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The conflict between opposing parties in connection to the ratification of the Istanbul convention on violence against women is too acute and makes it impossible to expect a compromise any time soon, says Lithuania's Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis.
The Istanbul convention on combating violence against women will not be submitted to the Lithuanian parliament for ratification during the spring session, as part of the document is inconsistent with the program of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranck...
Lithuania's Finance Ministry has proposed raising the funding of the country's traditional religious communities this year to 1.2 million euros.
The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on the advertisement with Jesus and Mary dangerously paves way for businesses to profit by insulting religious members of the society and desecrating their religion, says Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, the chairman of the Lithuanian Conference of Bishops...
The Lithuanian State Consumer Rights Protection Authority says it will take into consideration the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which suggests that Lithuania unjustifiably restricted a clothing advertising campaign that used models and captions referring to "Jesus" and "Mary".
Pope Francis has set the date for beatification of Lithuanian Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis – he will be announced blessed in Vilnius on June 25.
