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Istanbul will never become Constantinople and Turks will never leave this city, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, commenting on the recent terrorist attack in New Zealand mosques against Muslims. According to …
The construction of an Armenian church has started in Zaton village of Ufa, the capital city of the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan, according to Govorit Ufa. The church consecration ceremony was attended by Bishop Yezras of the …
Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the traditional swimming to celebrate Epiphany, the press service of the Kremlin reported. “Yes, Putin plunged into the water,” RIA Novosti quotes the official message. …
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev extended his Christmas greetings to the Orthodox Christians of the country, according to the press service of Akorda. "Dear compatriots! Congratulations on the bright holiday …
Today Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas, one of the biggest and most ancient Christian holidays. The main solemn service was held in the Christ the Savior Cathedral by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia on the …
Georgian Patriarch Ilia II turned 86 today. Georgian top officials have congratulated the patriarch on the day, wished him health and long live. Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze wrote that …
Russia places great importance on cooperation with Muslim countries, both at a bilateral level and within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), according to a greetings message by Russian President Vladimir Putin to …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ranked first place in the 2019 edition of the World's 500 Most Influential Muslims. Prepared annually by the Jordan-based Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, the book notes …
Muslims in a Turkish village of Yalova have discovered they had performed their prayers in the wrong direction for 37 years. The Sugören mosque, which was built in the Sugören village of the Yalova province in 1981, …
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has ruled that further Eucharistic ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople are impossible, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations …
The Trump administration is considering sanctions against Chinese senior officials and companies to punish Beijing’s detention of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uighurs and other minority Muslims in large internment camps, according …
Today Muslims around the world are celebrating the Festival of the Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays in the Muslim calendar. On this day Muslims gather at a mosque for a common prayer and sacrifice an animal to honor the …
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will hold a meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in Istanbul on August 31, the Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relations said. "The previous meeting of His …
The situation with Orthodoxy in Ukraine today is a consequence of the split of the 1990s caused by the ambitions of the church and political leadership of the country, the employee of the news agency Vestnik Kavkaza, Ekaterina …
The 'New Armenia, the New Patriarch' movement participants, demanding the resignation of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, have broken into the chancellery of the head of the Armenian church at the …
The holy month of Ramadan has ended today with the Eid al-Fitr holiday [festival of breaking of the fast]. During the whole month millions of Muslims around the world refrained from eating and drinking before sunset. Today Muslims has been making …
Laylat al-Qadr — the 27th night of Ramazan — was observed all over the world Monday night. Laylat al-Qadr, also known as Shab-e-Qadr, Night of Decree, Night of Measures, is in Islamic belief the night when the first verses …
Yevgeny Bazhanov: ''The Russian Foreign Ministry estimates highly the activities of our Church on the international arena''
Azerbaijani Muslims welcomed the holy month of Ramadan, which began on May 17. According to the fatwa issued by the Gazi Council of the Caucasian Muslims Office (CMO) on the holy month of Ramadan, the calculations conducted by the …
Muslims of the peninsula celebrate opening of the bridge a significant event
