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Orthodox Epiphany celebrated in Romania

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Romanian Orthodox Christians on Monday celebrated Epiphany by jumping into the cold waters of the Danube River to retrieve a cross tossed by a priest, a ceremony which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ.
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Serb orthodox celebrate Christmas in Podgorica

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Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas on Tuesday in Podgorica amid tensions in Montenegro over a religious law that the Serbian church says will strip it of property.
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Incomplete joy at Orthodox Christmas mass in Gaza

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Palestinian Christians attend Orthodox Christmas mass in their home city but many wish they did not have to stay in Gaza for the celebration.
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Serbian orthodox gather for Christmas liturgy

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Worshippers gathered for a service at St. Sava church in Belgrade on Tuesday to mark Orthodox Christmas.
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Protest in Belgrade over Montenegro church law

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Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Montenegro embassy in Belgrade to protest against a law on religious rights that was adopted by the Montenegro parliament early on Friday after chaotic scenes in the assembly that resulted...
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Russia chief rabbi, US amb open Holocaust exhibition

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Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and American and German ambassadors to Russia attended the opening ceremony of an exhibition marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday.
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Thousands gather to protest church law In Montenegro

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Thousands of Orthodox Serbs gathered in several cities across Montenegro on Thursday to protest a recently passed law which the Serbian Orthodox Church believes could result in the seizure of its properties there.
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Russia Orthodox church procession to ward off virus

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Russian Orthodox priests staged a procession outside Vysokopetrovsky monastery in Moscow on Sunday to ask for God's protection from the new coronavirus.
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Ukrainians mark Easter amid virus outbreak

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Police cordoned off all the entrances of the Pechersk Lavra Church in Kyiv on Saturday after multiple cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed inside the monastery next to the church.
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People attend Easter mass despite virus fears

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PEOPLE ATTEND EASTER MASS DESPITE VIRUS FEARS
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Empty churches as Greece marks Good Friday

Higher Ed
Greek Orthodox Christians had to celebrate Good Friday by watching religious services from home, with churches closed to the public as part of measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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Holy fire arrives in Bethlehem from Jerusalem

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One of the most sacred Easter symbols of the Christian Orthodox faith - the Holy Fire - arrived in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday.
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Few clerics at fire celebration in Holy Sepulchre

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The coronavirus pandemic prevented thousands of Christian Orthodox worshippers from participating in one of their most ancient rituals on Saturday at a Jerusalem church that houses the tomb of Jesus.
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Orthodox Christians prepare for Easter on lockdown

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Orthodox Christians in Bosnia were preparing for a very different Easter on Saturday, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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People attend Easter mass despite virus fears

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Outside the golden-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Saturday the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Neophyte, led the festive midnight mass with only few dozen worshippers attending.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Great Schism or East West Schism Part 2

9th - 10th
The video lesson from Khan Academy provides information for a high school world history course. This section discusses the causes and effects of The Great Schism, or the East-West Schism. This is second video segment of the presentation.