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Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world. No women allowed
MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering ...
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Pope vows every effort to work for peace in regions where Christians persecuted, forced to flee
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take “every effort” Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and ...
AP PHOTOS: Orthodox monks carry on long tradition of monastic life at medieval cliffside monastery
The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece.
On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering ...
The Conversation19d
Old growth forests in eastern Canada show that the climate started changing almost 100 years ago
The average hiker passing this eastern white cedar grove would probably not guess that some of these relatively small diameter cedars are more than 500 years old, an age that is still relatively ...
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From Ukraine envoy to Orban's ally: Who will sit on papal throne
Erdo has also strongly advocated for dialogue between the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Christians ... His views positioned him quite clearly on the U.S. political map. Burke has endorsed Trump ...
The Spokesman-Review21d
Eastern Washington receiver Efton Chism III signs undrafted deal with Patriots; WSU’s Esa Pole signs with Chiefs
A day after drafting Washington State’s Kyle Williams in the third round, the Patriots signed Eastern Washington’s Efton Chism III to an undrafted deal. Chism went undrafted despite his ...
CBC.ca22d
Why this new riding in eastern Quebec could see political lines blur
Rimouski-La Matapédia is a new federal riding in eastern Quebec, the result of a redrawing of the electoral map. The old riding was held by the Bloc Québécois for the last five years and the ...
Greek Reporter22d
Why Do Catholics and Orthodox Do the Sign of the Cross Differently?
the Eastern Catholics—faithful like Ukrainian, Melkite, or Maronite Catholics—who are in full communion with the Pope, but often, you’ll see them making the Sign of the Cross just like the Orthodox do ...
Greek City Times22d
Greek Hymn “Christos Anesti” Marks a Symbolic Farewell at Pope Francis’ Funeral
The 88-year-old pontiff, who passed away shortly after delivering his Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi blessing, was honored with this Eastern Orthodox hymn, symbolizing resurrection and eternal life—a ...