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Archaeologists have just discovered what they say is the first evidence
that the Czech Republic’s most important pilgrimage site was inhabited
during the era of the Great Moravian Empire; pieces of ceramic material
found during a dig at Velehrad are being seen as proof that it was indeed
settled in the 9th century.
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Current AffairsCardinal Tomáš Špidlík dies at the age of 90
One of the greatest Czech theologians, a member of the Jesuit order and a
prolific author, Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík died in Rome on Friday at the
age of 90. He spent most of his life abroad but will be laid to rest in his
native Moravia.
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Current AffairsCzech Catholic Church hopes to approach non-believers through modern mediums
The Czech Roman Catholic Church closed its plenary assembly on Sunday, at
which it reviewed an eight year analysis of the current state of the
church in the Czech Republic. The meeting took place at the south Moravian
place of pilgrimage, Velehrad, where priests Cyril and Methodius preached
Christianity to ordinary people in Old Church Slavonic in the ninth
century.
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