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An Iranian appeals court has acquitted nine Christian converts serving five-year prison sentences on charges of “acting against national security” for their participation in house churches, a ruling dubbed a “landmark decision” by a prominent human rights group.
Catholic and Orthodox leaders in Europe have appealed to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, urging him to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to put an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine.
Among the sites at risk in the Ukrainian capital are the nation’s most sacred Orthodox shrines, dating back nearly 1,000 years to the dawn of Christianity in the region.
As nations and international institutions continue to sanction Belarus for aiding Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, the bishops of Belarus released a statement saying that “war is a crime against God and man that deserves decisive and immediate condemnation.”
Ukrainian officials are reporting more than 2,000 casualties as Russia continues to shell major cities, including civilian areas. And even as the U.S. uses economic sanctions to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, it continues to indirectly fund the Russian war machine by continuing to buy Russian oil at much higher prices.
Pastor Rakesh Babu was about to go to bed one night earlier this year in northern India when eight Hindu extremists broke into his house, beat and choked him and slit his wife’s throat, he said.
The Patriarchate of Moscow appears increasingly isolated.
He is succeeded by coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Thursday that Russia would "not destroy our faith, our sincere belief in Ukraine and God".
In the port city of Mariupol, incessant shelling stopped residents from picking up the wounded from the streets and their homes. Ukraine’s government said more than 2,000 civilians have died as the ...
