Superintendent curator Christiaan van den Berge was also confirmed in office Salzburg (OTS) – Olivier Dantine was re-elected as superintendent of the Protestant Diocese of Salzburg-Tyrol with an overwhelming majority at the superintendent meeting on Friday, March 15th. At the end of the first twelve-year term of office, Dantine stood for election again by the … Read more
Until next March 17, Úbeda celebrates the IV edition of the Religious Music Festival and Brotherhood ‘Ars Sacrum’. The contest has a solidarity aspect, since the proceeds from each concert will go to the associations and charities Cáritas, the ’21 de Septiembre’ Association or the Charity Vocal Office of the Union of Brotherhoods. Tickets for … Read more
Believers of the Minsk-Mogilev Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Belarus were allowed not to abstain from eating meat dishes on Friday, March 8. This follows from information Roman Catholic Church in Belarus. They explained that according to the Code of Canon Law, abstinence from meat dishes should be observed on all Fridays throughout … Read more
AP – His Holiness Somdet Phra Akha Maha Sangharajathibodi Thep Wong, Supreme Patriarch of the Kingdom of Cambodia. who is the leader of the country’s Buddhist community and was instrumental in rebuilding the country after the Khmer Rouge genocide in the late 1970s. He died on Monday at the age of 92. Cambodia’s Ministry of … Read more
Jim Carrey He publicly exposes his faith and publishes it on his social networks. On his Instagram profile he has stated that “In recent years I have had challenges and I think that suffering leads to salvation. We have to somehow accept and not reject, feel our sufferings and our losses and then we can … Read more
The funeral of a renowned transgender activist in a New York cathedral elicited a denunciation of the event by a senior church official, who called the mass a scandal within one of the preeminent houses of worship in U.S. Catholicism. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned the funeral of Cecilia Gentili, which was … Read more
News hour In association with RTV Utrecht NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 11:40 The Amersfoort city council was choked last night in a debate about the wearing of a headscarf or yarmulke by enforcers and other extraordinary investigating officers (boas). A number of political parties, including Denk, submitted a motion to allow religious expressions during working hours. But … Read more
Jakarta – The number of converts to Islam in Saudi Arabia continues to increase. The latest report states that as many as 347,646 people have converted to Islam in the last five years. According to the Saudi news agency, SPAMonday (22/1/2024), the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Da’wah and Islamic Guidance announced that 347,646 people … Read more
File photo. [InTime News] Archbishop Ieronymos, the leader of the influential Orthodox Church of Greece, which opposes government plans to permit same-sex civil marriages, suggested on Friday that a referendum could be conducted to address the issue. Ahead of inaugurating a primary school in the coastal town of Nea Makri east of Athens, Ieronymos said, … Read more
File photo. Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni is to visit Istanbul on Monday. During her three-day stay, the minister will meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, visit the new Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) offices and have contacts with businesspeople and tourism-sector organizations, such as the Turkey Travel Agencies Association (TURSAB). Kefalogianni is to inform the Ecumenical … Read more