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Nigeria’s exclusion from the religious freedom blacklist irks Bishop. – Vatican News

Paul Samasumo – Vatican City. Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Oyo Diocese, in Nigeria, has joined a growing chorus of persons and organisations critical of the decision by the United States State Department to exclude Nigeria from its...

Pope entrusts Cyprus & Greece visit to Our Lady’s protection – Vatican News

By Devin Watkins The Pope took a moment from his busy schedule on Wednesday afternoon to pray a while at the feet of the ancient Roman icon of Mary Salus Populi Romani. He traveled to the...

Temples in Greece were emptied after a green certificate requirement

The new measures have already entered into force due to the record growth of patients The requirement for a green church certificate emptied temples in Greece. The country announced more anti-epidemic measures ten days ago,...

Churchgoers in Greece must prove vaccination status or take COVID test

Greece is now requiring churchgoers to provide proof of vaccination, a negative COVID test, or proof of natural immunity to attend services after a recent surge in coronavirus cases.

COMECE reacts on European Commission ‘inclusive language’ guidelines

COMECE welcomes the withdrawal of the European Commission’s internal guidelines on inclusive communication on Tuesday 30 November 2021. The draft text contained several terminological recommendations to the staff of this EU institution on how to have more inclusive internal and external communication. Comece: “Respecting diversity cannot lead...

Christmas markets in Germany and Austria hit as COVID cases surge

Soaring COVID-19 infections across Europe have put a damper on celebrations at some of the famous Christmas markets that have survived wars and plagues in Germany and Austria forcing them to close as they were to have opened.

WEA Secretary General Expresses Solidarity with Eastern Orthodox Church

WEA Secretary General Expresses Solidarity with Eastern Orthodox Church, Laments Reconversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) earlier this month served as a reminder that an...

Final preparations in Cyprus for Pope’s visit

Vatican News By Nathan Morley, in Nicosia Final preparations are being completed in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia ahead of a visit by Pope Francis due to begin on Thursday. For the government of Cyprus, this visit...

PAKISTAN: MEPs visit in Islamabad: Interview of MEP Tomáš Zdechovsky

BRUSSELS/ISLAMABAD - On 10 February 2021, MEP Peter Van Dalen, a Dutch member of the European Parliament and co-chair of the Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief addressed a written question to Josep...

Evangelical church attendance, giving significantly hit by pandemic, UK study finds

Most UK evangelical churches have returned to weekly in-person services, but not everyone has returned in person, and attendance patterns have changed since before the COVID-19 pandemic with less frequent visits and less giving, new research has found.

Centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s passing: Participants energized for return home as gathering concludes

Attendees came together for the closing session of the gathering at the Seat of the Universal House of Justice on Saturday, galvanized by the example of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

Centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s passing: Solemn event sparks profound reflection on exemplary life

Participants gathered in the courtyard of the Haifa Pilgrim House, next to the Shrine of the Báb, to commemorate the centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s ascension.

An investigation against a Greek metropolitan for major abuses has begun in Sweden

The Directorate of Religious Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden convenes an extraordinary crisis meeting in connection with an extensive journalistic investigation, published in four parts in the authoritative daily Gothenburg Post by a...

South Africa: Pastoral care and training for those who work with migrants. – Vatican News

Vatican English Africa Service – Vatican City. Archbishop Tlhagale, the Liaison Bishop for Migrants and Refugees at the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), observed that the movement of people across the world posed a pastoral challenge to...

Pope: courage and creativity needed to foster hope

Pope Francis on Thursday sent a video message to participants in the eleventh edition of the Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church taking place in the northern Italian city of Verona from...

EU-Africa partnership: Returning (to) cultural heritage

The event will be an occasion to reflect jointly with policy-makers, Church representatives and practitioners from Europe and Africa on the role of cultural and religious heritage as one of the most valuable drivers...

US pastors join race to quit as 38 percent thought of leaving ministry in past year

Many U.S pastors are in crisis mode and the mass of resignations plaguing the United States is reaching into churches at a startling level as nearly 4 in 10 in the ministry thought of quitting in the past year.

Faiths Working Together Set an Example for Multi-Cultural Harmony

The All Faiths Network (AFN) held its annual Interfaith Week event on 20th November at the Central Gurdwara London (Khalsa Jatha) bringing together over 70 people from a wide range of Faiths. The Gurdwara...

Vatican: Assisted suicide not an answer to suffering

The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life has commented on what will be Italy’s first legal "medically-assisted suicide" case. Mario” is the pseudonym of a tetraplegic man who has been paralyzed from the shoulders down for...

Former Chukotka bishop Diomid died in an accident

Former Chukotka Bishop Diomid (Dzyuban), a well-known "fighter for pure Orthodoxy" in the recent past, died on November 20 in a crash in the Leningrad region. Diomid, 60, died along with two other women...

Patriarch Kirill calls cohabitation of people of the same sex a special sin

The Orthodox Church will never recognize the cohabitation of people of the same sex as a marriage; for it, such coexistence of people will always be a special sin. This was stated by the...

14 priests out of the church in Greece for refusing a vaccine

The Metropolitan of Zakynthos Dionysios removed from office 14 priests who refused to be vaccinated on Saturday. The metropolitan issued a clear warning and asked everyone in the Zante diocese to be vaccinated. He...

Growth of applications for vaccination on Mount Athos

According to Ethnos newspaper the cases of sick monks on Mount Athos are increasing, as in the whole country. In the last week alone, two monks have died and three have been intubated. One...

The first consecrated trains of the Moscow metro transported in two month up to 50 million passengers

In September, the first consecrated train in Russia and Moscow was launched in the Moscow metro, created for the 800th anniversary of the birth of Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky. The launch of the train...

Houses of Worship: Preparations under way for centenary commemorations

WILMETTE, United States — Preparations are under way at Bahá’í Houses of Worship around the world to commemorate the centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s passing with special programs, exhibits, artistic presentations, and discussions on the temple...
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