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France politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Pope Leo heads to Algeria as he starts four-country Africa tour

Pope Leo XIV is on an 11-day tour of Africa, visiting four countries to address the needs of the continent's Catholic population.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

IN PHOTOS | Inside Toronto's Orthodox Easter celebrations | CBC News

Orthodox communities in Canada celebrate Easter one week later, emphasizing traditions like pysanky egg decorating and basket blessings after fasting.
Berlin food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Refuse to celebrate': Christians in Gaza mark sombre Easter amid genocide

Gaza's Christian community observes Easter amid severe shortages and ongoing violence, holding onto hope for survival and peace.
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Berlin food
fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

It's Holy Week, but Jerusalem's Old City is quiet and eerily empty

The Austrian Pilgrim Hospice in Jerusalem experiences an unusually empty Holy Week due to wartime conditions and security restrictions.
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Philosophy
fromTheCollector
1 month ago

Why Head Coverings Mattered in Early Christianity | TheCollector

Paul's instruction on head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11 remains cryptic because cultural standards of decency were implicit rather than explicitly discussed in ancient contexts.
London food
fromIndependent
1 month ago

An Irish Goodbye... from Cairo: 'You'd be surprised how often you visit the pyramids when you actually live here'

A creative director from Northern Ireland relocated to Cairo in 2024 after experiencing an immediate emotional connection to the city's unique energy during a visit.
Mindfulness
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'I might not have found Jesus in Jordan, but for a moment I felt my grandparents'

Grandparents brought River Jordan water from a pilgrimage and used it for the narrator's baptism, linked to family faith and an 'angelic baby' claim.
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

Why were pseudo-Arabic inscriptions placed on churches in Greece?, with Alicia Walker - Medievalists.net

A conversation with Alicia Walker on the pseudo-Arabic inscriptions (or pseudo-kufic) that appear on a number of tenth- and eleventh-century churches in Greece, most notably at the monastery of Hosios Loukas. What did the Arabic script signify in Orthodox culture at the time if not tension with Islam? Alicia Walker is Professor of History of Art at Bryn Mawr College.
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History
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

New Medieval Books: Blessed Mary and the Monks of England - Medievalists.net

English Benedictine and Cistercian monks (1000–1215) shaped medieval Mariology by deepening Marian devotion, theological reflection, and using Mary as a model for Christian life.
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