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15 hours ago · He also said that, despite few cases of MERS, Saudi Arabia was ready for the 2014 pilgrimage. [needs update] In November 2017, Saudi authorities banned selfies at the two holy sites. In February 2020, Saudi Arabia temporarily banned foreign pilgrims from entering Mecca and Medina to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Kingdom.
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5 hours ago · Amos Lee performs during the first day of the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival at the Park in Harlinsdale in Franklin, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Not just an orchestra backing a musician
15 hours ago · Cairo: Some 65,000 Pakistanis, planning to attend upcoming annual Islamic Hajj in Saudi Arabia, stand to benefit from a Saudi project offering pilgrimage-associated facilities compared to 26,000 ...
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15 hours ago · God "is our peace" and "prayer leads us to meet him," said the archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio. / Credit: Colombian Bishops Conference / ScreenshotACI Prensa Staff, May 2, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).The Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC by its Spanish acronym) has called on all Catholics to join on May 3, Day of the Holy Cross, in a day of prayer for peace and ...
15 hours ago · Since Pope Francis’ visit to Colombia in September 2017 and his meeting with victims of the armed conflict, the Church in that country has established a National Day of Prayer for Reconciliation and Peace to be celebrated every May 3.
15 hours ago · His current book project, Made in Mecca: Expertise, Technology, and Hospitality in the Post-Oil Holy City, examines recent efforts by the Saudi state to intensify and optimize Mecca’s pilgrimage through new sciences and technologies of crowd management, logistics and secular hospitality.
1 hour ago · NEW YORK (AP) — A festival celebrating Asian American literary works that was suddenly canceled last year by the Smithsonian Institution is getting resurrected, organizers announced Thursday.
