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by bcadmin | Aug 19, 2022 | Associated Press, Brazil, Church in the Americas, festivals, News, Processions | 0 |
Thousands of pilgrims from all corners of the vast Kalunga territory flocked to the municipality Cavalcante, some 180 miles north of the capital, Brasilia, for a religious festival.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 9, 2022 | Church in Europe, festivals, lead, News, Processions, Saints, Spain | 0 |
Archbishop Francsico Perez of Pamplona has condemned the violence which took place at the city’s main religious festival — made famous by its traditional running of the bulls.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 7, 2022 | Associated Press, Catholic pilgrimages, Church in Europe, festivals, Marian devotion, News, Spain, Virgin Mary | 0 |
After a two-year hiatus forced by the pandemic, tens of thousands of pilgrims descended on the tiny Spanish village of El Rocío to take part in riotously colorful and ancient festival, la Romería del Rocío.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 15, 2022 | Associated Press, Barcelona, Church in Europe, COVID-19 pandemic, festivals, lead, News, Spain | 0 |
Crowds gathered in Barcelona’s historic downtown to watch in awe and snap cellphone photos as teams of people in colorful garb formed human towers rising into the air like the spires on the nearby medieval cathedral.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 28, 2022 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Europe, festivals, lead, News, Processions, Spain | 0 |
It’s hours before dawn in Acehuche, and noise awakes residents for some of the biggest dates in the local calendar: the three-day celebration of the fur-covered characters known as “Carantoñas” that resemble wild beasts.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 29, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, festivals, News, Peru, Processions | 0 |
Peru’s most popular Catholic procession, the Lord of Miracles, has been canceled for the second straight year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the archbishopric of Lima announced Tuesday.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 26, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Europe, festivals, News, Spain | 0 |
Spain has a rich tradition of colorful, and sometimes bizarre, festivals.
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