Religion in Soviet Kazakhstan The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, which overthrew the imperial government, ushered in a period of severe anti-religious persecution . Most churches and mosques were ...

BACKGROUND Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, religiosity has resurged in post-Soviet Kazakhstan. However, since the late 1990s, research on religion’s impact on contraceptive use and differences ...

Kazakhstan seeks to position itself as a promoter of ‘spiritual diplomacy’ with initiatives such as the Congress of Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions. Despite its efforts ...

The Muslim Council of Elders took part in a panel discussion organised by the International Centre for Interfaith and ...

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP ... conference in Kazakhstan could imply papal endorsement of a “supermarket of religions.” Francis delivered the closing speech to the Kazakh government ...

The report emphasizes Kazakhstan's consistent messaging on religious tolerance, coexistence, and pluralism. Textbooks promote mutual respect between ethnic and religious groups and frame diversity ...

Astana (AsiaNews) - In recent years the number of Kazakhstan citizens who are adhering to the shamanic religion of Tengrism, of medieval Turkish-Mongolian ethnic origin, has been growing.

The Grand Mufti and President of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, Nauryzbay Haj Taganuly Otpenov, praised on Monday the "leading role" played by the Kingdom of Morocco in ...

Pope Francis will be traveling to Kazakhstan, a country nestled between Russia and China, on Tuesday for a “pilgrimage of dialogue and peace,” as he attends a summit of global religious leaders.

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP ... conference in Kazakhstan could imply papal endorsement of a “supermarket of religions.” Francis delivered the closing speech to the Kazakh government ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis spent three days in Kazakhstan, starting Sept. 13, 2022, to attend the Seventh Congress of World and Traditional Religions. The pope met with religious leaders ...

Pope Francis waves at the end of a meeting with priests, religious men and women, seminarians and catechists at the Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Thursday ...