The Philippines is a republic in which the president is the head of state, prime minister and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The current president of the Philippines, Marcos, won the 2022 election thanks to...
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin
John, chapter 18. 1 – 11. Taking away Jesus Christ by the soldiers. 12 – 27. Christ before Annas and Caiaphas. 28 – 40. Christ before Pilate.
18:1. Having said this,...
This is a rarely seen exchange of civilians
Russia and Ukraine have swapped prisoners, including several priests, in a rarely seen exchange of civilians that follows the exchange of dozens of soldiers earlier this week,...
Inappropriate and disproportionate use of massive police raids on several yoga centers and abusive detention of dozens of yoga practitioners. Still no progress in the judicial proceedings.
“In the last ten years, I have been...
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
One of the strengths of the Focolare Movement is to combine the theoretical aspect of the themes addressed with practical testimonies. As part of the recent interreligious conference organized by this...
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews must serve in the armed forces, world news agencies reported. This decision could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which also includes...
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
We hear every day about the war economy. Is this inevitable? Can we reverse things and talk about an economy of peace? This is the question that a round table asked...
At least 19 people were victims of an attack on police officers, Orthodox churches and synagogues in Dagestan Derbent and Makhachkala on Sunday evening. Five attackers were killed, the authorities said: two in Derbent...
"War is always destructive. To remain silent in the face of the cruelty of war is shameful! It is our duty and mission to protect and promote peace. "Blessed are the peacemakers" (Matt. 5:9)....
A 66-year-old priest, a church guard, a synagogue guard and at least six policemen were killed in a series of armed attacks on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in the...
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
This was the theme of a Round Table as part of the Interreligious Conference organized by the Focolare Movement, in the Roman Hills, beginning of June 2024. Religions are often...
Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses living in the occupied territory of Crimea are currently serving heavy prison terms of 54 to 72 months for exercising their right to freedom of assembly and worship in private houses:
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By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
The spirituality of the Focolare, a movement recognized by the Catholic Church, is also experienced to some degree by members of other religions. During the interreligious congress that Focolare recently organized,...
GENEVA—18 June 2024— In a moving statement, 10 Iranian women imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison have honored 10 Iranian Baha’i women imprisoned four decades earlier, in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. The statement echoes the #OurStoryIsOne campaign,...
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
To understand the place of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement, born during the Second World War, we must return to its’ sources. The recent interreligious congress, held in the...
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Bahais gathered in the heights of Rome, for a week of intense dialogue in the spirit of the spirituality of the Focolare movement, from May...
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin
19:25. At Jesus' cross stood His mother and His mother's sister, Maria Cleopova, and Mary Magdalene.
For Maria Magdalena and Maria Kleopova, see the interpretation to Matt. 20:20; Luke 8:2, 24:18....
KingNewsWire // Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, 12th Jun 2024 - Leading voices for the promotion and defense of religious freedom across Spain and Europe gathered at the University of Seville on May 27, 2024 for the...
The connection, between the Olympic Games and religion spans from Greece to the Paris 2024 Games. Originating in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, the Olympics were initially an event dedicated to Zeus, the king of gods. Beyond contests the Games were an integral part of a broader religious festival involving sacrifices and rituals. Competitors from city states engaged in events like running, jumping, wrestling and chariot racing while honoring the deities.
East of the European Union, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, 84, courageously holds a vulnerable fortress defending the historical presence of Christianity in Turkey, which has been under threat for centuries and more particularly...
University professors, civil servants, parliamentarians and religious representatives took part in a one-day conference on current challenges to freedom of belief.
Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, 29th May 2024Â - religious freedom - The Mejora Foundation, which has consultative status with the UN ECOSOC, presented its latest book at the Faculty of Law of the University of Seville,...