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Forum Religion & Gesellschaft in Ost und West informiert durch die monatliche Fachzeitschrift RGOW und unterstützt soziale Projekte in der Ukraine und Polen.
»Digital Warfare« transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8394-752… incl.: The Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Online Media After the 2022 Invasion by Jacob Lassin;The World Russian People’s Council and Russo-Ukrainian Relations by Bojidar Kolov; Making War Sacred in Russian Orthodox Media by Nadia Zasanska
"Where Are All the Women?" by Summer Kinard @Somemyrrh is a powerful call to remember—and restore—the vital role of women in the Church. From the great women martyrs and deaconesses of Nicaea to the hidden saints who shaped Orthodoxy, history testifies:
Diese junggebliebene Dame feierte gestern ihren 80. Geburtstag! Franziska Rich hat die Projektarbeit des Instituts G2W (heute Forum RGOW) aufgebaut, 2006–2012 war sie Institutsleiterin. Ein Interview zu den "wilden 90ern": rgow.eu/zeitschrift/20… rgow.eu/ueber-uns/team…
On July 15, a Russian drone strike killed Ukrainian Orthodox Archimandrite Petro (Krivitsky) of the monastery in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Quick to Hear" of the Kharkiv diocese. He was born in 1957, and was ordained a priest in 1980. For many years, he served in the…
Der „nördliche Athos“, das größte orthodoxe Männerkloster Russlands auf einer Inselgruppe im Ladogasee floriert. Der Aufschwung des Klosters hängt auch mit dem persönlichen Patronat von Vladimir Putin zusammen. Von @SergeiChapnin @FordhamOrthodox shorturl.at/Wezi2
Reif für die Insel? Die RGOW-Sommerausgabe lädt zu einer Lesereise zu verschiedenen Inselwelten ein. Seit jeher verbinden die Menschen symbolische Zuschreibungen und Imaginationen mit Inseln. Sie fungierten aber auch als Gefängnis oder Verbannungsort. shorturl.at/bag63
Mounting terror in occupied Crimea as FSB openly hide abducted Ukrainians while probably torturing out ‘confessions’. khpg.org/en/1608814805
Russian shelling damaged the Apostolic Nunciature in Kyiv During the night between 9 and 10 July, the city of Kyiv was subjected to a massive Russian attack involving drones and ballistic missiles. Powerful explosions were heard in the capital, fires broke out, and casualties…
The Srebrenica genocide is one of the darkest pages of European history. In July 1995, 30 years ago, thousands of men and boys were murdered solely because of their ethnicity and religion. Let us remember and learn from it. #NeverForget
Appeal of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations to the Global Community of Believers. "We urge you to use every available means of influence to bring an end to this horrific war." Kyiv, 8 July, 2025 vrciro.ua/en/statements/…
Persecution of preachers and believers has intensified in Russia. From January 2024 to April 2025, at least 124 administrative cases for “missionary activity” without approval were recorded in Russia. Both Russians and foreigners were brought to trial. In 107 cases, the court…
Der Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen hat an seiner Tagung in Südafrika auch Stellung zu Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine bezogen. Neben hilfreichen Äußerungen sieht @cyril_hovorun jedoch weiterhin eine "vorsätzliche Blindheit" am Werk. noek.info/hintergrund/38…
Belarus: Freigelassener Oppositioneller Tsichanouski spricht über seinen Glauben und die Ukraine noek.info/nachrichten/os…
Siarhei Tsikhanouski (@tsikhanouski_s, husband of Belarusian President Elect @Tsihanouskaya), an Orthodox believer, was held in solitary confinement for five years — more than two of them in incommunicado detention. Following his release in June 2025 with the assistance of the…
In Armenien eskaliert der Konflikt zwischen der Regierung Paschinjan und der Leitung der Armenischen Apostolischen Kirchen zusehends. Harutyun G. Harutyunyan ordnet die Hintergründe dieses vielschichtigen Konflikts ein. noek.info/hintergrund/38…
Ukraine: Metropolit Onufrij wird die ukrainische Staatsbürgerschaft entzogen ... und weitere neue Meldungen auf noek.info
Wenn ihr heute nur Zeit für einen Text habt, dann ist es dieser. @SabFis3
“For more than five years, I wasn’t allowed to go to confession. Imagine — an Orthodox Christian not being allowed to confess or take Communion. The law says: once a month. In pre-trial detention, in prison — once a month. Letters, calls, priest, lawyers — nothing.”
Siarhei Tsikhanouski (@tsikhanouski_s, husband of Belarusian President Elect @Tsihanouskaya), an Orthodox believer, was held in solitary confinement for five years — more than two of them in incommunicado detention. Following his release in June 2025 with the assistance of the…
See monitoring of violation of freedom of religion or belief by Belarusian authorities in relation to detained, arrested and imprisoned persons for political reasons: belarus2020.churchby.info/violation-of-f…
Siarhei Tsikhanouski (@tsikhanouski_s, husband of Belarusian President Elect @Tsihanouskaya), an Orthodox believer, was held in solitary confinement for five years — more than two of them in incommunicado detention. Following his release in June 2025 with the assistance of the…