with its reach and influence will to power barely perceived in the west the power of the russian orthodox church. and the church settlement expansion course even abroad like here in paris and twenty sixteen at the consecration of a new orthodox cathedral. as head of the russian orthodox church carol mingles with them i see on the world stage with former u.s. president barack obama. pope francis chinese president xi jinping. syria's bashar al assad and of course the russian leader vladimir putin. the president and the patriarch are demonstrative little close allies two leaders united in their efforts to forge a new and ultraconservative russian identity. two leaders who share the same vision despite occasional differences in opinion. as a new actor on the international stage the russian church is asserting itself farsi on both the spiritual and the political front. carol before russians is the equivalent of the pope and a man hard to gain access to allowed our cameras to follow him for almost an entire year. in the thirty years since the fall of communism moscow has shaken off its soviet era drab

today the russian orthodox church has returned to its former glory. in twenty seventeen for celebrations to mark this interior of the patriarchates restoration it rolled out all of the pomp and ceremony of an established and institutionalized church. on this occasion carol has invited the primates of fourteen churches who together lately all sit ups world. was. was ever was. four hundred archbishops and thousands of faithful. but the ceremony is just a prelude to the singing of a religious and your political meeting that follows that. all of the orthodox church leaders are received by vladimir putin at his presidential residence. thirty kilometers from moscow it's basically an outpost of the kremlin. that it could take you this is for the simultaneous translation. of to believe you do unfortunately in the second decade of the twenty first century we are again confronted with something that seemed to have long since been condemned and down dated namely religious persecution but he's of course christians have also been targeted. christiane but of course

there is hardly a church more powerful in europe than the greek orthodox church it is one of the richest institutions in the country and religion is embedded in the constitution but a landmark agreement is seeking to remove the church as a pillar of group society priests are to be cut from the government payroll well it's a reform that would free up two hundred million euros per year for the state but priests like constantine elitists see it as a threat to their livelihoods. konstantinos michel a disc of the divine service in his church in athens. when he holds mass he forgets the argument about who should pay his salary that's raging outside the state wants to find michelle he does the church is supposed to pay most of his salary in the future for the highly religious greeks that's almost a revolution. but since the debate is totally superfluous. clear that the church will never die because it is christ himself even in centuries to come whatever happens and when we're all gone the church will still exist and why do we have to talk about this now years with the way we work is not going t

george, orthodox church. the arab muslims helped the christian arabs to build their church. went in the late 1920's, the build immunity decided to the mosque which they called at islamice -- it means club, social network. the arab christians also came and helped them to bake and sell to the neighbors and that is basically how the mosque was built with love, cooperation between the arab and muslim and the arab christians and the community at large. in 1932,t this mosque 1934. it was open to the public. 80ting between 60 and 70, people in the mosque. mosqueorld war ii, the was really tiny because of the immigrants came from germany at that time. 1960's, pakistani, india and others come. the need for a large, bigger, new mosque was felt. this must was used for 40 years. 40 years. still, they built a newer mosque and i moved out -- they moved out. they sold the mosque here. club wherea teenager kids come to play frisbee and other things. it did not last. it was sold again. this time for cambodian refugees. they use that as a refugee center. again andt was sold then it become ren

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with its reach and influence will to power barely perceived in the west the power of the russian orthodox church.

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a russian orthodox service was held on the steps of the cathedral, closed by the communists. churcht the name to bear the name of st peter. translation: do you know what our guiding light was? the words of saint peter himself, the impossible does happen. this was a surprising result, a slim but safe majority, voted yes to the referendum question whether leningrad should become st petersburg once more. translation: it was an indescribable feeling of great romantic illusions and hopes, that this was the first step at a great ladder. many of our hopes did not come to pass. for our final film, not come to pass. for ourfinalfilm, we head to the vatican city. in a surprise announcement in 1959, pope john xxiii called all the world's bishops and cardinals to rome to discuss modernising the church. the debate that became known as vatican two lead to major changes any practice and outlook of millions of catholics. rome, where this week there opens the vatican council, the largest and most important of any of the conferences in the whole 2000 years of the roman catholic church. it was summone

