spectator.com.au3d
The pointlessness of the German Peasants’ War – except in Marxist ideology
The preservation of a strict social hierarchy rests very often on the enforcement of correct modes of address. In America ...
National Catholic Register4d
‘Sanctified Sound’: The Return of Bell-Tower Bells Ringing at Eucharistic Consecration
Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...
Sydney Morning Herald6d
It’s Sydney and Melbourne versus Brisbane to decide the future of Australia’s Catholic Church
Catholic politics ... own problems with church hierarchy. She was excommunicated for exposing an abusive priest. ACU began life as a collection of old convents or monasteries or parish meeting ...
The Catholic Leader18d
New vicar general Fr Peter Dillon is tuning into new waves of Church leadership
He said the practice of taking priests out of their parish and deanery roles to fill positions in the hierarchy throughout Australia was not sustainable as priest numbers fell. He saw a future for the ...
Catholic News Agency19d
Pope Francis emphasizes ‘ecumenical vocation’ of all Christians
The Jan. 20 meeting took place in the Vatican Apostolic Palace and was attended by the head of the Finnish Orthodox Church, Archbishop Elia of Helsinki, as well as Catholic Bishop Raimo Goyarrola ...
protothema.gr19d
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchates are strengthened with 600 priests of the Diaspora
Greece’s mobilization to strengthen the churches of the Diaspora by appointing a few hundred priests comes at a time when the ‘tug-of-war’ between Moscow and the Ecumenical Patriarchate over the ...
Push Square19d
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Dev Refutes Saudia Arabia Ban Claim
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is almost upon us, and the highly ambitious WRPG, a subgenre in which freedom of choice is essential, is shaping up to be the immersive, unabashedly single-player ...
BBC20d
UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid'
Dr Amanda Cole, a lecturer at the University of Essex, says there is a "hierarchy of accents" in the UK, with accents from industrialised urban areas like Glasgow and Birmingham often seen as low ...
National Catholic Reporter23d
Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media
In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time ...
Greek Reporter24d
The Daphni Monastery in Athens, a Stunning Example of Byzantine Art
The Dafhni Monastery in Athens, Greece, a Byzantine masterpiece, is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit: Sp!ros, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia The Daphni Monastery on the outskirts of Athens ...
Asia One25d
Earthquake shakes Tibetan monasteries, casualties among clergy unknown
The magnitude 6.8 quake reduced to rubble roofs and walls at a monastery and a nunnery about 15 km east of the epicentre in Tingri county, China Tibet Online reported on Sunday (Jan 12).
Hindustan Times26d
Tibetan monasteries suffer severe damage in 6.8-magnitude earthquake
(AFP/representative) The magnitude 6.8 quake reduced to rubble roofs and walls at a monastery and a nunnery about 15 km (nine miles) east of the epicentre in Tingri county, China Tibet Online ...