Pope Francis invites Ilia II to Vatican
Pope Francis invited Georgian Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II to the Vatican next year to commemorate the 40-year anniversary since the latter’s “historic visit” in 1980. In the …
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Baku 2nd Summit of World Religious Leaders adopts declaration
The document emphasizes that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the development of international cooperation, formation of religion-state relations, the strengthening of inter-civilization and interreligious relations, the protection of …
Ilham Aliyev opposes use of religion for political purposes
"Multiculturalism - a way of life, as well as Azerbaijan's state policy"
Patriarch Kirill visits Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral in Baku
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, who participated in the 2nd Summit of World Religious Leaders in Baku, dedicated the Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral in the capital of Azerbaijan after large-scale restoration work …
Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva meet with Patriarch Kirill
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, first lady Mehriban Aliyeva have met with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and …
Turkey, Pakistan and Malaysia to launch TV channel to fight Islamophobia
Leaders of Turkey, Pakistan, and Malaysia have reached a consensus to jointly fight the rising threat of Islamophobia across the world, mainly in the West. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime …
Baptism ceremony held in Tbilisi
The 60th baptism ceremony was held at Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral in Tbilisi yesterday. A total of 800 infants have become godchildren of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II at 20:00 local time. The …
Mehriban Aliyeva presented with Quran at Bibiheybet shrine
First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva and her daughter Leyla Aliyeva have visited Bibiheybet shrine complex yesterday. Mehriban Aliyeva was presented with a Quran as …
Baku to host Summit of World Religious Leaders
This year Azerbaijan will host the Summit of World Religious Leaders, Chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Mubariz Gurbanli said. According to him, the 2nd Baku Summit of …
Aliya Olga Pavlova: "Our task is to tell about what Islam really is"
Chairperson of the Board of the Association of Islamic Psychologists told Vestnik Kavkaza about Islamic psychology
Putin Says Children To Benefit From Reading Bible, Koran, Torah
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that reading the Bible, Koran and Torah would prove useful for children since all religions are based on humanistic ideas that …
FSB nabs Jehovah's Witnesses cell in Crimea’s Sevastopol
Russia’s Federal Security Service announced on Wednesday it had quashed the Jehovah's Witnesses extremist religious organization (outlawed in Russia) in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, TASS reports. "Russia’s FSB …
Azerbaijan celebrating end of Ramadan
Azerbaijan celebrates the holy month of Ramadan, which is the most sacred time of year for Muslims, today and tomorrow. It's a highly anticipated holiday that follows four weeks of fasting between dawn and sunset. Ramadan is …
Mehriban Aliyeva attends iftar ceremony in Pir Hasan sanctuary
First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva and Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva have attended the iftar ceremony in Pir Hasan sanctuary, Mardakan settlement, Khazar district, …
Ilham Aliyev receives ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions of Muslim countries
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions of Muslim countries to Azerbaijan on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan today, the presidential press service reported. …
Holy month of Ramadan begins
Muslims throughout the world are ready to welcome the holy month of Ramadan, which began on Sunday evening, May 5. The tradition began in the seventh century and commemorates the month when the Prophet Mohammed retreated to a cave …
Head of Russian Orthodox Church congratulates believers on upcoming Easter holiday
Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ Kirill congratulated Orthodox Christians on the upcoming Easter. The text of the traditional Easter message is published on the ROC website. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church recalled that …
Ekaterina Vinnik on Vesti.FM: Orthodoxy is a unifying factor for a number of post-Soviet countries
The history, traditions and canons of Orthodoxy serve as a unifying factor for a significant part of such post-Soviet countries as Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova, the analyst of Vestnik Kavkaza Ekaterina Vinnik said in …
Jews around the world celebrate Passover
Jews around the world will start celebrating eight-day holiday Pesach (Passover), associated with one of the main events of biblical history - the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt and their liberation from slavery. In the …
Five mosques attacked with sledgehammers in Birmingham
UK police said they were investigating attacks on five mosques in Birmingham that had their windows smashed overnight. The police were first called at 2.32am to a mosque on Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, where a man was reported to be …
