schinas’ Vision for Internal Tolerance and Solidarity
In a passionate and reflective speech delivered at the European Parliament during the "how to stop the rise of religious intolerance in Europe" debate, Mr. Margaritis Schinas, Vice President of...