Sputniknews - Igor Kuznetsov - 28/10/2020 The new psalm book is expected to deal with pandemic anxiety and offer worshippers more “inclusive” hymns. The Church of Sweden has now begun to composing a new book of psalms, as the current one from 1986 is considered obsolete. Demands for more “inclusive” hymns have been made, alongside hymns dealing with ...
Basilica News Agency - Ștefana Totorcea - 6/10/2020 Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe visited last weekend two Romanian parishes in the southern part of Sweden. On Friday, the hierarch officiated the Sacrament of the Holy Unction at Helsingborg, and on Saturday he celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Lund. “I feel great joy when I see the children that we ...
Sputniknews - Igor Kuznetsov - 30/09/2020 Many, including Sweden's own Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), have linked Islamic Relief, the world's largest independent charity organisation based on Islamic values, to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist network banned in many countries, including Russia. The Church of Sweden has received strong criticism after defending an organisation allegedly linked to Islamists ...
RT - December 2019 The obsession of many Western Christian leaders with “inclusivity” has brought sexual politics and its activists into the church, turning off many seeking a simple solution to their faith, not depictions of gay sex on the altar. The decline in membership of the Church of Sweden should accelerate this Advent thanks to one ...
Menetasnot Desta – (Chief Administrator – OCP Amharic Service) - OCP News Service - 27/10/2019 Addis Abab- Ethiopia: The venerable members of the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church commemorated the martyrs of Oromiya regional state in the Divine Liturgy and special prayers, held on 27th October 2019 at Menbere Tsebaot Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Members ...
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 2/10/2019 On October 1st, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received the keys of the property of Dayro d-Slibo, the new monastery for the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate in Sweden. After completing the official papers for the property, His Holiness visited the premises of the new monastery. Their Eminences the Archbishops: Mor ...
OCP News Service - 30/9/2019 Sweden: His All-Holiness Bartholomew I - Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch paved a recent visit to the Syriac Orthodox Community in Sweden. The Patriarch prayed and paid respect for the Syriac Martyrs of Sayfo. Patriarch Bartholomew and the Ecumenical Patriarchate delegation was received by Mor Dioscoros Benyamin Atas (Patriarchal-Vicar of Sweden), Mor Philoxenus ...
Sputniknews - 28/9/29 The Church of Sweden previously sparked controversy by proclaiming Greta Thunberg “Jesus's Successor”. Today (27 September) church bells across Malmö, Sweden's third-largest city, will ring in support for Greta Thunberg and her global climate strike. This is being done as a token of support for the 'Fridays for the Future' climate movement, where thousands of ...
Sputniknews - 8/7/19 In a bid to ditch common stereotypes involving blood sacrifices and orgies, Sweden's satanist community is paying tribute to social justice, a secular state, and embraces feminism. The Dark Lord himself is seen as a literary figure and a role model as an eternal rebel. Despite the fact that the Church has always regarded ...
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - October 2018 Speech of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church at the Opening of the General Synod of the Church of Sweden (October 2nd, 2018, Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala – SWEDEN) Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Your Grace, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Sisters ...
AINA - 14/6/18 Stockholm (AINA) -- Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallström has confirmed the current government of Sweden will not make recognition of the Assyrian genocide part of foreign policy. She made the announcement on Tuesday during a special visit to the Assyrian community in the town of Södertälje where Assyrians make up more than one third ...
Sputniknews - May 2018 The Swedish town of Växjö has sparked a lot of controversy by granting the local Muslim Foundation permission to run prayer calls at a maximum volume of 110 decibels. By contrast, a local church had to confine itself to a small and "quiet" clock inside the building to be used for a similar ...
AINA - 11/5/18 Stockholm (AINA) -- Assyrians and Armenians in Sweden have reacted strongly after Swedish prime minister Stefan Lövfen revealed in an interview that his government has no intention to make genocide recognition part of Swedish foreign policy. The announcement was ill received by the large Assyrian community, which makes up a significant portion of the ...
Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East - 29/3/18 The Sunday of the Hosannas (Palm Sunday) has been celebrated by parishes and faithful of the Assyrian Church of the East around the world. Here we publish a selection of photographs from the processions and services held from as far afield as Baghdad to Bangalore and from ...
Sputniknews - 7/2/18 The dominant reason for the lapse from virtue is that people have simply ceased to believe in God, an internal church report commented on the record loss of membership amid financial irregularities and public controversies. Over the past two years the Church of Sweden has seen a record number of its flock leave the fold. In 2016, 85,848 ...
Sputniknews - January 2018 The debate stirred by the Church of Sweden's decision to discourage the clergy from calling God "he" and "Lord" in late 2017 has mushroomed to neighboring Finland, where a pastor set many believers' hearts afire by referring to God by a gender-neutral pronoun. A group of anonymous parishioners argued that Pastor Mia Bäck, who used a ...
Sputniknews - 31/12/17 A church in Sweden has decided that referring to Jesus as “he” is too limiting, and has sought to “broaden” the appeal of God by making Jesus more inclusive and gender-neutral. In a recent Christmas advertisement produced by the Church of Sweden, Jesus no longer possesses the antiquated gender pronoun "he". Rather, "hen", a gender neutralinnovation introduced to the ...
AINA - 31/12/17 Brussels (AINA) -- The Assyrian Confederation of Europe (ACE) has been granted official status as an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) by the Belgian Ministry of Justice. The status was granted after a six month review by officials in Brussels, home to numerous NGOs. ACE will headquartered in Brussels. Related: Assyrian Confederation of Europe Elects President Related: Assyrian Leader Voices Concern At ...
Sputniknews - 26/11/17 In a bid to become more inclusive, the Church of Sweden has voted to adopt a new handbook that advocates discarding masculine references to God, such as "he" and "Lord." Amid scathing criticism, the Church of Sweden has approved the new controversial and gender-neutral handbook by a large majority. The new guidelines, which are a politically correct ...
Sputniknews - 6/11/17 The Church of Sweden has triggered criticism from its worshippers by offering a job to a former pastor convicted of murder and a meant-to-be-humorous tweet featuring Jesus, which many found offensive. Former pastor Helge Iversen (previously known as Fossmo), who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the solicitation of the murder of his wife in 2004, has been offered work at the ...
Sputniknews - 29/8/17 The Church of Sweden has landed in an ethic dispute after a police raid unearthed its practice of sheltering illegal migrants. While the church officials accused the police of using them as bait, the police retorted that no one was exempt from Swedish law, not even a house of God. Over the past weekend, 16 ...