Hermit from Palermo. Isravele

Photo by Raija Kalioinen In 1996 Isravele - the name after which the worker has renamed himself - decides to leave his family and home, in the Zen district in Palermo in order to retire to Mount Gallo, occupying an abandoned military lighthouse. He recovered the old block and turns it into a personal sanctuary:…

June 13, 20180Comments

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The way to study history through animation

A large number of interesting maps in the form of animated videos can be found on YouTube channel Ollie Bye. Dozens of videos are distributed into playlists: History of the World, Conceptual History, Historical Wars and History of Nations... We invite you to a fascinating journey! Religious Tourism

June 8, 20180Comments

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Historical Churches in Iran

The majority of churches in Iran that possess historical and artistic value were built around the eight century A.H. or the 14th century AD, and the period thereafter. Of course, this does not mean that there were no churches existing in the country before that period. During the reign of Shah Abbas, the…

June 4, 20180Comments

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The Spanish monk who built cathedral from scrap

As a young man, he joined a Trappist monastery but had to leave in 1961, after eight years, when he contracted tuberculosis and his health deteriorated in the monastic regime. He began to build a cathedral on a plot of land he had inherited from his parents. He had promised that if he recovered from…

June 3, 20180Comments

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Pope Francis tells gay man: “God made you like this”

Juan Carlos Cruz said some of Chile’s bishops had sought to depict him as a pervert as they accused him of lying about abuse. Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP Juan Carlos Cruz, who was sexually abused, says pontiff told him God did not mind that he was gay, reported The Guardian. …

May 20, 20180Comments

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Excavations start on Palestine’s oldest monastery

The Palestinian government and international organizations started a major excavation to restore St. Hilarion Monastery, locally known as Tell Umm Amer, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine’s oldest and largest Christian monument, reported al-monitor.com Photo .wmf.org The project, which started in January and is expected to take up to two years, is…

May 17, 20180Comments

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Pope condemns in Gaza killings

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the killing of Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border, saying the deaths would only lead to more violence, and appealed for dialogue to bring justice and peace to the Middle East, reported Reuters . Photo ochaopt.org “I express my great pain for the dead and wounded and I am…

May 16, 20180Comments

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The Great Lavra of St. Sabas. Judean Desert, Palestine

Photo: photito.com The Great Lavra of St. Sabas, known in Arabic as Mar Saba, is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank east of Bethlehem. It was founded by Saint Sabas of Cappadocia in the year 439 and today houses around 20 monks. It is considered to be one…

May 15, 20180Comments

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Family of six carried out bombings at three churches in Surabaya (Indonesia’s East Java province)

Bombings at three churches in Surabaya, in Indonesia's East Java province, during Sunday mass on May 13 have left at least 13 people dead and many injured, with the attacks carried out by a family of suicide bombers, according to the police, reported The Straits Times . The attacks took place at the Santa…

May 13, 20180Comments

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Папа Франциск подав приклад …

All images via Lamborghini Папа Римский Франциск закликав священиків відмовитися від їзди на дорогих автомобілях. На підтвердження цих слів він виставив на продаж свій єдиний суперкар Lamborghini Huracan. Автомобіль Lamborghini Huracan Папі Франциску подарував автовиробник у листопаді 2017 року. "Ви знаєте, я б дійсно відчув би великий суспільний тиск, якщо…

May 5, 20180Comments

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