Bells ring across Czech Republic to mourn victims of mass shooting
Prague, Czech RepubicReuters Bells rang across the Czech Republic on Saturday and flags flew at half mast as the country mourned victims of the country’s worst mass shooting that killed 14 at a Prague university on Thursday. Archbishop Jan Graubner served a mass at the main St Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle and the […]
Czechs mourn victims of university shooting as police patrol public areas
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Czechs mourned the victims of the country’s worst mass shooting as police tightened security around schools and other public buildings across the country on Friday after a student gunman killed 14 people at a Prague university building on Thursday. At the Charles University headquarters, crowds that included Prime Minister Petr Fiala and […]
Gunman kills 14 in unprecedented attack at Prague university
Updated: 11:15pm (AEDT)Prague, Czech RepiublicReuters A 24-year-old Czech student shot dead his father, then killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at his Prague university on Thursday before possibly killing himself, police said, marking the country’s worst-ever mass shooting. The government declared a day of mourning across the central European country for 23rd December to […]
Prague Christmas market returns after COVID but with fewer lights
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Thousands of people poured into Prague’s medieval Old Town Square at the weekend for the lighting of a 25-metre Christmas tree and the reopening of the annual market after a two-year COVID-19 shutdown, but the energy crisis meant fewer lights than usual. The market, which is popular with Czechs and foreign tourists […]
Czechs rally against rising extremism and voice support for Ukraine
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Tens of thousands of Czechs rallied in Prague’s main square on Sunday against rising populism and extremism, two days after a coalition of far-right political movements, fringe groups and the Communist party held a protest in the same location. Waving Czech, US, NATO and Ukrainian flags, many in the crowd voiced support […]
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TOURISM: TOP SPOTS CRACK DOWN AS THEY BECOME VICTIMS OF THEIR OWN SUCCESS
EMMA BATHA, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how nations are coping with the growing influx of tourists around the world…
Czech Republic mourns former clandestine priest Miloslav Vlk
BosNewsLife The mortal remains of Catholic Czech Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, a devoted believer who washed windows and ministered underground during communism, were placed in a tomb at St Vitus’ Cathedral in Prague on Saturday following a funeral service. Archbishop Vlk died a week ago at the age of 84 after losing his battle against cancer. […]
SAINTS OF PAST AGES: “GOOD KING” WENCESLAS
People all around the world sing of “Good King Wenceslas” at Christmas. But who was the man named in the carol? DAVID ADAMS takes a look…