Despite much wrangling over borders or cultural heritage in the face of tragedy, the people of Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia and North Ossetia are coming together to search for the missing or raise funds for the victims of natural disasters. Because their shared history prevails over old grudges.
Proselytism is a trivial problem compared to necessity of evangelising the world. A Russian expert analyses the results obtained by the Orthodox-Catholic Group.
Conflicts must be resolved before a Papal visit can be planned
Spread of neo-paganism brings racism and violence
Pope and religious leaders express sorrow for terrorist strike victims
A religious work receiving a major financial contribution from Prince Ranieri of Monaco.
"Czar" Putin: absolute winner of the presidency
Russia's re-elected president is the most convinced advocate of "New Russia", as he strives to synthesize a new national identity for his country one which is part communist and part czarist, half religious and half agnostic. It is an identity that is populist and at the same time liberal. His presidency marks the beginning of the Putin-generation.
Russian Orthodoxy seems to prefer conflict to unity with Rome. Cardinal Kasper's visit to Moscow marks the end of large-scale ecumenical projects. Below we report the analysis of an expert on contemporary Russia.
An interview with Viktor Krul', editor in chief of Svet Evanghelia in Moscow
Georgia's new president came to Moscow today to meet with President Putin. Mikhail Saakashvili did not fly there on a presidential jet, but on a regular airline as a symbol of moderation and simplicity for his country and Russia. Saakashvili wants to close 3 Russian military bases located in Georgia and Russia's promise not to support Ossetia separatists. Our AsiaNews correspondent is in Georgia these days to witness the problems and hopes of a country on the border between Asia and Europe.
Twisted ideas about the faith and deep division characterize the relationship between believers and Russian Orthodox hierarchy. Dr. Dimitry Pospielovsky, one of the greatest Russian Orthodox Church historians and professor at the University of Western Ontario (Canada) offers his tough analysis of the situation. He proposes the following medicine: unity (concilarity) among the clergy and people and the calling of a Council. Below we present a brief summary of his analysis.
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