Lithuania
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Eastern Europe
Patriarch Bartholomew re-installs Lithuanian priests dismissed by Kirill
Five orthodox priests in Lithuania were re-installed last month by the Constantinople Patriarchate after they were dismissed from their office by the Moscow Patriarchate. The priests had criticised the pro-war stance of the Russian Patriarch Kirill. Vitalijs Mockus, Amber Sungaila and Vitalis Dauparas, the head of the Lithuanian Orthodox Archdiocese,…
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Eastern Europe
Lithuanian Orthodox Church: We are only connected to Moscow on paper
Officially, the Orthodox Church in Lithuania belongs to the Moscow Patriarchate and is thus headed by Patriarch Kirill. Yet, the church stresses that it is “morally, spiritually and financially independent.” Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started on February 24, Patriarch Kirill has received much criticism about his pro-war position.…
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Eastern Europe
Protestant church in Lithuania installs restored sculptures after 73-year hiatus
A Protestant Lithuanian church will have its sculptures returned after their removal during the Soviet era. According to Laikmetis Vilnius Evangelical Reformed Church, will see their roof renovated, along with the reinstallation of sculptures depicting angels and the Virgin Mary. As announced on the church's Facebook page the restored sculptures…
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Eastern Europe
Lithuania approves procedure for treatment gender identity disorder
The Lithuanian Health Minister Arunas Dulkys has given the green light for a proposed procedure for diagnosing and treating gender identity disorders. That was announced by the ministry. The new procedure aims at unifying regulations concerning gender treatments. Up till now, gender treatments could vary from clinic to clinic. According…
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Eastern Europe
Patriarch Kirill banned from entering Lithuania
The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, has been banned from entering Lithuania because he supports Russia, which continues its invasion of Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) confirmed this on Wednesday. On June 23th, the head of the Russian church was already added to the list of…
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Eastern Europe
Lithuanian Metropolitan requests independence from Moscow
Inokentijus, the Metropolitan of Vilnius and Lithuania, has requested permission for the Lithuanian Orthodox Church (LPC) to secede from the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church. He addressed Patriarch Kirill to ask for the status of an independent Church. That is reported by Delfi. Currently, the Lithuanian Orthodox Church…
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Northern Europe
Lithuania will debate draft bill legalising same-sex partnerships
The Lithuanian parliament has accepted a bill legalising same-sex civil partnerships for further debate, after voting down a similar proposal in May 2021. The draft law on civil union proposes to abandon the definition of partnership in the Family Code of the Civil Code and replace it with a new…
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Northern Europe
Lithuanian Prime Minister: Orthodox Church Lithuania should secede from Moscow Patriarchate
Ingrida simonyte, the Prime Minister of Lithuania, has requested permission from the Patriarch of Constantinople for the Lithuanian Orthodox Church to break with the Moscow Patriarchate. In a letter, she expressed support for the appeal of some priests that desired to secede from the Moscow Patriarchate. That was confirmed by…
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Eastern Europe
Lithuanian Families' Movement: Same-sex civil union is unconstitutional
Recognising same-sex relationships as civil unions is unconstitutional. That is the opinion of the Lithuanian Families’ Movement (LSS). In the opinion of the Lithuanian Families' Movement, the institution of a civil union between two partners of the same sex contradicts the constitutional concept of the natural family. That is reported…
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Central Europe
Couples in Hungary, Lithuania and Latvia seal most marriages
Hungary is the country that tops the list of nations with the most marriages. The nation-state is followed by Latvia and Lithuania. Remarkable is that the latter two are also in the top three countries with the highest divorce rate. Per 1,000 inhabitants of Hungary, 6.88 people got married in…
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