CNN — The Swedish authorities was complicit within the burning of the Quran at a protest in Stockholm final weekend, Turkish Overseas Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu reportedly stated Thursday. Elevated tensions between the 2 international locations come at a time when Sweden is counting on Turkey to help its bid for membership of the North Atlantic … Read more
CNN — French nun Sister André, the world’s oldest identified individual, died on Tuesday on the age of 118 within the southern metropolis of Toulon. The town’s mayor, Hubert Falco, introduced the information of her demise on Twitter, writing that “it’s with immense unhappiness and emotion that I learnt tonight of the passing of the … Read more
CNN — Joe Biden delivered remarks Sunday from Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, turning into the primary sitting president to ship a Sunday sermon from the historic church the place civil rights chief Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. served as pastor till his assassination in 1968. “You’ve been round for 136 years – I do … Read more
CNN — The vertically shot video printed final November exhibits no weapons, battlefield atrocities and even troopers. However the sound of a patriotic Russian tune reverberating by a church on Kyiv’s well-known Lavra monastery grounds appeared to open a brand new entrance in Ukraine’s warfare with Russia. The church belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church … Read more
CNN — The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs scored on their first six drives and dominated No. 3 Texas Christian College 65-7 to win their second consecutive Faculty Soccer Playoff championship sport on Monday evening in Inglewood, California. Within the convincing win, Heisman Trophy-finalist quarterback Stetson Bennett handed for 4 touchdowns and ran for 2 extra … Read more
CNN — For a lot of the Western world, Christmas is well known on December 25, in line with the Gregorian calendar. But in a distinction that dates again centuries, Orthodox Christians observe the Julian calendar and mark the competition on January 7 as a substitute. Orthodox Christmas – and the long-standing rift between the … Read more
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his protection minister to implement a short lived ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours this week to permit Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas providers, in accordance with a Kremlin assertion Thursday. However the proposal was swiftly dismissed as “hypocrisy” by Ukrainian officers. Putin’s order got here after … Read more
Rome CNN — The funeral of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday on the age of 95, started Thursday in a conventional ceremony led by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Sq. in Vatican Metropolis. According to Benedict’s needs, his funeral can be “easy,” in line with the director of the press workplace of the … Read more
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s far-right nationwide safety minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Tuesday visited the Jerusalem compound often called the Temple Mount by Jews and the Haram al-Sharif or Noble Sanctuary by Muslims, in a transfer that drew worldwide condemnation. Movies revealed on Israeli media confirmed Ben Gvir strolling by way of the compound surrounded … Read more
Rome CNN — The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday on the age of 95, started Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican Metropolis forward of his funeral later this week. Benedict, who was the primary pontiff in nearly 600 years to resign his place, relatively than maintain workplace for all times, … Read more