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Einen „gefährlichen Flirt“ zwischen der politischen und der religiösen Rechten in Ungarn beklagt die an der Universität Graz forschende Theologin und Genderforscherin Rita Perintfalvi. Die Kirche müsse gemäß der Gottesebenbildlichkeit des Menschen „Widerstand bis zum Martyrium“ leisten, „wenn eine politische Strömung die Gleichberechtigung aller Menschen in Frage stellt“, sagte die gebürtige Ungarin im Interview für die erste Folge der „Sommergespräche“ auf Radio Klassik Stephansdom und die Wie…

If representatives of Russia keep dominating over the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy, as well as promoting its agenda, Ukraine will probably no longer participate in the meetings. Member of the Ukrainian delegation in the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, Victor Yelensky, expressed such a view in a comment to Channel 5. In addition, he hopes that the Assembly members will condemn Russia's behavior. "We will hold consultations, if Russians keep dominating over this Assembly an…

The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland will host the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) from 21 to 27 June 2023, in the southern city of Krakow. The LWF Council made this decision, applauding an invitation presented by Presiding Bishop Jerzy Samiec. Thanking Polish Lutherans for extending their hospitality to the global communion, LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa said, "We are grateful for the invitation by the church and people of Pola…

The Bulgarian church will add Georgia to a list of pilgrimage destinations, including countries the local church advises its parish to visit, the Georgian parliament reports. The step will encourage religious tourism in Georgia and increase interest in Georgian holy sites, the parliament’s press office stated after the meeting of Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze with Bulgarian Patriarch Neofit yesterday. Weiterlesen auf basilica.ro (19. Juni 2019)

Archbishop Elpidophoros, the newly-elected head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOARCH) of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, was enthroned as the Archdiocese’s seventh archbishop at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan on 22 June. Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany led the enthronement service as Patriarch Bartholomew’s personal representative, reports the Archdiocesan website. Abp. Elpidophoros was unanimously elected by the Holy Synod of Constantinople…

In the St. Cyril of White Lake Museum in Vologda province, an unprecedented exhibition “St. Nicholas the God-Pleaser” opened. It presents around 350 images of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from the 11th to the early 20th century as Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports. It is an incredibly unique exhibition. Artifacts for it were provided by 14 museums throughout the Arkhangelsk, Vologda, and Yekaterinburg provinces, as well as from collections in different cities across Russia. Many of the artifacts, inc…

Vor einem Jahr genehmigte das tschechische Schulministerium die Gründung einer neuen evangelischen Grundschule in Brünn: Filipka. Der Direktorin mit ihrem Team an Mitarbeitenden gelang es, alle die nicht so leicht zu erfüllenden staatlichen Bedingungen – Mietverträge in passenden Räumen auszuhandeln und sie für die erste Stufe der Grundschule umzubauen – zu erfüllen. Zugleich wurde zur Unterstützung der Filipka-Schule eine erfolgreiche Öffentlichkeitskampagne ins Leben gerufen. Nach den letzte…

The Bulgarian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Sofia was built in honor of the Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-1878 that liberated Bulgaria from the Ottoman yoke and was thus named in honor of the great Russian prince and warrior. Now, the monument to brotherhood and common faith will again see Bulgarian-Russian cooperation. Specialists in the conservation and restoration of frescoes from the Russian Ministry of Culture recently visited St. Alexander…

Patriarch Kirill glaubt, die Auseinandersetzung um den Bau einer neuen Kirche in einem Park in Jekaterinburg wäre vermeidbar gewesen, hätte man das Projekt der Bevölkerung anschaulich präsentiert. Die Russische Orthodoxe Kirche (ROK) müsse ihr „Projekt den Leuten, für die wir diese Kirche schließlich bauen, überzeugend vorstellen“. Die Wahl des Standorts bezeichnete der Patriarch als „völlig logisch“ und verwies darauf, dass der Bau der Katharina-Kathedrale und die Umgestaltung der Umgebung den…