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NEWS ABOUT: Holy Week

Holy Week stories: 3 news summaries

Holy Week
With the
Homeless

7 well-off Austin men prepare for Easter with a sojourn on the streets

Mar 23, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to follow in the steps of Jesus, seven prosperous Austin men spent part of Holy Week this year living in a park in downtown Austin, Texas, with the homeless. The "street retreat' is led by Alan Graham, co-founder of a national organization that ministers to the... More »

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Austin • Holy Week • Easter • homeless • Mobile Loaves & Fishes • Te'Paul Gautier

St. Patty's, Holy Week Collide

Some Irish organizations reschedule parades from Palm Sunday; others stand firm

Feb 21, 08 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - This year’s calendar sees St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) falling during the week preceding Easter, which has caused most organizers to move parades forward to avoid forcing Irish Catholics to choose between heritage and the church's Holy Week, the Boston Globe reports. South Boston planners, however, refused to... More »

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Boston • Holy Week • St. Patrick's Day • Palm Sunday • Irish Catholicism • Irish Catholics

Chavez Decrees Dry Holy Week

Ban on booze aimed
at drink-fueled accidents, inspires secret imbibing

Apr 4, 07 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - No Easter imbibing, decrees Venezuelan president and socialist icon Hugo Chavez. Chavez has instituted a Holy Week liquor ban in restaurants to combat the hundreds of drunk driving deaths that occur during holidays in Venezuala. While some citizens applaud his boldness, others say they cannot follow their fearless leader quite... More »

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Venezuela • prohibition • alcohol • socialism • drunk driving • Holy Week • Easter • Hugo Chávez

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