Representatives of major religious councils from East and Central Africa have issued a joint warning that climate change is having “an unprecedented impact” on traditional and faith-based communities across the continent. The statement followed a regional summit hosted in Nairobi on Saturday.
Moscow, October 13, Interfax - The decision made by the Synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate on Ukraine forces the Russian Orthodox Church to end its unity with the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion, the Chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, said.
Moscow, August 17, Interfax - Police have detained opposition
Moscow, July 30, Interfax - Most Russians (79%) are more or less aware of the punk prayer performed by the
Moscow, June 13, Interfax, - A delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia brought part of the relics of St. Lazarus given to Russia by the Church of Cyprus to the Vnukovo-3 airport on Monday evening.
Baku, April 12, Interfax - Religious extremists have claimed responsibility for recent attempts to commit terrorist attacks in Ganca and some other cities and regions of Azerbaijan and threatened to attack participants in the
Krasnodar, April 2, Interfax - Advocates of Russia's cultural and spiritual revival held a massive rally in Krasnodar on Saturday in protest against the scandalous "punk prayer," staged at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral by the
Moscow, March 26, Interfax - Over 240 military priests will serve in the Army and Navy, said Boris Lukichev, head of the Russian Armed Forces Directorate for working with religious servicemen.
Moscow, March 6, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia decided to decorate first woman-cosmonaut and State Duma MP Valentina Tereshkova with a church order for
Moscow, March 2, Interfax - Head of the Expert Council for State Religious Expertise under the Russian Justice Ministry Alexander Dvorkin believes