Impressive 1st Lithuanian Holy Mass in 🇳🇱Limburg in #Heerlen in St. Teresa Chapel, especially meaningful as it marked the 1st Sunday of Advent. Followed by a meeting at the Honorary Consulate of #Lithuania. @DekenHeerlen @n_tankevicius @aloysbruggeman @MZickus @LT_Embassy_NL

Pope Leo XIV prays at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Istanbul, and thanks God for the courageous witness offered by Armenians throughout history, often amid tragic circumstances. https://t.co/lKxc2XLi9u

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Trailblazing Women of #Poland: Eleonora Ziemięcka, 🇵🇱1st female philosopher,fought for better education for women,challenged stereotypes reducing them to angels or inferiors.Shaped early 🇵🇱 feminism, promoting women’s dignity, individuality through a religious-philosophical lens.

Pope Leo XIV met on Monday with a delegation of Christian pilgrims from #Latvia, one hundred years since the first official pilgrimage from the country to Rome.

Today is #Holodomor Remembrance Day. In 1932–1933, millions of Ukrainians were killed in the Holodomor, a man-made famine engineered by the Soviet government of Joseph Stalin. Historians estimate between 3.9 and 10 million deaths. We remember. #Ukraine #stalin #communism

In Slovakia, an unusual event took place — a “God-pleasing rave.” A huge party held on November 11 in the city of Košice was officially blessed by the Pope, and Bishop Padre Guillermo even took the DJ deck himself and performed a set.

This is that delicious time of the year in the Netherlands: kikkers en muizen. ( chocolate frogs and mice)

The Netherlands marks 80 years of freedom with a special joint session recalling 20 Nov 1945, when Parliament reconvened after WWII. General Peter van Uhm, a retired commander, paid tribute to the Allies who liberated 🇳🇱including the Polish soldiers making the greatest sacrifices

Gertrude Detzel lay Catholic who endured decades of #Soviet persecution, sustaining faith in #Kazakh labor camps. In 2025, she became the first Central Asian laywoman with a cause for beatification submitted to #theVatican. #GertrudeDetzel #communism https://t.co/1qix0lR263

Trailblazing #women of #Poland (11) #NarcyzaŻmichowska novelist, poet, early feminist, championed women’s education,defied norms (smoked cigars, rejected marriage),est. a 1840s suffragette circle.Among 1st women to engage with the 🇫🇷 Academy.Arrested for anti-Tsarist activity.

Trailblazing Women of #Poland (Part 10) #EmiliaPlater (1806–1831)noblewoman, revolutionary & the “Polish-Lithuanian Joan of Arc.” She led troops in the 1830–31 uprising against Russian rule, symbolizing courage & patriotism across #Poland, #Lithuania & #Belarus #WomenInHistory

Vandaag viert #Polen zijn Onafhankelijkheidsdag. In 1918 kreeg het land na 123 jaar zijn onafhankelijkheid terug. Onder het communisme kon deze dag echter niet vrij worden gevierd. Waarom? Lees mijn artikel: https://t.co/UljwDrc0O0

Today Polish people celebrate the Independence Day. In 1918 #Poland regained its independence after 123 years. But celebrating freely this day was not the case under communism. Why? Read in my article: https://t.co/87IAXZNuHx

#OTD 36 years ago the #BerlinWall fell and #Europe breathed again. Born under #communism, it felt like a second birth to me. More about this part of history 👉 @EiocoO Photos: #Berlin and #Portland #USA (Wall pieces gifted by Germany in thanks for US support in reunification)

Trailblazing Women of #Poland (9): #KlementynaHoffmanowa Writer, activist, educator and one of the first Polish women to live off her craft. Pioneer of children’s lit, hero of the November Uprising and in #Paris, the “Mother of the Great Emigration”, friend to #Chopin.

#OTD 40 years ago in Zabrze, #Poland — Prof. Zbigniew Religa performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland. 📸 James Stanfield’s 1987 National Geographic photo shows Religa exhausted after 23 hours in surgery — his assistant asleep in the corner. #zbigniewreliga

Trailblazing Women of #Poland (Part 8): Maria Szymanowska- 1st #Polish female composer to gain international acclaim, one of the earliest professional concert pianists. She earned her living through #music, a rare achievement for women of her time. #polishwoman #History

One of the most spectacular buildings I have ever visited. National University Library of #Kosovo in #Prishtina. Absolutely jaw-dropping. More in my articles about #Kosova, for example this one👉 https://t.co/0nly0ierlw 📸 © @CentralEasternE @DrenDoli @KSinNL @DSGashiRKS

Programma herdenking bevrijding #Breda 25-26 oktober Meer informatie: https://t.co/AxDy4t7YaI #bevrijdingbreda #generalmaczek