Tag: Christianity
Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism
ATHENS, Greece — Worshippers lined up at churches across Greece on Orthodox Good Friday as the government kept pandemic restrictions in place through the...
Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in small ceremony
CARACAS, Venezuela — A man revered by millions of Venezuelans as the “doctor of the poor” is one step away from sainthood after being...
Venezuela’s beloved ‘Doctor of the Poor’ to be beatified
CARACAS, Venezuela — With the austerity of a monk, a vocation to seek the good of others and a bright scientific mind, Jose Gregorio...
Greece: All adults can receive COVID-19 vaccines by end June
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s health minister says any adult who wants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to do so by the...
Pope aims to cut down on corruption among Vatican managers
ROME — Pope Francis issued tough new anti-corruption regulations Thursday that require Vatican cardinals and managers to periodically declare they are investing only in...
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden...
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel gets seat at National Cathedral
WASHINGTON — Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass...
Pope ousts leadership of Ecuadorian diocese amid complaints
ROME — Pope Francis responded Wednesday to reports of poor governance and moral failings in the Ecuadorian diocese of Riobamba by not only accepting...
Greek PM: Vaccine hesitancy driving high death rate
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister has issued an appeal for elderly Greeks to get vaccinated, blaming hesitancy for persistently high rates of death...
Danes charge priest suspected of killing wife, body missing
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Danish Lutheran priest on Monday was charged with murdering his wife, even though her body has never been found.
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