Postcards: The blessing of rain dampens Holy Week in drought-stricken Spain
BERNAT ARMANGUE, of Associated Press, reports from Spain on the impact much-needed rain had on Easter celebrations…
Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, striving to maintain presence
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Christians celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, facing an increasing struggle to maintain their status in the Holy City in the face of the expansion of Jewish settlements and repeated acts of violence. Hundreds attended the traditional procession on the Mount of Olives with palm fronds and olive branches that celebrates the entry of […]
To vanquish lived trauma, Netflix’s ‘Procession’ puts victims in the director’s chair
RNS Robert Greene is expert at weaving memory and reality. The director of Procession, a new Netflix documentary about survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, Greene never allows the men’s re-creations of their trauma to go too long before he disrupts the narrative. Crews redo sets. The survivors take a break to process details […]