Every year, Catholic Popes discuss peace with the ambassadors of other countries to the Vatican (including Taiwan). This year, the theme of religious liberty was emphasized.
Massimo Introvigne
Brazilian Supreme Court Allows Religious Dress in Official Document Photos
A nun was refused a driver license since she insisted to use her picture in religious dress.
Süleymancılar: Turkish Sufi Organization Ridiculously Accused in Russia to “Work for the German Intelligence”
The trial against those arrested in June 2023 has now started in St Petersburg, with new and more bizarre charges.
La Russie et la FECRIS : quand une image en dit plus que mille mots
L’archiprêtre Alexander Novopashin fait des conférences contre les « recruteurs ukrainiens de terroristes » et continue d’afficher un énorme logo de la FECRIS.
Russia: Now They Came for Ak-Jaŋ. The Destruction of a New-Old Religious Movement
An offshoot of Altai’s “Burkhanist” religion (although not using this name), the Karakol Initiative Group, part of the “White Faith” movement, is heavily persecuted.
Massive Chinese Cyber Espionage of Tibetan Diaspora Revealed
Documents leaked from private company i-Soon reveal constant attacks against emails and mobile phones of exiles from Tibet, including the Dalai Lama
Russia and FECRIS: When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin lectures against “Ukrainian recruiters of terrorists” —and continues to display a huge FECRIS logo.
Sœurs Dominicaines du Saint-Esprit : Le Vatican opposé à la France sur la liberté religieuse
Le Saint-Siège a rappelé à la France que lorsque des tribunaux civils remettent en cause la décision d’expulser une moniale de son ordre religieux, la liberté de religion est « gravement violée ».
Yves Klein: Rosicrucianism, Catholicism, and Models Painted in Blue
A new exhibition in New York offers the opportunity to reflect on the artist’s relationship with esotericism and religion.
Dominican Sisters of the Holy Spirit: Vatican vs France on Religious Liberty
The Holy See reminded France that when civil courts second-guess the decision of expelling a nun from her religious order, freedom of religion is “gravely violated.”
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.