Belarus allows Roman Catholic Archbishop to return
Moscow, RussiaAP Belarusian authorities have allowed a Roman Catholic priest to return to the country after denying him entry for months. Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk and Mohilev arrived in Belarus on Thursday. Kondrusiewicz was barred from entering the ex-Soviet nation for nearly four months after his criticism of the Belarusian authorities’ crackdown on protests […]
SBC seminary president: Recent race statement not about ‘preserving whiteness’
RNS The president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has expressed “lament” for “unintentionally” hurting African American members of his denomination with a recent joint statement on racism by all six Southern Baptist seminary presidents. But Adam Greenway defended the Council of Seminary Presidents’ determination about critical race theory and intersectionality, which address systemic racism and […]
Many just want a hug for Christmas this year, Queen Elizabeth says
London, UKReuters All many people want for Christmas this year is a simple hug, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said in her annual festive message, saying it would be hard for those who lost loved ones to COVID-19 pandemic or were separated by curbs on social mixing. In her traditional pre-recorded Christmas Day address to the nation, […]
Nativity scenes wanted: The creche brings home the Christmas story for these ‘mega’ collectors
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on those who have made collecting Nativity scenes a hobby…
A pandemic Christmas: Services move online, people stay home
Rome, ItalyAP Families that usually reunite on Christmas over a hearty, lingering meal celebrated apart Friday, services shifted online, and gift exchanges were low-key in one of the most unusual and subdued holiday seasons in decades. The coronavirus left almost no one unaffected. Christians attend a Christmas mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, Pakistan, […]