orthodox church which is. you know we have also discussed issues regarding syria. both determined that the un resolution twenty two fifty four. choose not to go on last minute school should be implemented in full. russia turkey and iran have been participating in the. dialogues using the past on our format because currently the only effective mechanisms mechanism. that is. she's able to. productively a result of issues regarding syria and the region. and war and we have been discussing the option to expedite the launching of the. constitutional committee in syria. because the we are sure that the creation of this committee world. finally launched the geneva process so often mentioned by our western counterparts and we've also discussed the issue of restoring the humanitarian. and interest structural integrity which of syria. you and the possibility for the refugees to return to their homes and we have discussed the implementation of the memorandum agreed upon by our president by the heads of our states on the seventeenth of september twenty eighth. and we have disc

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ababa it was a sombre mood inside the ethiopian orthodox church in nairobi.ny of them, from learning about the plane crash to absorbing the tragedy of the loss. several governments sent their representatives to mourn with the bereaved — from neighbouring countries to as far away as russia. passengers from more than 30 countries were on board the ethiopian airlines flight from addis ababa to nairobi. in ethiopia, similar memorial ceremonies were held. relatives wept and threw themselves on the coffins of victims at the holy trinity cathedral in the capital, addis ababa. some of the coffins contained charred earth from the crash site, because it has not been possible to recover the bodies. families have been told it would take up to six months to identify the remains. translation: what makes us depressed is the fact we didn't find any of her body parts. she was very brilliant, hope and future for her family and country. translation: she was very kind to people. i don't know how to describe her. we are broken and bruised deeply. it's very difficult to speak. the

it was a sombre mood inside the ethiopian orthodox church in nairobi.for many of them, from learning about the plane crash to absorbing the tragedy of the loss. several governments sent their representatives to mourn with the bereaved — from neighbouring countries to as far away as russia. passengers from more than 30 countries were on board the ethiopian airlines flight from addis ababa to nairobi. in ethiopia, similar memorial ceremonies were held. relatives wept and threw themselves on the coffins of victims at the holy trinity cathedral in the capital, addis ababa. some of the coffins contained charred earth from the crash site, because it has not been possible to recover the bodies. families have been told it would take up to six months to identify the remains. translation: what makes us depressed is the fact we didn't find any of her body parts. she was very brilliant, hope and future for her family and country. translation: she was very kind to people. i don't know how to describe her. we are broken and bruised deeply. it's very difficult to spea

civilians were killed by bosnia and herzegovina army forces in the school on a massacre with an orthodox church in a cemetery bugs in the ground. over all despite much evidence of war crimes conducted similar taney asli by different forces the cia eventually declared said militants were responsible for ninety percent of all crimes including genocide. tonight and they took those into action against yugoslavia it is indeed tragic that diplomacy has failed nato is now intervening in a war in a sovereign country. and. nato air campaign conducted a number of operations to undermine the military capability over the bow. to this day the un special court is still investigating war crime cases from the home flicked. we heard from belgrade based research just haven't got it she says as many serbians facing convictions despite all sides being party to the conflict and its crimes. i think that he hopes he'll. stay sickly for historical reasons so that there is a trace of him feeling and i think that he is still acting as a politician as the first president of. the hague tribunal was a political court that

barrack now lives she has a clear view of the russian orthodox church from her window she tells us about her meetings with russian president vladimir putin. so mr clinton opens his. mouth and his phone number one. i find that it is an absolute tragedy that the soviet union comes down it is it is so sad that we used to be one big happy family and now there are these from tears and now any cost of one. mr mr president that's not the tool i said indeed for many of our inhabitants not only did the need any possible or said last but certainly the way they had three heads of siberia and other uncomfortable nations and how does president putin react and was he was he silent for a moment. no he. turned the page and came in the next. day used to be a lenin memorial here now it's advertising space. but there is one place in riga that stayed the same under every form of government in the central market. it's huge halls were originally constructed to house zeppelin airships the singer mara goes to the market often not peons and russians normally have little contact with each other but here they meet

