Slavic mythology: Meet Perun, the thunder god
Bratislava, Slovakia – Museums around the world are filled with statues of gods and goddesses once worshipped by the ancientContinue Reading
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What about Slavic mythology?
Bratislava, Slovakia – Museums around the world are filled with statues of gods and goddesses once worshipped by the ancientContinue Reading
Czech Republic remains safe country for Jewish community, report finds
Prague, Czech Republic – Although the number of registered anti-Semitic acts doubled last year, the Czech Republic remains a safeContinue Reading
IKEA manager in Poland charged over LGBT dispute
Warsaw, Poland – An IKEA human resources manager in Poland has been charged by Polish prosecutors for religious discrimination afterContinue Reading
Prison sentence upheld for former Prague Imam, accused of supporting terrorism
Prague, Czech Republic – On Thursday, a Czech appeals court upheld the 10-year prison sentence for former Prague Imam SamerContinue Reading
Katoflix, Poland’s new Catholic streaming platform, goes online
Warsaw, Poland – A new Catholic streaming service has been launched in Poland. Modelled on Netflix and other VOD andContinue Reading
Former Prague Imam sentenced to 10 years in jail for promoting terrorism
Prague, Czech Republic – Former Prague Imam Samer Shedadeh has been sentenced to ten years in prison by Prague’s municipalContinue Reading
Pope Francis voted third most admired person in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Pope Francis is the third most admired and popular living public figure in Poland, according to theContinue Reading
Prominent Slovak journalist faces possible prosecution over op-ed
Bratislava, Slovakia – Earlier this week, Slovak journalist, opinion writer and theologian Michal Havran, mostly known for his pieces forContinue Reading
Vatican bans Czech priest over sexual misconduct allegations
Prague, Czech Republic – The Vatican has banned a Czech priest from practicing over allegations of sexual abuse and misconductContinue Reading
Slovak Jewish cemetery vandals identified as five boys aged 9 to 12, not ‘extremists’
Bratislava, Slovakia – Žilina Police announced on Facebook that the culprits behind the desecration of gravestones in the Slovak JewishContinue Reading
Polish film Corpus Christi nominated for Oscar
Warsaw, Poland – A year after Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi, known in Polish as Boże Ciało, hasContinue Reading
Accused of promoting terrorism, former Prague Imam stands by his actions in court
Prague, Czech Republic – Former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh, arrested in 2018 for promoting and funding terrorism, admitted on TuesdayContinue Reading
Czech mosque defaced with death threats in Brno
Brno, Czech Republic – A mosque in Brno, the Czech Republic’s second-largest city, was defaced with death threats on Friday,Continue Reading
Slovakia: Second Jewish cemetery desecrated this month
Bratislava, Slovakia – Tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in Slovakia were vandalized for the second time this month. Nearly twoContinue Reading
Polish priest and prominent LGBT activist accused of ‘offending religious feelings’
Warsaw, Poland – Reverend Szymon Niemiec, a Polish priest and prominent LGBT rights activist, has been accused of “offending religiousContinue Reading
Slovakia: Jewish cemetery desecrated in ‘unprecedented barbaric act’
Bratislava, Slovakia – Dozens of gravestones were desecrated in a Jewish cemetery in northern Slovakia, local authorities announced earlier thisContinue Reading
18-year-old Polish neo-Nazi jailed on terror charges in the U.K.
Warsaw, Poland – A young Polish neo-Nazi, aged 18 years old, has been sentenced to prison in the U.K., makingContinue Reading
Poland selects ‘Corpus Christi’ religious drama for Oscars 2020
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has submitted ‘Corpus Christi‘ as its official bid for next year’s Academy Awards to compete forContinue Reading
Hungary has highest proportion of Jewish ancestry outside of Israel, says DNA study
Budapest, Hungary – A new study conducted by online genealogy platform MyHeritage in conjunction with the Institute for Jewish Policy Research has revealed thatContinue Reading