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UN Human Rights Council Statement

We are marking 75 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At its heart is a simple, yet revolutionary, idea: human rights are universal.

Georgia’s New Defense Code Is Going to Discriminate Against Minority Religions

An interview with Prof. Dr. Archil Metreveli, Head of the Institute for Religious Freedom of the University of Georgia Jan-Leonid Bornstein: We have heard from you about a new legislative initiative of the Government of...

European Sunday Alliance: “a synchronised quality resting time for an improved mental health of workers”

On the occasion of the European Day for a Work-free Sunday, the European Sunday Alliance (ESA) releases a statement to reiterate its call on political leaders to “establish a synchronised quality and social resting...

🔴 Mgr. Hérouard at the European Parliament presents reflection paper on the Social Economy

COMECE presented its reflection paper on the Social Economy during a meeting held at the European Parliament on Tuesday 28 February 2023. The document includes concrete proposals that, if implemented, could develop the full...

Mount Athos: The First Three Days of the Great Lent

Great Lent reminds us of the retreat of Jesus Christ into the desert, where He spent forty days in complete seclusion, fasting and prayer. This spiritual ascetic experience is important for every Orthodox Christian....

On Miracles and Signs (2)

By Bishop Ignatiy Brianchaninov Part Two The desire to see and even perform miracles in contemporary Christian society should not be ignored. This aspiration needs careful consideration. The desire to perform miracles is strongly condemned by...

Prayer for the return of peace

By Venerable Ephraim the Syrian Where do I run from You, our Lord? In what country will I hide from Your presence? Heaven is Your throne, earth is Your footstool, in the sea is Your...

Patriarch Kirill: The Russian Orthodox Church has great sympathy and trust for Iranian Muslims

"The Russian Orthodox Church has great sympathy and trust for Iranian Muslims," Moscow Patriarch Kirill said during a meeting with Iranian religious leaders at the patriarchal residence at the Danilovsky Monastery in Moscow on...

Evangelicals Issue a Joint Statement on Ukraine One Year After the Full-Scale Russian Invasion

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine (CEPCU) join efforts to issue a statement on Ukraine marking one year since the beginning...

Let’s be peacemakers!

By Patriarch Irinej of Serbia A culture of peace and our responsibility The biblical greeting reads: Peace be with you! It has become a traditional greeting for the three world monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and...

Metropolitan John (Renneto): There is something sinister about this strange “resurrection of the USSR”

I regret to admit that the gravity of the crimes prompts us to compare this Russian war against Ukraine with the Second World War. There is something sinister about this strange "resurrection of the USSR"

The healing of the ten lepers

By H. E. Silwan, Metropolitan of Byblus, Al-Batrun and Mount Lebanon (Sermon on the Sunday reading for the ten lepers (Luke 17:12-19), which is read on the 12th after Ascension Sunday) The number ten has its...

The weirdest religions you might not have heard of

This is what people around the world believe How many religions have you heard of? Some of you for more, others for less, but in general we know the most common world religions such as Christianity,...

ECtHR, Russia to pay about 350,000 EUR to Jehovah’s Witnesses for disrupting their religious meetings

Jehovah’s Witnesses - Russia - On January 31, 2023, the European Court of Human Rights, having considered seven complaints from Jehovah's Witnesses from Russia, recognized the disruption of worship services from 2010 to 2014 as...

Event “Africa-EU partnership of equals: how can we get there? Is the Global Gateway fit for purpose?”

COMECE and its partners invite you to join the conference “Africa-EU partnership of equals: how can we get there? Is the Global Gateway fit for purpose?”, to be held at the European Parliament (Brussels,...

On Miracles and Signs

By Bishop Ignatiy Brianchaninov Preface The Holy Gospel tells us that the Pharisees, dissatisfied with the miracles performed by the Lord, asked Him for a special miracle: a sign from heaven (Mark 8:11). The request for...

According the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the African brother is a living and sacred image of God

The Patriarchate of Alexandria has officially released its response to a journalistic question of the Russian agency "News.ru" regarding the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa, and more specifically in Kenya, where...

The Unforgotten Horror – Rail 21 & The Shoah

Relive the horrors of the Holocaust through an analysis of rail 21 and its tragic impacts on those who witnessed it. Get a deeper understanding of the holocaust with this insightful essay.

A Russian MP donated 100 million rubles each to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Russian Senator Suleyman Kerimov donated a record 100 million Russian rubles ($1.3 million) to earthquake victims in Turkey, where two powerful tremors shook and literally destroyed 11 Turkish regions on February 6. In a written...

🔴 One year of war in Ukraine | EU Bishops: “stop this madness of war”!

In view of the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale tragic military invasion of Ukraine, the President of COMECE, Cardinal Hollerich, reiterates the EU Bishops’ appeal to the aggressor to “immediately suspend the hostilities and withdraw...

Sumela Monastery attracted half a million tourists with its brilliant evening facade

Sumela Monastery, one of the most important religious tourism sites in Turkey, attracts the attention of visitors even at night with its shining appearance and illumination of its steep slope. The Holy Virgin Monastery was...

The Ecumenical Patriarch exercised his right of appeal and reinstated five Lithuanian priests

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew used his canonical right of appeal in relation to five Lithuanian priests who had submitted a complaint to St. Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople for unjustly placing under prohibition by...

The Romanian Church presented data on its religious education

In 2022, the National Catechism Program "Christ Shared with Children" continues in Romania, under which 990 parish catechesis centers are organized with specialist teachers drawn to them. The action of the large-scale educational project "Choose...

World Evangelical Alliance and FaithInvest to Work Together to Grow Faith-Consistent Investing for a Just and Sustainable World

The World Evangelical Alliance and FaithInvest have signed a collaboration agreement setting out how they will work together to increase faith-consistent investing globally to achieve a more just and sustainable world.  The aim is to...

World Religions of Christianity and Scientology Partake In The “Holy Rite” of Super Bowl LXVII

Once a year a large religious event occurs in this country. It is a religious event because it brings people of all cultures together as one in a common goal that is larger than...
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