Tag: RFE
Kosovo’s ‘Noise Pollution’ Bill Riles Religious Communities
10/2/14- RFE/RL PRISTINA -- How loud is too loud? And are some sounds more acceptable than others? Those are some of the questions being discussed in Kosovo as ... Read More
Georgian Patriarch’s Surrogacy Remarks Spark Protests, Clashes
By RFE/RL's Georgian Service - 14/1/14 TBILISI -- Picketers and government ministers have protested a statement by Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II suggesting children born by ... Read More
New Armenian Cathedral Opens In Moscow
RFE/RL's Armenian Service - 19/9/13 MOSCOW -- A new cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church has opened in Moscow. Armenia's Catholicos Garegin II presided ... Read More
Gloves Come Off In Moldova’s Church-State Battle
Mircea Ticudean - 3/7/13 It is a little like the proverbial unstoppable force running up against an immovable object. Moldova's reformist, pro-EU ruling coalition is ... Read More
US Congressman calls to protect Syria’s Armenians
10/8/2012 U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis called on official Washington to prioritize the security of Syria’s Christians, including Armenians. The member of the U.S. House of ... Read More
Death In Church-Run Drug Rehab Center In Serbia Sparks Calls For Oversight
Serbian Orthodox priest and Harley-Davidson enthusiast Branislav Peranovic is facing murder charges for allegedly beating a drug-rehab patient to death. By Branka Trivic 10/8/2012 BELGRADE ... Read More
Cathedral Restoration Causes Headache For Georgian President
Coilin O'Connor with contributions from RFE/RL correspondent Merkhat Sharipzhanov and RFE/RL's Georgian Service 19/6/2012 Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II has ordered the suspension of restoration ... Read More
As Economy Reels, Belarusian Beggars Face Cold Shoulder From Authorities
By RFE/RL 24/1/2012 HOMEL, Belarus -- Three beggars -- a woman and two men with ruddy faces and chapped hands -- are standing in the ... Read More
Russian Patriarch’s Visit To Kyrgyzstan Postponed Again
1/12/2011 BISHKEK -- A planned visit to Kyrgyzstan by the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill I, has been postponed again, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz ... Read More
Belarusian Christians Sue Minsk Police
24/11/2011 MINSK -- Christian organizations in Minsk filed a lawsuit today against police in connection with the violent dispersal on November 22 of Christians gathered ... Read More
Moldovan Premier Warns Church Against Political Meddling
25/9/2011 CHISINAU -- Moldova's Prime Minister Vlad Filat has warned the country's powerful Orthodox Church to stop meddling in state affairs, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. ... Read More
Moldovan Government To Review Recognition Of Islam
By RFE/RL 26/5/2011 The Justice Ministry registered the Islamic League in mid-March, after Moldova's tiny Muslim minority had tried in vain for years to obtain ... Read More
Moldovans Rally To Protest Formal Recognition Of Islam
18/5/2011 CHISINAU -- Hundreds of Moldovans have taken to the streets in Chisinau to protest the government's recognition of the country's tiny Muslim minority, RFE/RL's ... Read More
Archbishop Unrepentant About Gun, Luxury Car Possession
06.04.2011 Sargis Harutyunyan A high-ranking cleric of the Armenian Apostolic Church on Wednesday defended his ownership of a handgun and luxury car which was revealed ... Read More
Christians Criticize Tajik Bill Barring Youth From Churches, Mosques
17/2/2011 QURGHONTEPPA, Tajikistan -- Russian Orthodox Christians in southern Tajikistan are critical of a draft law on "parental responsibility" that would ban children under 18 ... Read More
Moldovan Orthodox Group Warns Against Menorah Display
11/11/2010 CHISINAU -- A Christian-Orthodox association in Moldova has asked officials to prevent the Jewish community from displaying a menorah in downtown Chisinau ahead of ... Read More
Echmiadzin Condemns Turkish Nationalist Prayer in Ani Cathedral
4/10/2010 ECHMIADZIN, Armenia (RFE/RL)–The Armenian Apostolic Church on Saturday expressed outrage at a Muslim religious service held in an Armenian holy site in eastern Turkey, ... Read More
Georgians Concerned About State Of Religious Sites In Abkhazia
7/9/2010 TBILISI -- Georgian officials are expessing concern over the condition of historical monuments in its breakaway region of Abkhazia, RFE/RL's Georgian Service reports. Paata ... Read More