Month: April 2023

Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass before 60,000 faithful in St. Peter’s Square

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To kick off Holy Week, Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. During it, he called on the faithful to pray even more intensely for peace in Ukraine. After leaving the “Agostino Gemelli” hospital in Rome on Saturday after a four-day stay, Pope Francis celebrated the liturgical celebration of Palm Sunday on Sunday morning as a prelude to Holy Week. In a car, the Pope arrived at St. Peter’s Square and got out near the obelisk to perform the rite of blessing olive branches before…

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Holy Week Weather is cold and unsettled – the possibility of snow on Maundy Thursday

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According to the Geosphere Austria forecast, Holy Week will be cold and unsettled. On Maundy Thursday, it may even snow in Vienna. During Holy Week, the weather will continue to be cold and unsettled. There will also be snowfall in the next few days, according to the forecast of Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG). The daily highs will be eleven degrees in the coming week; twelve degrees are possible on Good Friday. The weather in Holy Week is cold and unsettled.It will remain unsettled on Monday at the beginning of Holy…

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This common mistake when drinking tap water could be harming your health

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If you drink water as soon as it comes out of the tap, you may be putting yourself at risk, warn experts. Here’s a simple trick to protect yourself and your loved ones from harmful metals in tap water. What could be easier than filling a glass with fresh, healthy water from the tap? And yet, there is something to consider here, not just the amount you drink. It turns out that your ready-to-serve soft drink may contain several harmful metals – something you don’t want in your body. Here’s…

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Pope left the hospital on Saturday

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Pope Francis spent a third night in Rome’s “Agostino Gemelli” polyclinic. The Catholic Church leader, who has been treated for bronchitis, left the hospital late Saturday morning, hospital sources said. Security measures were in place for the pontiff’s return to the Vatican. Dozens of TV crews waited outside the hospital Saturday to film the pope leaving.Pope Francis plans to preside at Mass in St. Peter’s Square today, Palm Sunday. During his hospitalization, he made a surprise visit Friday to the pediatric oncology department of Gemelli Hospital, where he is being…

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Across Austria, severe thunderstorms are expected again.

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Thunderstorm danger on the weekend in Austria! A powerful thunderstorm is heading for parts of the country – temperatures are dropping significantly. A Low-pressure system, “Markus,” with a core over northern Germany, will also cause changeable April weather in Austria on Sunday. The weather today: low-pressure influence will persist, and colder air of polar origin will gradually seep from the northeast. Thus, snow will again be a topic, especially on Monday nights in the Northern Alps. The new week will then bring undercooled but largely calm spring weather. It will…

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Planet Mercury is finally visible

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Venus makes a grand entrance in April. It shines so brightly that it can be mistaken for a spy balloon, for example. Stargazers have a rare chance with another planet: Mercury can be seen in the evening. And from the middle of the month, the meteors of the Lyrids appear. With the change of the clocks to daylight saving time, Venus is the first star to appear in the western sky in the last evening twilight. It can be seen in April, long before the other stars and planets become…

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Why does Christianity celebrate Palm Sunday?

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The annual Palm Sunday is seven days before Easter Sunday, April 2, 2023. So far, so well known. But why does Christianity celebrate it, and why are palm bunches, palm sticks, palm fronds, olive branches, palm catkins and the like blessed with holy water during the “Palm Consecration” in church? Palm Sunday in Christianity commemorates the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. During his entrance, the people are said to have cheered him as a sign of his kingship and to have scattered palm branches along the way. This was…

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Austria: Loans, cell phones, electricity rebates – what comes in April?

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Electricity and cell phones will become more expensive in many places, loans will become easier, and ÖBB will change its timetable. This and other things await you in the new month. In April, Austrians will face changes that will affect most cell phone contracts, electricity prices, loan granting, and the ÖBB timetable in Salzburg. But what are the details of the changes? From April 1, cell phone contracts will become more expensive. Partly it concerns price increases of over 8 percent. Affected are all cell phone contracts that contain value…

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