Pope Francis will open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Christmas Eve to kick off Jubilee 2025. The door, which is usually bricked up, will remain open for the year to welcome an expected 30 million pilgrims. By walking through the Holy Door, Catholics are able to obtain a ‘plenary … Read more
Prague – The list of sacrifices Alesya Marokhovskaya has made to continue reporting on Russia from exile is long: her home, her country, family, friends, culture, security. Also this month, Russian authorities searched the home of the journalist’s parents in the eastern port city of Magadan and opened a criminal case against Marokhovskaya for violating … Read more
Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday with the war in Gaza casting a long shadow over the city’s usual celebrations. Missing were the decorations, tourists and pilgrims that were staples of Christmases past. Source link
1.noTrump did not sit on the incontinence pad watched the US election campaign Some heavy oral artillery – but also incontinence pads and nappies. At least on social media. Rumors that Donald Trump or US President Joe Biden were incontinent spread like wildfire – punctuated by images or videos of them allegedly wearing diapers or … Read more
In France, the country’s new PM François Bayrou has named a new cabinet. It includes some serious political heavyweights of French politics, such as two former prime ministers, Elisabeth Borne and Manuel Valls. However, the new cabinet is also heavily stacked with figures from the French center-right, just as the last government was – raising … Read more
Among the familiar faces in France’s new government is Elisabeth Borne, who served as Macron’s second Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024 when she resigned in a cabinet reshuffle. The installation of a former prime minister as head of the Education, is seen as a sign of the importance Macron and Bayrou are placing on … Read more
A Dutch court on Tuesday convicted five men for their part in last month’s violence against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam that shocked the world and sparked accusations of anti-Semitism. Source link
Germany’s far-right AfD party on Monday held what it called a “memorial” rally for victims of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market that has newly inflamed debate on migrant and security policy. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Berlin, Jörd Taszman. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s budget. Analysis by Europe correspondent and columnist for Blick, Richard Werly. Source link
