Russian coronavirus-denying monk given prison sentence
Moscow, Russia AP A rebel Russian monk who castigated the Kremlin and denied that the coronavirus existed was convicted Tuesday on accusations of encouraging suicides and given a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The monk, Father Sergiy, was arrested in December, 2020, on charges of inciting suicidal actions through sermons in which he urged believers to “die […]
Ethiopian monk said to be 114-years-old survives coronavirus
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAP An Ethiopian Orthodox monk whose family says he is 114-years-old has survived the coronavirus. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday after almost three weeks. He received oxygen and dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid that researchers in England have said reduced deaths by up to one third in […]
IRAQ: HOW ONE CHRISTIAN MONK IS USING HIS EXPERIENCES TO HELP OTHERS
World Watch Monitor reports on how Raeed, a monk from Qaraqosh, is drawing on his own experiences of hardship – including being run over by a US tank and being forced to flee when the so-called Islamic State invaded his home – to help others in Iraq…