Nearly EUR 640,000 distributed among Lithuania’s religious communities
Lithuania's government distributed nearly 640,000 euros among the country's traditional religious communities. [...] The post Nearly EUR 640,000 distributed among Lithuania’s religious communities...
View ArticleInternational seminars on religion and citizenship
The Religion and Citizenship international seminars are designed to bring experts and members of the public together to consider the interrelation of political, civil, and religious discourses in...
View ArticleLithuanian justice minister says religious communities and sects pose no danger
Religious communities and sects present in Lithuania are not dangerous, Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis said. [...] The post Lithuanian justice minister says religious communities and sects pose no...
View ArticleRenovation of synagogue starts in Vilnius
Renovation works of the synagogue on Gėlių Street in Vilnius has been started, the Department of Cultural Heritage said on Tuesday. [...] The post Renovation of synagogue starts in Vilnius appeared...
View ArticleThere will be no mosque in Vilnius, liberal mayor says
There are no plans to build a mosque in Vilnius as Lithuania prepares to take in Muslim refugees, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius says. [...] The post There will be no mosque in Vilnius, liberal mayor...
View ArticleLithuanian Muslim Mufti: Terrorists will go to hell
Islam is not and could not be the reason for terrorist attacks in France, says Lithuanian Muslim Mufti Romas Jakubauskas. [...] The post Lithuanian Muslim Mufti: Terrorists will go to hell appeared...
View ArticleAtheists in Lithuania know more about religion than believers
Although surveys show that less than 2% of Lithuanians are atheists, they know more about religion than the rest of the population, Lithuania researcher Rasa Bendaravičienė told LRT Radio. [...] The...
View ArticlePope Francis personally greets Lithuanian disabled pilgrims
Pope Francis welcomed pilgrims from countries around the world at a general audience yesterday, among them were a group of 15 people from Lithuania - and many of them were greeted with a personal...
View ArticleTurkey to translate Koran into Lithuanian
Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs is to translate the Koran into the Lithuanian language. The Muslim Holy book was first translated to Lithuanian language in 2008 by poet Sigitas Geda. [...]...
View Article“National conscience” Marcinkevičius stirs emotions, national debate from...
Diverging views on poetry has become an issue of a heated debate on history and censorship after Lithuania's minister of defence denied a state award to an author whose analysis of the Soviet past did...
View ArticleLithuanian church voted most beautiful Catholic church in world
Lithuania‘s St. Peter and Paul‘s Church in Vilnius has topped the Catholicsay.com list of the 16 most beautiful churches in the world. [...] The post Lithuanian church voted most beautiful Catholic...
View Article‘There is no institution like the Vatican in Islam that can excommunicate...
There were some 13 million Muslims living in Europe several years ago, according to Pew Research Center, and several more million have come from Syria and Iraq over the last few years. Professor...
View ArticleTolerance and awareness-promoting initiatives honoured with Equality and...
The annual Equality and Diversity Awards were handed out on Monday to celebrate projects and initiatives that contributed to advancing human rights and tolerance in Lithuania in 2015. [...] The post...
View ArticleWitchcraft, holy trees and Lithuania’s last pagans
Lithuanians, the last pagans of Europe, took their time to fully embrace Christianity in their daily lives and mixed it with older pagan rites. The religious sensibilities of Lithuanian peasants in the...
View ArticlePhoto exhibition in Klaipėda explores Baltic pagan rites
A photography exhibition in Klaipėda explores pagan traditions in traditional Baltic festivals. [...] The post Photo exhibition in Klaipėda explores Baltic pagan rites appeared first on the Lithuania...
View Article1,500 Lithuanians head for Krakow to meet with Pope Francis
Around 1,500 young people from across Lithuania are heading to Krakow for World Youth Day 2016 celebrations, which will culminate in a meeting with Pope Francis. To read this article, try a €5.99...
View ArticleLithuania’s Muslims at odds with Vilnius authorities over new mosque
Lithuania's Muslim community has been trying to build a mosque in Vilnius for over a decade, but it has yet to reach an agreement with the city's authorities. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly...
View ArticleCharms and superstitions of pagan Lithuanians
Lithuania remained pagan until the late Middle Ages and, as such, was an object of curiosity as well as hostility for Christian Europe. Paganism, wrote thirteenth-century Franciscan scholar Bartholomew...
View ArticleParliament to discuss impact of ratified Istanbul convention
Lithuania's parliament will Friday discuss the effects of ratification of the Istanbul convention for the Baltic state. [...] The post Parliament to discuss impact of ratified Istanbul convention...
View ArticleLithuania celebrates Assumption
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven is marked by Catholics in Lithuania on the 15th of August when the first harvest of fruit and berries is sanctified. [...] The post Lithuania celebrates...
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