Authorities detain main planning to blow up St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral
18. December 2017 - 16:44
St. Petersburg native Evgeny Efimov, suspected of the illicit manufacture of explosive devices, has been detained in St. Petersburg. As reported by the United Press Service of the Courts of St. Petersburg, the detainee admitted that he was planning to blow up the iconic Kazan Cathedral, reports TASS.
Bermuda to become first territory to restore traditional marriage
13. December 2017 - 17:42
Just six months after a court ruling imposed same-sex marriages, the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda is to become the first territory in the world to restore traditional marriage, reports the Catholic Herald.
A referendum last year saw voters overwhelmingly voting against same-sex marriage, but a judge of the island’s Supreme Court later ruled that the Registrar General had to accept a gay couple’s marriage application, arguing that the traditional definition of marriage was “inconsistent with the provisions of the Human Rights Act as they constitute deliberate different treatment on the basis of sexual orientation.”
Pope Francis on need to respect all Myanmar's ethnic groups 0
30. November 2017 - 16:20
Pope Francis began his first full day in Myanmar on Tuesday with an unscheduled encounter at the Archbishop’s House, meeting with a group of 17 leaders from the different religious traditions present in the country.
Following that encounter, he travelled by plane up to the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, where he met President Htin Kyaw and Burmese leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, before addressing diplomats and government leaders gathered at an international convention centre.
Armenia offers Germany to take part in renovation of church in Syria
24. November 2017 - 10:01
Armenian lawmaker, head of the foreign relations committee Armen Ashotyan on Wednesday, November 22 met member of the German Bundestag Heribert Hirte and suggested that the German side participate in the renovation of the Armenian church of Deir ez-Zor, Syria. At a meeting in Yerevan, Ashotyan attached great importance to the interparliamentary cooperation with the Bundestag, adding that the Armenian side is ready for deeper ties.
Putin hails Armenian church as one of the world’s oldest spiritual centers
23. November 2017 - 13:19
New Nakhichevan and Russian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church has served as a real spiritual center for thousands of people since 1717, Russian president Vladimir Putin said at an event marking the 300th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese in Moscow on Wednesday, November 15.
