CNN — For a lot of the Western world, Christmas is widely known on December 25, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. But in a distinction that dates again centuries, Orthodox Christians comply with the Julian calendar and mark the pageant on January 7 as a substitute. Orthodox Christmas – and the long-standing rift between…
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Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a primary in fashionable occasions | CNN
Rome CNN — Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of hundreds of mourners at St. Peter’s Sq.. The occasion marked the primary event in fashionable occasions {that a} pontiff had presided over the funeral of his predecessor – and the primary ever of…
The 12 months in sport: A fond farewell for some, a glimpse of the long run for others | CNN
CNN — An athlete, former jockey AP McCoy stated earlier this 12 months, is the one one that dies twice, such is the ache of strolling away from the intoxicating, all-consuming nature {of professional} sport. McCoy retired from his lengthy, adorned racing profession in 2015, and since then has needed to be taught, in his…