Religion 2024, October

The Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was one of the most powerful pan-European institutions. It was thanks to her efforts that it was possible to coordinate the conflicting interests of the Western European countries, and the region in which they were located turned into a rather integral and monolithic community

Mother Teresa has long been a household name. With him we associate love, mercy, kindness. Who was she and why is she revered all over the world?

In 2002 the Spiritual Center "Renaissance" was founded in Dnepropetrovsk, and Vladimir Muntyan became its senior pastor. His biography is carefully hidden, it is only known that he experienced a revelation, after which he began to preach about the "spirit of God" and demons

According to official statistics, more than half a million Udmurts live in Russia in the Republic of Udmurtia and neighboring regions. The culture of this people has been formed over many centuries, Russian prevails in the northern part of Udmurtia, and Turkic prevails in the southern part

The article tells about the holy Apostle James Alpheus, who was one of the twelve closest disciples and associates of Jesus Christ. A brief overview of the information gleaned about him from the books of the New Testament and life is given

The main Divine message, the Bible, calls us to unity. The Gospel of John (17:21) speaks of the commandment: "Let them all be one." The Bible Society has striven for interfaith unity of activity throughout its existence, and ecumenism is a way of embodying boundless hopes for religious integration

The article tells about what day everyone who bears the old and beautiful name Arina celebrates their name day. A brief overview of its origin is also given, and it is reported what character traits most of its owners have

Bishop Demetrius was the man who lit up the Temple at the Straw Gatehouse on July 20, 1926. The ceremony was held in the presence of Elizabeth Feodorovna, the Moscow Governor-General, officers, commanders and local people

In different religions and states, the attitude towards cats was not the same. So, for example, among the Scandinavian Protestants they are considered a symbol of treason and depravity. Well, in some religions, on the contrary, they are revered and even worshiped. What is the place of the cat in Islam? Let's try to figure it out in this article

Various themes of death occur in the Qur'an, which greatly affect the understanding of its meaning, while the concept remains vague and is always depicted in close connection with the concepts of life and resurrection. Muslim beliefs about death and the afterlife influence attitudes toward end-of-life decisions

Mercy, piety, virtue are the basic postulates of Islam. It is about the development of these qualities in a person that is spoken of in the Koran and many hadiths. But they are achievable only if the believer has patience and tolerance. A patient man is promised an incalculable reward in the next life

The article describes various types of Protestant churches in Moscow, as well as addresses where brotherhoods of different directions gather

Every Christian at least once heard about the elders, whose feat was pleasing to God. Their prayers saved people from illnesses, dangers, troubles. Are there such monks today, in our time? Of course yes! About one old man who lived in the last century, and will be discussed

This term came to us from the distant Arab East. More specifically, “shaitan” is a derivative of the ancient Semitic “gaitan”, which literally means “opponent”. That is, shaitan is the enemy of mankind, satan, an insidious, bad, evil spirit, the devil. There are two more definitions that are more common in the Muslim world, since they mean “an unbeliever from among the genies” and “one who causes hopelessness and despair”

Any religious organization is just an additional way to increase the budget of the church. Its activities are on the shadow side, and citizens do not have the opportunity to expose themselves as such. This gives the church a significant head start, thanks to which religion as a kind of spiritual dependence will never disappear

Faith in God is a feeling that does not lend itself to material assessments. People who visit temples, read holy scriptures, perform religious rites, call themselves believers. However, true faith is not outside, but inside, in the heart. How to truly believe in God? First of all, you need to know about Him and seek Him