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Russia sacks theatre chief in 'blasphemous' opera scandal
Russia's culture ministry said Monday it fired a theatre director for offending Orthodox believers with a radical staging of a Wagner opera.
31 March 2015
Nursultan Nazarbayev speaks about Islam, Orthodoxy and Protestantism
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 March 2015
Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan on Orthodox Christmas
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the people of Kazakhstan on Orthodox Christmas.
07 January 2015
Jewish community 'forced out' of Guatemalan village
A community of 230 Orthodox Jews began leaving the Guatemalan Indian village where they have lived for six years after claims of discrimination.
29 August 2014
Kazakhstan goes ice-swimming in January
Lifeguards have shared tips and warnings about ice swimming.
18 January 2014
Women's prayer tests ultra-Orthodox hold on Western Wall
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 June 2013
Nazarbayev attends Easter service in Uspensky Cathedral
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday.
06 May 2013
Syria Orthodox Easter marred by bishops in captivity
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 May 2013
Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan residents on Easter
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the country’s Orthodox Christians on the Easter celebrated tomorrow.
04 May 2013
Russian Church predicts good ties with new Pope
The Russian Orthodox Church expects that newly elected Pope Francis will foster positive relations between the two churches.
15 March 2013
Orthodox cathedral and Sunday school to be erected in Astana's Left Bank
We told about this request to President Nazarbayev and received a positive reply: the Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan.
25 February 2013
Kazakhstan to have 3 days off for Orthodox Christmas
Religious holidays Kurban-ait and Orthodox Christmas are not considered official holidays, but are days off in Kazakhstan.
04 January 2013
Russian Orthodox patriarch visits Holy Land
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 November 2012
Number of religious institutions will be cut by third in Kazakhstan
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 September 2012
Russian Orthodox activists protest Pussy Riot art show
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 September 2012
Christians, Muslims, Jews call for peace from Sarajevo
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 September 2012
Nazarbayev received gratitude letter from Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
Patriarch thanked President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev for a warm and friendly reception in Kazakhstan.
12 June 2012
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Patriarch Kirill on Orthodoxy mission
Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Astana for participation in the 4th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.
30 May 2012
Are religious parties possible in Kazakhstan?
Leaders of key religions in Kazakhstan do not support the idea of creation of religious parties.
13 February 2012
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