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Pope Leo marks Good Friday with cross procession at Colosseum

Pope Leo marks Good Friday with cross procession at Colosseum

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Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday procession canceled due to Iran war

Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday procession canceled due to Iran war

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JERUSALEM (RNS) — The annual Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem will be canceled this year due to the war with Iran, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem announced on Monday (March 23). “The restrictions imposed by the conflict and the events of recent days do not bode well for any imminent improvement,” Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the highest-ranking Roman Catholic leader in the Holy Land, said in a statement. “In constant dialogue with the competent authorities, together with the other Christian Churches, we are evaluating how, in the ways to be agreed upon, we can celebrate the central Mystery of our salvation in the heart of our Churches.” Pizzaballa said the “constantly evolving” situation makes it impossible to predict what, if any, communal prayers will be permitted during Holy Week. “We will therefore be forced to coordinate on a day-to-day basis,” he said. Since the start of the Feb. 28 war with Iran, Israel’s Home Front Command has limited the number of people who can assemble in one place to 50 (or up to 100 …

Funeral procession for influential Iranian defence chief | Conflict

Funeral procession for influential Iranian defence chief | Conflict

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NewsFeed Iran has held a funeral for the country’s most influential defence figure, Ali Shamkhani, who was killed in Israeli-US strikes on February 28. Shamkhani was a key figure in Iran nuclear talks, chief of the country’s Defence Council and advisor to the late Supreme Leader. He lost a leg in an Israeli assassination attempt last June. Published On 15 Mar 202615 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

France continue bulldozing procession towards Six Nations Grand Slam

France continue bulldozing procession towards Six Nations Grand Slam

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“France were unbelievably good at taking their opportunities, especially in the first half,” Michele Lamaro, Italy’s captain, told ITV. “Any little errors… it was a very good reaction by them. The scoreboard is the truth of the game. “Second half, we could not keep the ball, especially at the line-out. Even the last phase [of the match], we were five metres out, playing one of the best teams in the world, so you have to be precise and concrete. We have been there in moments but in others we were not able to execute well enough.” Italy were ultimately well beaten but Lamaro was right – they were playing one of the best sides in the world. There is plenty that Italy can take forward for their hosting of England in just under a fortnight. Italy have never beaten England but, with the confidence of Steve Borthwick’s side in the gutter, the Azzurri will be fancying their chances to make history. Given their improvements and the Welsh decline, two Six Nations victories should be the …

Venezuelan procession for La Divina Pastora takes on new weight in tense political moment

Venezuelan procession for La Divina Pastora takes on new weight in tense political moment

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WASHINGTON (RNS) — It’s been 30 years since Jorge Garcia last joined the millions of people who have crowded the streets of Barquisimeto in northwest Venezuela for a procession with La Divina Pastora or “the Divine Shepherdess.” But three decades and thousands of miles have not dimmed his devotion to the Marian image and statue credited with several miracles, including interceding to end a 19th-century cholera epidemic. This year, after months of work by the four members of the Washington-area Society of La Divina Pastora, she was honored for the first time with a Mass on Wednesday (Jan. 14) in Washington’s Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and with a new statue shipped from Venezuela where it was created by a famous teenage artist. The statue of La Divina Pastora arrived on Jan. 2, just hours before the U.S. military seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. “It’s not us. It’s God who moves everything,” Garcia said. La Divina Pastora’s celebration came at a moment when Venezuelans in the diaspora and homeland are navigating uncertainty, big emotions and …

Leicester police investigating ‘unauthorised’ Hindu procession

Leicester police investigating ‘unauthorised’ Hindu procession

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Leicestershire Police are investigating an “unauthorised procession” which has been described by a Hindu human rights campaigner as a display of “Hindutva” – right wing Hindu nationalism. Rajiv Sinha, director of Hindus for Human Rights UK (HFHR) which advocates for pluralism, civil and human rights, said the procession down Green Lane Road in Leicester last week was an act of “blatant intimidation and provocation”. Green Lane Road is an area with a significant Muslim population, and was one of the principal locations for the violent disorder that took place in the city in 2022. Videos of the procession show cars waving saffron flags featuring the Hindu deity Hanuman, a flag Sinha said is associated with the Bajrang Dal. Sinha described Bajrang Dal as a “militant group” and part of the “family of organisations headed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)”. The RSS is a leading organisation in the Hindutva movement, which has been described by the Government in a report into extremism as “an extremist ideology that advocates for Hindu supremacy and seeks to transform …