religion
Sept. 6 2020, 4:14 pm
Washington Post: Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with secular Israeli officials over coronavirus measures
JERUSALEM — Israel’s rapidly escalating coronavirus crisis is aggravating a religious divide in the Jewish state, with ultra-Orthodox leaders accusing …
Washington Post
Sept. 6 2020, 11:26 am
RFE/RL: Catholic Church in Belarus sides with anti-Lukashenko protesters
As riot police moved in to break up a demonstration in Minsk on August 26 to push demands for the ouster of longtime authoritarian leader Aexander …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Sept. 5 2020, 9:19 am
Times of Israel: Annual pilgrimage has created a year-round Jewish community in Uman
JTA — Before he decided to stay permanently, Chaim Chazin would visit the small city of Uman, Ukraine, every year around Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new …
The Times of Israel
Sept. 4 2020, 7:49 pm
6 Hasidic pilgrims in Uman diagnosed with COVID-19
The coronavirus (COVID-19) disease was diagnosed based on the results of PCR tests on six Hasidic pilgrims who arrived in Uman, Cherkasy region before …
Interfax-Ukraine
Sept. 2 2020, 8:10 pm
UkrInform: Israeli ambassador arrives in Uman to review preparations for Rosh Hashanah
Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Joel Lion and senior diplomats of the Israeli embassy are on an official visit to the city of Uman, the embassy’s press …
UkrInform
Aug. 29 2020, 9:09 am
The Times of Israel: Locals clash with Hassidic Jews trying to reach pilgrimage site in Uman
Dozens of locals clashed on August 28 with Hassidic Jews trying to enter Uman, Ukraine for an annual pilgrimage before a ban on foreign nationals …
The Times of Israel
Aug. 27 2020, 9:19 pm
The Times of Israel: Fuming over Uman ban, Bratslav sect vows to never back Netanyahu again
Outraged by the Israeli government’s efforts to prevent the annual pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine, the Bratslav Hasidic sect said on August 27 that it …
The Times of Israel
Aug. 22 2020, 1:21 pm
Reuters: Israel’s coronavirus chief urges Ukraine to ban Jewish pilgrimage
JERUSALEM – The head of Israel’s coronavirus task force has asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ban an annual pilgrimage in which Hasidic …
Reuters
Aug. 22 2020, 12:22 pm
The Jerusalem Post: Pilgrims intent on visiting Uman despite coronavirus restrictions
Even as the coronavirus plagues the world, many pilgrims still plan on arriving in Uman for the annual Rosh Hashanah prayer at the grave of Rabbi …
The Jerusalem Post
Aug. 8 2020, 3:15 pm
Emerging Europe: Six of the best Instagram-worthy churches
Communism set out to eradicate religion in emerging Europe. It failed, to such an extent in fact that the faith of tens of millions of people was not …
Emerging Europe
Aug. 2 2020, 2:48 pm
UNIAN: Ukraine to allow at least 5,000 visitors to Uman for Rosh Hashanah
The Ukrainian government has agreed to allow at least 5,000 people to visit Uman for Rosh Hashanah, according to the Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Rav Yaakov …
UNIAN
Aug. 2 2020, 11:57 am
UNIAN: Russian security agencies using religion as tool to meddle in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZR) has pointed to a threat of the emerging paramilitary groups within the framework of communities led by …
UNIAN
Aug. 1 2020, 9:05 am
The Jerusalem Post: Ukraine to let in at least 5,000 Uman pilgrims
The Ukrainian government has agreed to let at least 5,000 people attend the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage in the city of Uman, Ukrainian Chief Rabbi …
The Jerusalem Post
July 26 2020, 2:23 pm
Vatican News: Pope Francis welcomes Ukraine ceasefire agreement
Pope Francis on Jult 26 upheld a ceasefire agreement reached by the so-called Contact Group for settlement of the ongoing conflict in eastern …
Vatican News
July 24 2020, 8:25 pm
Associated Press: Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for Muslim prayers
ISTANBUL — Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers on July 24 for the …
Associated Press
July 12 2020, 4:45 pm
Reuters: Pope ‘very pained’ by decision to turn Hagia Sophia museum into mosque
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said on July 12 he was hurt by Turkey’s decision to make Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, the latest religious …
Reuters
July 11 2020, 5:17 pm
Reuters: Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling
ISTANBUL – President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque on July 10 with the first Muslim prayers to begin in two weeks, after a …
Reuters
July 10 2020, 7:22 pm
NBC News: Turkish court rules Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia can become a mosque again
A court ruled July 10 that Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia can be converted from a world-famous museum back into a mosque, in a big victory for the …
NBC News
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