Florida’s Greek community celebrates the Epiphany with annual dive into water

Florida’s Greek community celebrates the Epiphany with annual dive into water

John Hittos, 16, celebrates after retrieving the cross during the 2024 Epiphany at Spring Bayou, in Tarpon Springs, Florida, US, on January 6, 2024. [Luis Santana/Tampa bay Times/via AP] After thunderstorms moved past, Florida’s largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Saturday as a 16-year-old boy dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross … Read more

Controversy over Madrid Municipality’s Depressed White Actor as Baltazar in Video Greeting for Children

Controversy over Madrid Municipality’s Depressed White Actor as Baltazar in Video Greeting for Children

It was a mistake on the part of the video makers, the representatives of the municipality explained. Opposition MPs condemned the video, in this situation where a dark-skinned character is portrayed by a depressed white actor, seeing racism. According to the gospel story and church tradition, three wise men – Baltazar, Melchior and Kaspar – … Read more

Epiphany celebrated across the country

Epiphany celebrated across the country

[InTime News] Greeks have celebrated Epiphany with blessing of the waters ceremonies across the country. The holiday is known as Three Kings Day for some Catholics and the Baptism of Christ for the Orthodox. Good weather helped bring out the crowds for the outdoor celebrations, with swimmers competing against each other to grasp a floating … Read more

The ancient Christian sect that allowed women to be priests

The ancient Christian sect that allowed women to be priests

Despite representing a very significant contingent among the faithful, historically the role of women in the Catholic Church has been relegated to a secondary level: priestly functions, for example, can only be performed by men. However, in Christianity it was not always like this. A look at the first Christian communities allows us to understand … Read more

Father Laurent Jullien de Pommerol Announces Departure from Priesthood for Fatherhood: “I humbly ask your forgiveness”

Father Laurent Jullien de Pommerol Announces Departure from Priesthood for Fatherhood: “I humbly ask your forgiveness”

“I humbly ask your forgiveness, I myself am upset by this event. » The words of Father Laurent Jullien de Pommerol are strong. The event he is about to experience in a few months is a birth. The priest of Croix-Rousse, in office since 2015, must therefore leave his functions. The rest after this ad … Read more

Man Accused of Firing Shotgun at Upstate New York Synagogue Faces New Federal Charge

Man Accused of Firing Shotgun at Upstate New York Synagogue Faces New Federal Charge

A new federal charge has been filed against a man accused of firing a shotgun into the air outside a synagogue in upstate New York December 11, 2023, 8:31 PM ET • 2 min read ALBANY, N.Y. — A new federal charge was filed Monday against a man accused of firing a shotgun into the … Read more

The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial and its history

The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial and its history

The first Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial began on December 20, 1963, in full view of the world and lasted a year and a half. Its approximately five-year history impressively demonstrates that without the initiative of surviving victims and without the courage and persistence of individual, combative lawyers, the crime against humanity at Auschwitz would not have … Read more

Change in leadership at the regional association of Jewish communities

Change in leadership at the regional association of Jewish communities

Daniel Neumann is the new chairman of the regional association of Jewish communities in Hesse. The lawyer from Darmstadt replaces Jacob Gutmark, who held the office for eight years. Neumann was unanimously elected as Gutmark’s successor by the assembly of delegates of the state’s Jewish communities. Neumann had previously worked as director of the association. … Read more

Hamburg is allowing spontaneous pro-Hamas rallies again

Hamburg is allowing spontaneous pro-Hamas rallies again

The Hamburg Administrative Court has lifted the ban on spontaneous rallies in the Hanseatic city in support of Hamas or its attacks on Israel. According to the responsible chamber’s assessment, the danger threshold required for a ban has not currently been exceeded for all potentially affected gatherings, a police spokesman said on Friday. The police, … Read more

Man fires shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, no one injured

Man fires shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, no one injured

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A man fired a shotgun twice outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York, hours before the start of Hanukkah on Thursday, then said “Free Palestine” as he was taken into custody, police said. No one was injured. The episode in the state capital of Albany took place amid rising fears … Read more