Tag: Religion
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church, linked to the Moscow Patriarchate, refuses to leave the Lavra of the Caves
Tensions continue in kyiv between the Ukrainian authorities and the branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, known as the Moscow Patriarchate. The latter historically sits on the site of the…
one dead in inter-communal clashes after the feast of the god Ram
The state of Bihar has been experiencing an explosion of inter-communal violence since the feast of the god Ram on Thursday March 30. Several Muslim neighborhoods were burned there and…
Bread soon banned from Israeli hospitals?
A new text prohibits bringing into hospitals in the Jewish state foods made from wheat in particular, and containing leaven. And it’s not for health or dietary reasons. From our…
the singular destiny of the Ethiopian pianist Soeur Tsegué-Mariam Guèbrou
She had taken orders in the 1940s, after a tragic and adventurous youth in the entourage of the last emperor of Ethiopia. She had been renowned since the 1960s for…
a Rwandan volunteer sentenced to four years in prison
Emmanuel Abayisenga, a 42-year-old Rwandan national, was sentenced on Wednesday March 29 to four years in prison by the city’s criminal court, which held that this man had impaired discernment…
Ukraine wants to dislodge Orthodox clerics, deemed close to Moscow
The monks occupying the Lavra of the Caves of kyiv, a famous monastery classified as a heritage of humanity, had until Wednesday March 29 to leave the premises. The Ukrainian…
Nantes cathedral fire: a Rwandan volunteer on trial
It was July 18, 2020, fifteen months after the fire that ravaged Notre-Dame de Paris. The flames caused significant destruction to Nantes Cathedral. The trial of the alleged arsonist, a…
Not everyone does Ramadan
/ Podcasts / Mom’s Chronicle For a week, you know that Muslims around the world have entered the month of Ramadan. It’s Ramadan, but not everyone does Ramadan… Continue reading…
time zone change turns into sectarian dispute
Prime Minister Najib Mikati returned on Monday March 27 to his decision, taken last Thursday, to postpone the transition to summer time for one month. The chaos that reigned in…
the ruling party asks schools to display the portrait of John Paul II
Former Pope John Paul II must continue to be celebrated, according to the Polish government. Accused of having concealed cases of pedophilia within the Church of his native country by…