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Russia's culture ministry said Monday it fired a theatre director for offending Orthodox believers with a radical staging of a Wagner opera.

• 31 марта 2015, 11:10

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has spoken about Islam, Orthodoxy and Protestantism during the XVI Congress of Kazakhstan’s Nur Otan party in Astana on March 11.

• 12 марта 2015, 17:45

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the people of Kazakhstan on Orthodox Christmas.

• 07 января 2015, 15:01

A community of 230 Orthodox Jews began leaving the Guatemalan Indian village where they have lived for six years after claims of discrimination.

• 29 августа 2014, 11:19

Lifeguards have shared tips and warnings about ice swimming.

• 18 января 2014, 14:20

The singing rises through the early-morning cool which still covers the esplanade in front of the Western Wall, the holiest site at which Jews can pray.

• 28 июня 2013, 19:49

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday.

• 06 мая 2013, 20:17

Syria's Greek Orthodox faithful bore a heavy cross on Friday as they marked the crucifixion of Christ, their country ravaged by two years of war and two of their bishops missing after being kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

• 04 мая 2013, 18:02

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the country’s Orthodox Christians on the Easter celebrated tomorrow.

• 04 мая 2013, 15:08

The Russian Orthodox Church expects that newly elected Pope Francis will foster positive relations between the two churches.

• 15 марта 2013, 10:46

We told about this request to President Nazarbayev and received a positive reply: the Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan.

• 25 февраля 2013, 18:15

Religious holidays Kurban-ait and Orthodox Christmas are not considered official holidays, but are days off in Kazakhstan.

• 04 января 2013, 14:20

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill was in Jerusalem on Friday for his first visit to the Holy Land since becoming head of the powerful church in 2009.

• 10 ноября 2012, 12:00

Before the re-registration there were 197 Christian, Evangelic and Baptist religious institutions registered at the territory of Kazakhstan. Only 60 of them have submitted documents for re-registration: Lama Sharif

• 27 сентября 2012, 16:14

Backers of the Russian Orthodox Church disrupted the opening Thursday night of an art exhibit in Moscow devoted to the punk rock band Pussy Riot.

• 22 сентября 2012, 12:53

Leaders of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Jewish communities Sunday made a pressing call for peace from Bosnia which was the scene of the worst atrocities committed in Europe since World War II.

• 10 сентября 2012, 14:50

Patriarch thanked President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev for a warm and friendly reception in Kazakhstan.

• 12 июня 2012, 13:41

His Holiness Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Astana.

• 30 мая 2012, 13:15

Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Astana for participation in the 4th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

• 30 мая 2012, 13:05

Leaders of key religions in Kazakhstan do not support the idea of creation of religious parties.

• 13 февраля 2012, 12:32