The Vatican allows the baptism of transgender people and children of same-sex marriages
A new ruling by the Vatican’s doctrine department has opened the door to Catholic baptism of transgender people and babies of same-sex couples.
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More and more priests in Moldova are leaving the Russian Orthodox Church and moving to the Romanian Patriarchate
A large part of the Orthodox parishes of the ROC in Moldova left this jurisdiction and joined the Romanian Orthodox Church, which…
INDIA – Bomb attempt against Jehovah’s Witnesses’ gathering, three dead and dozens injured
A former Jehovah’s Witness claims responsibility. After Germany (March 2023) and Italy (April 2023), Jehovah’s Witnesses are now killed in a bomb…
Unyielding Persecution of Baha’i Women in Iran
Discover the increasing persecution faced by Bahá'í women in Iran, from arrests to violations of human rights. Learn about their resilience and…
RUSSIA, A Jehovah’s Witness deprived of his citizenship and deported to Turkmenistan
On September 17, 2023, employees of the Federal Migration Service, contrary to a court decision, deported Rustam Seidkuliev to Turkmenistan. Earlier, at…
An act of vandalism against the synagogue in Vienna, a 17-year-old girl took down the Israeli flag
Austrian media reported an act of vandalism committed against the main synagogue in the capital Vienna. The identity of a 17-year-old girl…
Nazila Ghanea, Upholding Religious Freedom Must Be A Key Priority in Sweden
In a statement at the end of her 10-day visit to Sweden, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Nazila…
Baha’is Advocate at the OSCE for Interreligious Collaboration and Education
At the 2023 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, the Baha’i International Community (BIC) emphasized the importance of freedom of conscience, religion, or belief,…
Media Accountability Triumph, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Spain achieve condemnation of “El Mundo”
On October 16, 2023, in a report by Massimo Introvigne for BitterWinter.org, an important legal case involving the Spanish Jehovah’s Witnesses and…
Hesychasm and Humanism: The Palaeologous Renaissance (2)
By Leonid Ouspensky The number of borrowings from antiquity greatly increased in the 13th and 14th centuries, borrowed ancient motifs entered church…