Category: The European Times

On Wednesday, the UN announced the 2022 cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals, recognizing their efforts to bring about a fairer future for people and the planet.

Authorities say at least 94 people have died and more than 100 injured in clashes on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border

Inmates receiving the training.© UNODC Mexico City, 20 September 2022 – At first, prisoners may be elated upon their release from behind bars. Finally, they are free to earn a living, socialize with friends, or enjoy a family meal again.   In reality, however, former prisoners face various challenges after they complete their sentences. Discrimination, […]

By Fr. Alexander Schmemann On the occasion of Father Polsky’s book The Canonical Position of the Supreme Church Authority in the USSR and Abroad The only way out of all these difficulties could and can be the joint settlement with the entire Ecumenical Church of the issue of the church life of the Orthodox diaspora. […]

Almost one in five women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth, the UN health agency said on Monday, launching new recommendations for health authorities worldwide, to help improve women’s lives.

Public buildings in the country will be heated up to 20 degrees Swiss civil servants will have to dress warmer this winter as the country’s public buildings will be heated to 20 degrees Celsius to save energy. This was reported by Reuters, referring to a decision of the government in Bern. The measures agreed by […]

The authorities in Sri Lanka offer the option of connecting to the popular “Mir” payment system. This was announced by the Minister of Transport Bandula Gunavardana. In April, the company fell into insolvency proceedings. “Our embassy discusses this topic, because we know the Russians are eager to fascilitate card payments in Sri Lanka… We shall […]

On September 9, 2022, priest Anatoly Grigoriev died in Ukraine, Russian media reported. The Metropolitanate of Tatarstan reported that “the priest died in the zone of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine while performing his pastoral duties under the spiritual direction of the servicemen of the Tatar battalion […]

Royal standards and flags at the Vrana Palace in Sofia were lowered to half-mast on the day of the British Queen’s funeral. Royal standards and flags were flown at half-mast on the day of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, by order of His Majesty King Simeon II. This was announced by the Vrana Palace […]

In a multifaith setting, CEC Executive Secretary Katerina Pekridou contributed Christian perspectives on reconciliation in a conference held in Sarajevo.