Khamenei: US policy aimed at fighting Islam, Iran
An extraordinary congress of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will be held May 22, Yeni Safak reported on May 5th. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
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Margvelashvili congratulates Georgians on Easter
Today President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili and First Lady Maka Chichua congratulated the country's population on Easter holiday. President and first lady themselves celebrated the holiday in …
Pope Francis congratulates Orthodox Christians on Easter
Today, Pope Francis congratulated all Orthodox Christians on Easter holiday. "I address a cordial greeting to the faithful of the Eastern Churches who are celebrating Holy Pascha today," he wrote on his Twitter page. …
Orthodox world celebrates Easter
Today, all Orthodox Christians in the world celebrate the main Christian holiday - Easter. The resurrection of Christ according to the Julian calendar is celebrated in about 70 countries around the world with Orthodox churches and communities. On …
Temple of Prophet Elijah sanctified at airport of Mineralnyie Vody
A solemn consecration of the Holy Prophet Elijah temple-chapel was sanctified today at the international airport of Mineralnyie Vody, which was attended by Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District Sergei …
Turkmen parliament approves law on religious freedom
Turkmenistan’s parliament has adopted a law 'On freedom of religion and religious organizations'. It is reported that the adoption of the law is based on principles that Turkmenistan is a democratic, legal and secular …
Yevkurov proposes to read course on the fundamentals of religion in high schools
Today the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, proposed to read a course on the basics of religion for university students. The idea was expressed at a meeting of the Council under the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian Federation President in the North Caucasus …
Chapel of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to be restored for the first time in history
Restoration work on the Edicule (chapel) of the Temple of the Holy Sepulchre has begun in Jerusalem for the first time in history, the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission (REM) in the city informs. "Patriarch Theophilos announced at the …
Moscow mosques to collect money for killed girl's parents
A fundraising campaign for the parents of the girl killed by her nanny will be held after Friday prayers in mosques and Muslim community centers in Moscow. "The funds donated by the parishioners of the Moscow mosques and …
Two thousand years of presence of Christianity in the Middle East is under threat
The meeting of the Patriarch and Pope should mobilize international efforts in countering persecution of Christians
Pope of Rome to arrive in Armenia in autumn
Pope Francis is to visit Armenia this year in early autumn. It became known today at a meeting of an advisory body of the Catholicos of all Armenians – the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church. According …
Chechen youth to receive spiritual and moral passports
Spiritual and moral certifications of youth will take place in Chechnya on behalf of Ramzan Kadyrov. The decision was supported by the clergy of the republic and it has already entered into force, Eto Kavkaz cites the …
Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis didn’t speak about God
Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the ROC, reported today that during the today's historic meeting of the heads of the Orthodox and Catholic churches, …
First meeting of heads of Russian Orthodox and Catholic churches in history of mankind held in Cuba
Yesterday, the first meeting in history between the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and the Pope took place at the international airport of Havana. The talks, which lasted over two hours, resulted in the signing of a joint declaration and …
Peskov: we hope for the success of the meeting between Patriarch of Moscow and Pope
The Kremlin has welcomed the decision to hold a meeting between the Patriarch of Moscow and All-Russia Kirill with Pope Francis and hoped for its success. "Certainly, we all hope that this meeting will be successful,'' a spokesman …
Dagestani mosques to be inspected for fire safety
Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Dagestan are conducting a planned fire orientation in the republic’s mosques. These measures are necessary due to the fact that these religious institutions are ...
Head of SAM in St. Petersburg Ravil Pancheyev dismissed
Ravil Pancheev, the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of St. Petersburg and the North-West region of Russia, who led the St. Petersburg Cathedral Mosque, has been removed from his post and deprived of the …
Patriarch Kirill: "Morality does not come from man, it is given from above"
Tradition is a filter with its basis in divine origin
Speaker of the Federation Council urges to protect society from low-brow cultural works
Matvienko: "We do not put up barriers to world culture, we put up barriers to ersatz culture"
52 new religious communities appeared in Azerbaijan in 2015
52 new religious communities passed the procedure of state registration in Azerbaijan in 2015, a board of the State Committee for Work with Religious Associations informed at the meeting dedicated to the results of the last year and upcoming …