ukraine as an independent entity and his you know he was store the independence of the ukrainian orthodox church he's brought back you know the idea of you know strong ukrainian state and culture he's been very much to the right on the issue of the ukrainian language etc by this far as you know looking to the future i don't think any of the candidates has proposed eighty concrete what about you give him a neck and neck with him she could make a big return to public and she is a has been i don't think anyone considers her or would consider her a fresh face in ukraine in politics a lot of voters seem to well there is still a likelihood that she may actually be able to do it you know to enter the second round you know the it is on after we leave it thanks very much for your insights certainly an interesting election shaping up here and now so to go into a second round back to you john i think you very much for that for now that's john what the latest live in can't thank you. now facebook's boss is calling for new rules to govern the internet had wants governments to share responsibility for policin

george, orthodox church. arab muslims helped the christian arab to church and they raised funds for the church. when in the late '20s, the tolim community decided build the mosque, which they called it at that time, a nadi. a nadi means like a club, a network. the arab christian also came them to bake and to sell to the neighbors and is how thelly mother mosque was built with love, cooperation, between the arab muslim and the arab christian, and the community at large. inthey built this mosque 1932, 34. public.pen to the it was hosting between 60, max 80 people in the mosque. world war ii, the mosque was really, really the because of immigrants, came from germany at that time, bosnians and some asian and in the '60s, pakistani and india and the others to come, so the need for a large, bigger, newer mosque was felt. was used forit 40 years. years until they build a neuromosque and they moved theynd unfortunately, sold the mosque here. people built the building and they built a teenage club. where a teenage club

one of the great est weapons within montenegro for russian influence is the serbian orthodox church. this continues to play an outsized role in shaping montenegrans' views of themselves and where their future lies. secondly, would argue, the lesson i learned, i want deputy assistant secretary at the state department when we enlarge nato in 2004 for central and european allies and made a fatal mistake. we believe our work is finished when these countries enter nato or the european union. it is absolutely the opposite. the work begins. we have to redouble our efforts to make sure that montenegro remains secure in the euro-atlantic community. the fact that russian gru members hatched a coup attempt in october of 2016 to prevent montenegro from joining nato tells you the steps that the kremlin will take to stop the forward march of these countries joining the west. so, sir, your leadership on that was very important. all of congress' leadership is important as the senate embraces ratifying an amended nato treaty to welcome the republic of north macedonia, another dramatic attempt that ru

church workers. thirty ultra-orthodox jews have been arrested at a protest in jerusalem against military conscription. was hundreds of demonstrators block the roads and rail tracks and roads and rail tracks and near the city center they were voicing their anger over the arrest of a student at a religious seminary for refusing to report for military service protestors we will die and not be drafted. to break up the crowd. and it doesn't for me more news of you are watching our international. will this is all that good. yeah. just financial survival. when customers go. well reduce the flour. that's undercutting well what's good for markets it's not good for the global economy. is absolutely. such a. proven track record. so this should. start we have not received any evidence that we all who are going to believe that we are for investing. we have more heard anything about. this is boom bust broadcasting around the world and covering the world of business and finance of the impact upon all of us i'm part children washington the belly of the beast we are so glad that you're on board i can't tell you how j

orthodox christian country. a lot would be going to church on that day. it's a very sacred day here for a lost ethiopians. we're unsure who would have been aboard that flight, with a lot of ethiopians travel. a lot of flight from addis to other hubs. what kind of an rescue operation would it be, i cannot imagine right now. they had one incident in january where a plane skidded off a runway in uganda. but since then, we haven't heard any reports of this nature. they are very proud of their airline. it is a national airline. in fact, just yesterday, they were versusing about having an all-female crew flying for national women's day. and of course, we understand that there are at least a couple of casualties. where the place went 40-minute e international airport. i am at the airport and there are planes still taking off and landing here. >> we do know it was flight number 302. we also want to tell our viewers that our meteorologist eric van dam has looked into this. he said there was no weather or thunderstorm activity in that area, or where it took off. or the area where it crashed just a few minutes later

