The Veliky Luki Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church will test the actions of the rector of the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God All Tsaritsa within the village...
At the end of July, the Court of Cassation upheld the 2 years and 6 months in prison sentence against Aleksandr Nikolaev.
The court had found him guilty of participating in the activities of an extremist organization,...
GENEVA (18 August 2023) – On the occasion of the International Day to commemorate victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief, a group of UN experts* issued the following joint statement:
“In...
On 12 August 2022, in the evening, about sixty people in their sixties were attending a quiet philosophy class in a coffee shop located on the ground-floor of a ten-floor building in the State...
By Prof. A. P. Lopukhin
Matthew 6:12. and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors;
The Russian translation is accurate, if only we admit that “we leave” (in the Slavic Bible) - ἀφίεμεν...
On August 7, the arrested abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra of Vyshgorod and Chernobyl Metropolitan Pavel (Lebed) was released early from pre-trial detention, where he was supposed to remain until August 14. A bond...
The UN General Assembly adopted a significant resolution on July 25, 2023 to promote global harmony and counter escalating hate speech. Titled "Promoting Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and Tolerance in Countering Hate Speech," it underscores nurturing interfaith and cross-cultural conversations as a key tool to stop the spread of hate speech and prejudice.
Discover Lalish, the holiest place on earth for the Yazidi people, comparable to Mecca for Muslims. Learn about their ancient faith and the current challenges they face. Explore the resilience and determination of the Yazidis and their hope for the future of Lalish.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, August 3, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- On July 30, 2023, the Vice-President of the European Office of the Church of Scientology for Public Affairs and Human Rights, Rev. Eric Roux, was specially invited by...
Metropolitan Cyril of Rhodes has instructed all parishes on the island to provide shelter for those fleeing the forest fires that have been raging on the island for more than a week.
His Eminence is...
Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, Oppenheimer, has sparked outrage among India's Hindu right, with some calling for a boycott and demanding the removal of a sex scene in which the main character utters a famous...
A week ago, the Solomensky District Court in Kyiv granted the prosecution's request to change the remand of the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Vyshgorod and Chernobyl Metropolitan Pavel (Lebed) from house arrest to...
Religious freedom is a fundamental human right, and while the European Union (EU) is known for its efforts to promote this liberty internationally, some of its member states still grapple with discriminatory policies impacting...
On Friday 21 July, Patriarch Sako of the Chaldean Catholic Church arrived in Erbil after the recent revocation of a crucial decree guaranteeing his official status and his immunity as a religious leader. In...
In a world where ideologies and sects often stir controversy and confusion, understanding the intricacies of these phenomena becomes paramount. The European Times had the rare opportunity to sit down with Peter Schulte, an...
About Falun Gong // July 20 marks the anniversary of one of the bloodiest, and yet widely unacknowledged assaults on religious freedom in the contemporary world, medieval in its violence. The terror continues and...
Researchers are certain that Tell el-Hamam in Jordan, where signs of extreme heat and a layer of destruction are consistent with the biblical story of the destruction of Sodom, is the site of this...
The aim of the bill introduced by President Volodymyr Zelensky is to "distinguish from the Russian heritage"
The Parliament of Ukraine voted yesterday to change the date of the Orthodox celebration of the Nativity of...