The Faith and Freedom Summit IV, held on September 24-25 at the Latin American Parliament in Panama City, brought together a diverse coalition of voices advocating for religious freedom and peaceful coexistence. With more than 40 international...
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Ms Maureen Ferguson participated as a keynote speaker at the IV Edition of the Faith & Freedom Summit NGO Coalition, held 24-25 September at the Latin...
A New Guide for Fostering Interfaith Cooperation
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has proudly launched its latest publication, "Belief, Dialogue, and Security: Fostering Dialogue and Joint Action Across Religious and...
26-29.09.2024 - interfaith weekend in Yakoruda, Bulgaria
On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September, the association "Bridges - Eastern European Forum for Dialogue" held a three-day interfaith weekend...
Panama, a reference for its successful accommodation of the de facto religious diversity and the peaceful coexistence between historical, tribal and new religions
This year, the ‘Faith and Freedom Summit’ organized by civil society organizations of Europe...
As published by the well-known digital newspaper ‘Panoráma Económico Panama’, the most read digital news of Panama, the Parlatino will host this week the 4th edition of the prestigious ‘Faith and Freedom Summit’ (see...
On September 16 and 17, the residence of the Coptic Patriarch in the monastery "St. Bishoy', Wadi el-Natrun (i.e. the Nitrian Valley), hosted a meeting of representatives of the Orthodox Churches of the world...
The monastery "Holy Virgin Sumela" rises 1200 meters above sea level.
The majestic building stands menacingly on the edge of the cliffs, its frescoes faded and distorted. The facade shows the deep traces of time...
Amulets were consecrated on September 16 in the main temple of the Russian Armed Forces. They are called "Seals of Purity", contain Psalm 90 and will be sent to the Russian military in Ukraine,...
The occasion is the Jewish New Year
The stones and cracks in the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem were cleaned of the thousands of notes with prayers and wishes left by the faithful, called "Messages to...
The starting point was a personal revenge by an academic who got a suspended sentence of four months in prison for harassment
On 28 November 2023, just after 6 a.m., a SWAT team of around...
On the occasion of the Day of Sobriety celebrated in the country today, the Russian Orthodox Church called on mass culture not to promote alcoholism, TASS reported.
The agency recalls that the All-Russian Day of...
More than three hundred Moldovan priests went on a "pilgrimage" to Moscow, with all their expenses covered. The organization of the clergy took place on Viber, and as the sponsor of the entire event,...
The EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Mr Frans van Daele, is on the eve of carrying out a fact-finding mission in Pakistan. The dates announced two months ago were 8-11...
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin
Acts of the Apostles, chapter 6. 1 - 6. The first Christian deacons. 7 – 15. St. Archdeacon Stephen.
Acts 6:1. In those days, when the disciples were multiplying, a murmur...
Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria sent a letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, who are currently gathered in Istanbul.
The Patriarch again calls for support against the anti-canonical actions of...
The 2024 Athenagoras Human Rights Award will be presented to Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of martyred Russian hero Alexei Navalny
By Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
With the blessings of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and...
The Turkish Independent Orthodox Church called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople as "ecumenical" a crime against Turkey's territorial integrity and an "attempted riot" against its constitutional order. She called...
By Prince Evgeny Nikolaevich Trubetskoy
By asserting the unlimited autonomy of subjective religious experience, Berdyaev attacks Fr. Florensky precisely for his aspiration to subordinate this experience to some objective beginning; in other words, for the...
On Independence Day, President Zelensky signed Law â„– 8371 banning the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Ukraine through the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC)
On 24 August 2024, President Zelensky signed Law No. 8371...
Vienna, August 22, 2024 – Religious Hate Crimes - On the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, there is a significant focus on the...
Religious minorities in Hungary, particularly the Church of Scientology, have faced increasing discrimination and legal challenges in recent years, according to multiple reports and statements from international human rights bodies.
In 2017, Hungarian authorities conducted...
The Tenth International Military-Technical Forum "Army - 2024" held from August 12 to 14 at the "Patriot" Congress and Exhibition Center (Kubinka, Moscow Region).
The event is presented as the world's leading exhibition of armaments...
By United Religions International Europe
The "Seeding the Peace" URIE Interfaith youth camp, held in The Hague, Netherlands, brought together 20 young participants and six youth facilitators from across Europe for a unique five-day experience...