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Today, a two-day International Ministerial Conference for Freedom of Religion or Belief begins in London to defend the right to freedom of religious practice, which is being violated in many places around the world.more

Pope Francis is an authority for 57 per cent of adult Poles. In 2015, he was held in high esteem by 84 per cent of respondents, according to the CBOS poll. According to the poll's authors, the deterioration of Pope Francis' image is a result of his reaction to the war in Ukraine.more

37 percent Poles practice their faith every Sunday or more often - according to the latest CBOS poll. In 2020, the share of practitioners for internal reasons was 46%. The percentage of people practicing more than once a week or every day has remained the same at 18%.more

There is broad acceptance of anti-Semitism in Germany. Regardless of whether someone considers himself a conservative, liberal or leftist: a bit of hatred of Jews is clearly okay, says journalist Sascha Lobo in a commentary on the anti-Semitic scandal at the "documenta" weekly magazine "Spiegel".more

City measure for swimmers to be able to dress how they want also means men can wear long shorts and women can bathe topless.more

The faithful of the Eastern rites - Orthodox and Greek Catholics - celebrate Easter, called the Pascha of Christ, on 24 April. The celebration of the feast begins with a several-hour-long Paschal Laud and midnight liturgy. There is also a procession with an icon of the Risen Christ and bread called "artos" and a Liturgy. Despite warnings, Kiev residents are thronging the churches today.more

There has been a third night of unrest in Sweden after protests against a far-right group which burned a copy of the Quran and planned to do so again.more

Pope Francis, in an Easter address delivered to tens of thousands of worshipers in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, called for “peace for war-torn Ukraine,” and for caution over conflict that could lead to nuclear war.more

On the merry occasion of Easter, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has delivered a section of his Easter message in the Ukrainian language on Sunday.more

Easter brings hope for an end to the war and peace in Ukraine, announced the director of Caritas-Spes-Kharkiv, Father Wojciech Stasiewicz. He added that often during the liturgy in the church you can hear multiple shots and explosions.more

In Sweden, riots have occurred in four cities since the burning of the Koran by Rasmus Paludan of the Danish anti-Muslim party Stram Kurs (Hard Line).more

Looking at a traditional Easter egg today, we see patterns that are five thousand years old - emphasizes Dr. Katarzyna Smyk, professor from the Institute of Cultural Sciences at UMCS in Lublin, explaining that the form and symbolism of the patterns come from the Persians and Aryans.more

Ali Harbi Ali, a 26-year-old British citizen of Somali descent and a supporter of the Islamic State, was sentenced by a London court yesterday to life imprisonment for the murder of MP David Amess and for plotting an act of terror. The perpetrator stabbed Amess over 20 blows with a knife.more

Pope Francis called on Palm Sunday for an Easter truce in Ukraine. At the end of the mass in St. Peter's Square, he announced: "Let the arms be laid down, let the Easter truce begin, but not to reload weapons and resume fighting. A truce to achieve peace."more

Cologne wants to remove its symbol - the cathedral's two towers - in the city's official logo. The official reason is to focus on "more modern aesthetics". "The message that is sent here goes deeper: the Church and Christianity appear to be a nuisance that can cause offense. This is catastrophic," says the daily Die Welt.more

Pope Francis emphasized yesterday that it is necessary to "erase war from human history before war erases man from history." Addressing the faithful, he said that war was "bestiality, a barbaric and sacrilegious act."more

According to the government's decision, abuses in the Church will be investigated by Ombudsman Angel Gabilondo, with the help of a "commission composed of independent experts and other collectives," including representatives of the clergy, Europa Press reported yesterday. The Christian humanism platform Neos accuses the government of acting against the entire Catholic Church.more

31 percent Poles will not get married in the church, and 17 percent. it is not yet certain, according to a new study. "If the social reality is jelly-like, life will not be stable, and young people will postpone the decision to marry" - commented the psychotherapist Dr. Mariusz Jędrzejko.more

A two thousand euro penalty must be paid by a priest from around Florence for the fact that the bells in his parish are ringing too loudly. This was confirmed by acoustic tests carried out by local authorities in response to complaints from residents.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office today announced an investigation into allegations by Nusrat Ghani, a Conservative Party MP who claims she was fired from her deputy minister position because she is Muslim.more

British MP Nusrat Ghani from the ruling Conservative Party claims in an interview published yesterday in The Sunday Times that in 2020 she was fired from her position as deputy transport minister because she is a Muslim.more

Poles commonly accept crosses in public space, but do not accept the presence of the Church in politics. It is disgraceful that the Church takes a position on parliamentary bills and, above all, priests telling people how to vote in elections, according to a CBOS study.more

The so-called Islamic State (IS) has launched a campaign of recruiting the so-called "lone wolves" to operate in various countries, incl. in Spain. In a recent publication, he recommends "attracting Islamic immigrants and women to the jihad (holy war)," reported the daily "La Razon"more

The foundation collecting donations for the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral has so far taken over 853 million euros from donors around the world. However, the public still does not know the details of the reconstruction project proposed by the Diocese of Paris.more

Pope Francis declared that he was praying that Christmas would "bring more generosity and solidarity to Earth" but "the real, practical and constant, not just words". He remembered his holidays at his grandparents' home in his native Argentina, where his grandmother made hundreds of Italian dumplings.more