Thousands of Christians flock to Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter ‘Holy Fire’ rite
Issued on: 15/04/2023 – 22:38 Thousands of Christians thronged Jerusalem on Saturday for the traditional Holy Fire rite ahead of the Orthodox Easter, despite a...
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Lebanon time in confusion over daylight savings dispute
Issued on: 26/03/2023 – 11:42 Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a...
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Christmas celebrations come back to Bethlehem after two years of Covid restrictions
Issued on: 24/12/2022 – 17:27 With a giant evergreen tree, colourful balloons in the streets and selfies in the Church of the Nativity, Christmas tourism...
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Wars have driven world to ‘precipice’, Pope warns on Bahrain trip
Issued on: 04/11/2022 – 16:36 Pope Francis on Friday appealed to religious leaders to help bring the world back from “the brink of a delicate...
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American missionaries describe daring escape from Haitian kidnappers
Issued on: 21/12/2021 – 04:15 Twelve North American gang hostages held for months in Haiti orchestrated their own escape last week, hiking for miles under cover of...