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    Bosnian Serbs say icon given to Russian minister not stolen

    • Dec 23, 2020

    An Orthodox icon presented to Russia’s foreign minister had not been stolen from the Ukraine, the office of Bosnia’s Serb leader said Tuesday, amid an international diplomatic spat over its origins.

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    As the nation continues to grapple with the issue of racism, an acclaimed liturgical artist and retreat leader is using his gifts to foster healing and justice.

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    • Apr 30, 2020

    Romania’s Orthodox Church on Wednesday criticized a billboard campaign showing doctors dealing with the coronavirus epidemic as saints with halos shaped like the virus.

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    • Apr 20, 2019

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    • Jan 23, 2019

    On Tuesday Pope Francis’s longstanding love affair with the Virgin Mary was again put on full display when for the 67th time as Bishop of Rome he visited the basilica of Saint Mary Major ahead of his visit to Panama this week, showing just how seriously he takes both his Marian devotion, and his role as Bishop of Rome.

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    • Jun 19, 2018

    When Islamic State fighters overran Qaraqosh, Iraq, in the summer of 2014, Mothana Butres was able to grab only a single volume from his father’s collection of thousands of Syriac books and manuscripts.

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