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Romanian Church Encourages Organ Donation

The Romanian Orthodox Church encourages Christians to donate their organs when it is necessary to save the life of another person. This is clear from a text recently published on the official website of...

Alaska Educator Forcibly Committed to Psych drugs for Expressing Her Faith

Alaska Educator Sues Psychiatric Facility After Being Forcibly Committed for Expressing Her Faith Mary Fulp, a respected educator and the 2022 Alaska Principal of the Year, never expected that her heartfelt expression of faith would...

Human Trafficking Under the Spotlight

KINGNEWSWIRE // In its efforts to uphold rights worldwide the Church of Scientology plays a significant role in the fight, against human trafficking by raising awareness through campaigns and educational programs and collaborating internationally. Scientologists are...

Archbishop George of Cyprus on the management of church property: I think there should be more order

Two years after his election as head of the Cyprus Archdiocese, Archbishop George spoke in an interview with the newspaper "Phileleuteros" about the problems he has encountered in the management of church property. He intends...

The Bahá’í World: A Revival of Vision and Unity in a New Era

The Bahá’í World Resumes Historic Series with New Volume Highlighting Global Spiritual and Social Progress A treasured chronicle of spiritual and social evolution has been revitalized with the release of the 35th volume of The...

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 Lviv and traveled more...

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 2024 expansion: New facilities in Paris, Chicago, and Austin, digital viewership surge, and community impact programs. From rehabilitation centers in South Africa to police training in Miami, discover how the Church marked its most significant year of growth.

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. As of December 16, 2024,...

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 twenty-first of November two thousand and twenty-four,...

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 decision of the Sofia...

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 prisoner of conscience jailed by...

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 position paper titled ‘Religious Education in...

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.” The Archbishop does not...

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”. This was told by...

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 reflections and leadership signal...

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.

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 Office Building on Capitol Hill...

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 initiative, confirmed during the...

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 compelling case for the...

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 Awards, was held. This event,...

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 the Assad regime. The...

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 to the Hindu Forum...

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 even their religious ministers....

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 in Lystra and the attempt...

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, 15, who died of leukemia,...
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