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Judaism
In the space of a lifetime, the people of Ukraine have endured war (5-7 million lost in WWII), nuclear disaster (Chernobyl 1986), and civil discord. February’s…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 5, 2022
Celebrity
Dutch Football Superstar Embraces Islam; Jewish Telegraph Shares a Tale of Pride of a Ukrainian Jew Living in New York; New Denomination of United Methodist Church…
WRN Editorial Staff
Mar 8, 2022
Christianity
Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) has relegated more than 200 Jehovah’s Witnesses to its List of ‘Persons Involved in Extremism or Terrorism,’ according to Jehovah’s…
Religion News
This is the second conviction in the country Sergei Skrynnikov, a Jehovah’s Witness, was found complicit in participating in extremist organizational activities. The April 1, 2019…
Christianity
After 20 months in pretrial custody, Christensen was sentenced to 6 years’ jail time. A Danish Jehovah’s Witness, Dennis Christensen, was sentenced to six years in…
Buddhism
The Enlightenment stupa faces an uncertain future in Russia The Russian Federation is under fire for their treatment of religions within their borders. One of the…
Religion News
New draconian Russian laws inhibit free speech Maria Motuznaya, a [tweeit]Russian citizen, has been put on trial on charges of “insulting” religious believers[/tweetit] along with “inciting”…
Judaism
Netanyahu attended Russia’s Victory Day Parade Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, told his counterpart Vladimir Putin, President of Russia on May 9 that Iran…
Christianity
Patriarch Kirill shares his views on extremism during a trip to Albania. The leader of Russia’s Orthodox Church and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill…
Christianity
He presumably took the dip to shore up his electoral prospects Russian President Vladimir Putin took a dip in the freezing waters of Lake Seliger to…
Christianity
This is the first visit to Romania by the Russian Orthodox Church after collapse of communism. Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church recently visited Romania[/tweetit]…
Catholicism
Both churches agreed on playing humanitarian roles Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the meeting between Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican[/tweetit]. The Russian President met Cardinal…