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Will Jesus Christ return in 2025? Crypto enthusiasts place their bets

Believe it or not, people are placing real money on whether Jesus Christ will return to Earth in 2025. Let's understand what is driving this unusual speculation

What is Friday the 13th and why is it considered unlucky? Know its history

Friday the 13th holds a superstitious history and several people consider this day unlucky. Some people fear while some challenge this day by organising parties.

Orthodox Christmas: Why some believers celebrate it 13 days after Dec 25

While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will celebrate the holy day on Sunday. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian and other traditions, follow the ancient Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant churches as well as by much of the secular world for everyday use. Other Orthodox, including those in the Greek tradition and, now, some Ukrainian churches, celebrate Christmas on the same date as Western churches. Why are there different dates for Christmas? Technically, there aren't. All Eastern Orthodox agree that December 25 is the date of Christmas, or the Feast of the Nativity, as they call it. The question is whether December 25 falls on December 25 or January 7. That requires a little unpacking. The ancient church set its religious feasts based on the Julian calendar, but after more than a millennium, that calendar had ...

Merry Christmas 2023: History, significance, top 50 wishes, quotes to share

Christmas is one of the most celebrated festivals across the world. People celebrate by exchanging gifts, bringing Christmas trees to homes and more. Check 50 best wishes, messages to share

Martin Scorsese meets Pope Francis, announces film about Jesus Christ

Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese met Pope Francis over the weekend and said he is inspired to make a film about Jesus. According to entertainment news outlet Variety, the 80-year-old cinema icon and his wife Helen Morris met Pope Francis during a brief private audience at the Vatican on Saturday. . "I have responded to the Pope's appeal to artists in the only way I know how: by imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus. And I'm about to start making it," Scorsese said during the Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination conference at the Vatican. The conference was organized by Jesuit publication La Civilta Cattolica and Georgetown University. The filmmaker was visiting Italy after the premiere on his directorial venture "Killer of the Flower Moon" at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival. The film features Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone and Jesse Plemons.

Jesus's tomb opened for first time in centuries

It was the first time the marble had been removed since at least 1810, when the last restoration work took place