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Folk dancing and dyed eggs as Bulgaria's Ruse celebrates Easter
In Bulgaria, both Orthodox and Catholic Christians celebrate Easter, with the latter usually coming a few days before. Every ...
Why do we celebrate Easter? What to know about the widely observed Christian holiday
Easter Sunday has become a day of celebration for millions of people worldwide. Here's what to know about the Christian ...
Before Easter became a holy day, it was the beginning of the Resistance
Belief in the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. But the miracle of Easter didn’t end there.
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How death, afterlife and resurrection shape Easter debate
Easter has been described as the “feast of feasts,” which celebrates the solemnity of Jesus-becoming-Christ or the resurrection. It is the original or first feast that entered the Christian liturgical ...
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...
Book reviews in brief: Six new works take readers on journeys through tradition, spirituality, culture, fantasy and fantastical reality
Brief reviews of new books by Ben Okri, Philip Marsden, Myozan Ian Kilroy, Funmi Fetto, Mahmoud Muna/Matthew Teller and Ama ...
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First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...
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‘A little light drives away much darkness’
In an increasingly polarized world, we would all do well to reflect on and learn from our diverse religious traditions ...
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Easter Triduum ought to turn us all into human rights activists
As we embrace the Lord’s Passion, let us share in His agony – and the pain of the persecuted in the world today ...