February 10, 2015 the metropolitan of Tatarstan and Kazan Theophanes stated that it proves quite “difficult” to introduce the subject “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” (FOC) in the curriculum in Tatarstan, as reports sedmitza.ru. “It is a complicated question and I wouldn’t like to cross swords over challenging issues” – he sad during the press conference at the diocesan office. He […]
» Read moreFebruary 10, 2016. Unknown thieves perpetrated to two Orthodox churches in the island of Kos (Greece), as the website romfea reports. The desecrators took advantage the fact that policemen of the island were absent in a special mission to deal with the Greek habitants who were against the building of hot spot center for the refugees. They broke the door […]
» Read moreFebruary 10, 2016. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, in the year, 150 robberies took place in Orthodox churches in Ukraine, as the website uoj reports. Over the last two months the thieves hit almost every temple of the Odessa region. Criminals prefer to take gold jewelry with images and the money from the donation box. Usually […]
» Read moreFebruary 10, 2016 Roman Plyuta, the Chairman of the non-governmental organization “Orthodox Union” (Krasnodar), addressed to Alexander Bastrykin, the chairman of Russian Investigative Committee, demanding to prosecute the organizers of concerts of Polish metal band Batushka (“Father”), to be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg in April, interfax.ru reports. “The doings of the “Batushka” band have all the signs of […]
» Read moreFeberary 9, 2016 At the secretariat of the diocese of Khmelnytskyi a department for the regulation of interfaith relations and protection of believers’ rights was founded, as the press-service of the diocese of Khmelnytskyi reports. One of the objectives of the department is to solve the interfaith disputes emerging within the territory of the diocese. The department was created upon […]
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