The press release on the creation of the association notes that UN representatives have repeatedly raised concerns about the violations of the rights of the UOC and its faithful.
The relevant legal doctrine, known as the ministerial exception, protects a religious institution from the application of anti-discrimination laws concerning its employment relationship with its ministers.
The period of the Nativity Fast is traditionally a time for increased philanthropy and good deeds.
Two Russian Orthodox television stations were added to the European Union’s sanctions list this week.
The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece came out with a statement today addressing the ongoing scandal surrounding the possibility of legalized gay marriage in Greece.