Interfaith Week in the UK: All Faiths Network is holding its annual interfaith concert with music, song, prayer and short talks focusing on faith and improving the environment in coordination with, and at, the...
The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church has urged unvaccinated believers to test negative for COVID-19 so they can enter temples as infections begin to rise again.
According to a circular letter Thursday, test...
Buddha as the 9th Avatar of Vishnu. Keshava Temple, Somnathpur | Wikimedia Commons Text Size: A- A+ The absorptive capacity of Hinduism is displayed in the Puranas, which created pantheons that brought together numerous gods and goddesses who were initially foci of independent worship. The incorporation of the Buddha as an avatara (incarnation) of Vishnu is often […]
Pope Francis has for the first time appointed a woman to a high position in the Vatican administration, German Press Agency (DPA) reported.
Sister Raphael Petrini has been appointed Secretary General of the Vatican Governorate,...
The project to preserve the Mansion of Mazra‘ih is now showing significant progress. Most notably, Bahá’u’lláh’s room has now been prepared for visitors.
The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis, who converted from atheism to Christianity, grossed $1.2 million on Nov. 3 at special showings in more than 400 theaters across North America and its strong start has extended its release.
More than two decades ago, the European Union committed itself to protect workers' equality by adopting Directive 2000/78 of 27 November 2000, which prohibits direct and indirect discrimination on many grounds, including religion. However,...
The northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado was described Rev. Arnold Temple, bishop emeritus in the Methodist Church of Sierra Leone, as "a sad story."
Portsmouth, Thursday 4th November: Bishop Philip Egan has organised an online symposium on Saturday 6th November 2021 focussing on politics and religion. It will tackle the question of whether religion has a place in...
Slovenian EU Presidency: European Church delegation meets with Prime Minister Janez Janša
An ecumenical delegation, representing the Commission Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union of the (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC), met...
Georgian Patriarch Elijah II sent a congratulatory letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the 30th anniversary of his enthronement, which is celebrated on November 2.
In his letter Patriarch Elijah II wrote that for thirty...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew stressed the responsible attitude of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the church dispute that broke out with the Moscow Patriarchate, the Greek national news agency ANA-MPA reports.
Although the Russian Patriarchate stopped honoring...
This event brought together Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, representing the king of Bahrain, and other prominent people to reflect on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s call for peace
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew underwent a stent placement procedure in New York yesterday for the second time, AFP reported.
He was admitted to a Manhattan hospital for research in the afternoon after feeling unwell during his...
The District Police Directorate in Giurgiu, Romania, has launched an investigation against Giurgiu's Bishop Ambrose. The investigation was provoked due to "abuse of office and dissemination of false information."
The reason for the actions of...
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: The Patriarch of Constantinople claims for special privileges as the Romain Pope
On September 16-17, 2021, a conference dedicated to primacy and conciliarity in Orthodoxy was held at the Cathedral of...
Global preparations to commemorate the Centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s passing have led to a surge in films, podcasts, and other media productions about His life and work.
Religious Freedom Awards 2021 honours three women in the field of state church law in Spain
The Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture and Society, in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council...
On October 16, 2021, in the program "The Church and the World", which was broadcast on the channel "Russia 24" on Saturday and Sunday, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of...
The Hollywood actor Denzel Washington is one of the most famous Christians in the film industry
For Denzel Washington, who seems to have everything - a loving family and a stellar career, earthly joys are...
US President Joe Biden had an unusually long meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on October 29, Reuters reported.
The agency notes that it took place against the backdrop of the heated debate in...
Most Americans oppose declaring Christianity, or any other religion, as official faith of the United States, results of a recent poll show illustrating that politics and religious affiliation are major factors in different approaches.
EVENT | Join the webinar on “Listen to the Cry of the Poor in the context of COVID-19 and its recovery”
On the occasion of the Fifth World Day of the Poor and following the...
EU Bishops Assembly 2021
Focus on the Conference of the Future of Europe: “It is vital to work for a Europe with a soul”
The COMECE Autumn Assembly 2021 was held in Brussels on 27-28 October...