orthodox community tells us it is not a religious exemption. as of midnight tonight, unvaccinated minors will not be allowed in churches, schools and shopping centers. outdoor spaces like playgrounds are not included in the ban.the county executive says no one will be arrested or forcibly imnmunized.what we are doing here is trying to change the trajectory that's going in the wrong direction (grant) parents of unvaccinated children caught in public could face fines or even jail time, but the county chief doubts it will go that far. he said the purpose of the emergency declaration is to underline the seriousness of the issue. (grant) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (vicki) in the south bay... a 4-year-old boy falls four stories from the balcony of an apartment. it happened in sunnyvale yesterday afternoon at an apartment complex in the 12-hundred block of poplar avenue. the child was rushed to the hospital. right now we are waiting for an update on his condition-- but officials say his injuries are serious. investigators ven't said how he fell from that

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orthodox community tells us it is not a religious exemption. as of midnight tonight, unvaccinated minors will not be allowed in churches, schools and shopping centers. outdoor spaces like playgrounds are not included in the ban.the county executive says no one will be arrested or forcibly imnmunized.what we are doing here is trying to change the trajectory that's going in the wrong direction (grant) about the measles exposure through a push alert. make sure you download the kron4 mobile app so you can always stay up to date on breaking news. you can also access the list of places where the person infected with measles visited. (grant) violent crime is surging on bart... and these past few days have been a frightening reminder of what ácaná happen.(vicki) since friday, one man has been stabbed ... and 3 women were attacked and injured on bart. kron 4's dan kerman shares details from the daly city bart station . this is the altercation that lead to a stabbing on bart friday afternoon... police are still looking for this man in connection with the attack... but that was just the first of several incidents... on saturday at the coliseum bart station a

orthodox track. in the last minute i can't account for. the selling example one hundred russian believe and has president putin is backing any spanish and to abolish the separation of church and state. the talks a fraction in forty five minutes. what secrets behind. find out in an immersive experience and explore fascinating world cultural heritage sites. w world heritage trace sixty. sometimes books are more exciting than real life. to read. what is there is no escape. list. in st. the trial of cattle and separatist leaders over their failed independence has laid bare some stock divisions in spanish society not least over the justice system my guest this week here in madrid is spain's foreign minister burrell how does he answer the charge that the trials are fundamentally unfair. yours.

george orthodox church. so, the arab muslims helped the christian arabs to build their church. they raised funds for the church. late 1920's, the muslim theunity decides to build mosque, which of called it at that time, the word for islamic club or social network. they came and helped them to bake and sell to the neighbors, and that is basically how the mother mosque was built, with love, cooperation between the arab muslim and arab christian, and the community at large. so they go to this mosque in '34, it was open to the public. there was hosting between 60, 70, max 80 people in the mosque. the mosque war ii, becausely tiny immigrants came from germany at the time, especially bosnians and some asians. in the 1960's, they started, pakistanis and indians to come, so the need for a larger, bigger and newer mosque was felt. this mosque was used for 40 years until they build a newer mosque and they moved out. unfortunately, they sold the mosque here. people bought the building and they did a teenage club. it was a teenage club where kids come and play ping-pong and other things. a

it was a sombre mood inside the ethiopian orthodox church in nairobi.k for many of them, from learning about the plane crash to absorbing the tragedy of the laws. the congregation give thanks for the lives of those killed in the crash on sunday and offered prayers. some relatives took time to remember those they had lost. several governments sent representatives to mourn the bereaved, from neighbouring countries to as far away as russia. passengers from more than 30 countries were on board the flight from addis ababa to nairobi. the diplomats delivered condolence messages from the countries and also spoke from their hearts. many ways of death. people die because they are old, people die because they get sick. people die who are in accidents. people die during fights. but this is a very tragic way of death. those six minutes must have been very terrible diving on the plane towards their death. in ethiopia, similar memorial ceremonies were held. relatives wept and threw themselves on the coffins of victims in the cathedral in the capital, addis ababa. som