Church of England says Christians must repent for past antisemitism
Christians must repent for centuries of antisemitism which ultimately led to the Holocaust, the Church of England has said in a
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The Japanese Christians forced to trample on Christ
Pope Francis arrived in Japan on Saturday ahead of a trip to Nagasaki to pay tribute to the victims of the atomic bomb dropped
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Jesus manger: Relic returns to Bethlehem in time for Christmas
A fragment of wood believed to have formed part of Jesus’ manger has been returned to Bethlehem after more than
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Remembering our history by Richard Reddie
I recently attended a ten-day Yad Vashem seminar in Jerusalem, Israel, where my fellow students and I studied the Holocaust,
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Ancient Viking ship discovered buried next to church using breakthrough georadar technology
A Viking ship believed to be over 1,000 years old has been discovered buried next to a church in Norway. Archaeologists from the
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The GIFT of Drawing on History – 30 Years of OUR ROOTS by Tayo Fatunla
OUR ROOTS has been a Black history cartoon column series featured in various publications at different times – and also
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Teens discover 1500-year-old church that redefines Israeli history
The church was discovered near Israel’s Ramat Beit Shemesh neighbourhood. An excavation, largely completed by teens, unearthed the church which
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Disney+ warns viewers about past racism, but not as well as Warner Bros.
Some of Disney’s older movies streaming on Disney+ will include disclaimers about the cultural context of certain scenes that are considered outright
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Japan’s ageing ‘Hidden Christians’ fear they may be their religion’s last generation
His face weathered from years at sea, kimono-clad Japanese fisherman Masaichi Kawasaki kneels before an altar adorned with images of
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The Crucifixion Took on New Religious Meaning in the Centuries After the Death of Jesus. Here’s What Changed
The Romans, for all that they had adopted crucifixion as the “supreme penalty,” refused to countenance the possibility that it
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Ancient church dedicated to mystery martyr uncovered near Jerusalem
An ancient church dedicated to a mysterious “glorious martyr” was uncovered near Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday, revealing
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Church helps parishioners rediscover and protect indigenous languages
Rosella Kinoshameg has vivid childhood memories of being silenced when she tried to speak her native Ojibway at St. Joseph’s,
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A Massive Sculpture of an African American Last Supper, Hidden for Years, Has Been Discovered
Joy Zinoman got an unexpected phone call last week. Demolition had just begun inside a former church in Columbia Heights that
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Michelle Obama speaks out on white flight – ‘Y’all were running from us’
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has said race and lack of understanding of migrants still divides the US and
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Church war hero ‘the Tartan Pimpernel’ honoured in France
A Church of Scotland minister, nicknamed the “Tartan Pimpernel”, has been honoured in France. Rev Dr Donald Caskie helped thousands
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