The Church of Almighty God Won Resistance to Religious Persecution Award at Italian Music Festival

June 8, 2018

On May 10, 2018, the five-day “FIRMA (International Festival of Religions through Music and Arts)—Faiths in Tune” was opened at Royal Club Turin in Italy. At the conclusion of the festival on May 14, a roundtable on the theme of “religion, music and arts to promote peace and counter radicalisation” was held at Turin International Book Fair at Lingotto center, where an awards presentation took place.

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