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  • Christian watchdog group warns of “grave concerns” in Sri Lanka

    Christian watchdog group warns of “grave concerns” in Sri Lanka

    • Aug 9, 2020

    “We are concerned by the increasing militarization and authoritarianism of the Sri Lankan government,” said Mervyn Thomas, Chief Executive of Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

    By Crux Staff
  • Romanian port city marks Easter late due to virus

    Romanian port city marks Easter late due to virus

    • May 28, 2020

    Stretching the church calendar, Orthodox Easter arrived over a month late in a Romanian city on the shores of the Black Sea.

    By Vadim Ghirda
  • A year after Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, recovery still a work in progress

    A year after Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, recovery still a work in progress

    • Apr 22, 2020

    On the one-year anniversary of the bloody Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, the nation shared in a moment of silence to honor the nearly 300 people who died as government investigations continue and victims continue struggling to pick up the pieces of their broken lives.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Eastern Christians mark Easter in shuttered Jerusalem church

    Eastern Christians mark Easter in shuttered Jerusalem church

    • Apr 19, 2020

    A handful of Eastern Orthodox priests held mass for the Christian holiday of Easter on Sunday in an empty Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem due to restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

    By Associated Press
  • Lockdown weighs heavily on Orthodox Christians during Easter

    Lockdown weighs heavily on Orthodox Christians during Easter

    • Apr 17, 2020

    For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and mourning followed by joyful release, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition. But this year, Easter — by far the most significant religious holiday for the world’s roughly 300 million Orthodox — has essentially been cancelled.

    By Elena Becatoros and Daria Litvinova
  • Silence over Easter police raids captures ‘through the looking glass’ moment

    Silence over Easter police raids captures ‘through the looking glass’ moment

    • Apr 16, 2020

    Up and down Italy over the Easter weekend, police entered churches and broke up services, issuing citations and fines to those taking part, in several instances including the parish priest. Yet not only has there been no howl of protest from the country’s Catholic leadership, almost uniformly bishops have sided with the authorities.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Sydney archbishop uses parents’ response to death to show Easter meaning

    Sydney archbishop uses parents’ response to death to show Easter meaning

    • Apr 14, 2020

    The recent response of two parents to the deaths of three of their children and a niece illustrated what Easter is about, said Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher.

    By Peter Rosengren
  • Middle East patriarchs speak of faith, hope, during Easter homilies

    Middle East patriarchs speak of faith, hope, during Easter homilies

    • Apr 14, 2020

    Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East, in Easter messages from churches barren of the faithful due to the coronavirus, lamented the scourge of the pandemic while evoking the hope of the Resurrection.

    By Catholic News Service
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