John Paul II pilgrimage road gets 4.4 million litas
The government has plans to grant 4.4 million litas (1.3 million euros) to repair and maintain the John Paul II pilgrimage road, which consists of various churches, monasteries and holy sites. More...
View ArticleAlmost half of Lithuania’s city dwellers go to church once a year
Lithuanians, especially those who live in urban areas, are not as religious as they are perceived by many. According to the latest opinion poll, 47.8% of those asked attend the Church only once a year...
View ArticleLithuania’s youngest bishop Genadijus Vodopjanovas: You do not practice...
For Kretinga parish priest Genadijus Linas Vodopjanovas, 11 February was a very special day. That was when Luigi Bonazzi, representative of the Holy See to Lithuania, announced the Pope’s decision to...
View ArticleCatholics offend me
By Mark Splinter | The Lithuania Tribune I’m English. I was brought up Protestant. Catholics offend me. Every week, they perform a ceremony converting bread into the body of a resurrected man-god. They...
View ArticleCelebrations to mark 600-year anniversary of Samogitia baptism starting in...
A series of solemn events is starting in Lithuania to celebrate 600 years since the baptism of the Samogitia region, which historians see as an event of importance to the whole of Europe. The program...
View ArticleAbout the Lithuanian self-abasement of being a “small country”
In the endless meetings with past, present and future voters, a terrible feeling strikes when those who want to ask questions or speak their thoughts begin with the phrase: “Lithuania, as a small...
View ArticleNationalists should not be allowed to march on Feb. 16 – Zuroff in Vilnius
Nationalists should not be allowed to march through the main streets of Vilnius on Feb. 16 when Lithuania will mark the Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania, Efraim Zuroff, director of the...
View ArticleBishops disagree with the proposal of compulsory religious lessons in schools
According to the Archbishop and President of Lithuanian Bishops‘ Conference Sigitas Tamkevicius, proposals made by politicians to introduce compulsory religious lessons spark completely unnecessary...
View ArticleCompulsory religious education proposal run counter to Constitution – experts
A proposal to introduce compulsory religious education in Lithuanian schools runs counter to the country’s Constitution, experts from the Seimas Legal Department say. Their conclusions is based on a...
View ArticleOpinion: PR is necessary in Lithuania to promote tolerance
I have heard it said that real public relations (PR) is a profession found in a democratic and open society. The more democratic a society is, the more efficient, open, and professional public...
View ArticleNearly 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...
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