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Czech Catholic Church celebrates 75 years since consecration of landmark Vinohrady church
The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord is a dominant building in
Prague's Vinohrady district. Designed by Slovene architect Josip Plecnik,
it is one of the more modern churches in the city. It was consecrated on
May 8 1932 and the Czech Catholic Church celebrated this 75th anniversary
with a mass given by Cardinal Miloslav Vlk on Tuesday. Dita Asiedu takes a
closer look at this historic Prague landmark:
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Jarmila Kabatova - Caritas development projects manager
My guest on One on One today is Jarmila Kabatova, head of several
development aid programs at the Catholic charity organization Caritas. Now
26, Jarmila joined the organization in her second year at university where
she studied sociology and economics. She now supervises development
programmes in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe, where Caritas runs
hospitals and long distance adoption programmes. Her work takes her to
developing countries several times a year and I began by asking her to
recall her first trips and impressions:
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Magazine
This week, a Prague microbrewery makes a new beer from an unusual
ingredient: potatoes. What's causing a commotion in Czech kitchens, if it
isn't washing machines? Prague's woods can't cope with the number of
people using them for recreation, while ramblers shouldn't be too
surprised if they see hedgehogs with antennas sticking out of their backs.
And the innovative 1960s "automatic cinema" is to be revived.
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Devil's Bible returns home but only for few months
The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible, is the biggest book in
the world. Made at the start of the 13th century in a Bohemian monastery,
it was one of the country's most prized works of art. In medieval times,
its uniqueness was even put on a par with the wonders of the world. But at
the end of the Thirty Years' War, it was taken by the Swedes and has been
Swedish property since then. The National Library in Prague has now been
allowed to borrow it for an exhibition that opens later this year.
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Magazine
Czech firefighters win the gold medal at the World Firefighters' Games in
Adelaide. Czechs develop a taste for exotic food. And, the Pub of the Year
Award goes to....Tramway! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Mailbox
In Mailbox this week: The Czech Republic and the International Criminal
Court, ownership of churches, a cat parasite featured in Czech Science,
day nurseries in the Czech Republic. Listeners quoted: Wayne Soukup, Max
Pottie, Barbara Deacon, Aloisie Krasny.
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Czech Republic sees highest percentage of dilapidated churches in Central Europe
There are hundreds of churches in the Czech Republic which have turned into
ruins over the past few decades. Most of them belong to the Catholic
Church, but it seems unable to improve the current situation. More
Catholic Church, Prague Castle administration discuss handing over of St Vitus Cathedral
As we reported last month, the Supreme Court cancelled all previous rulings
by lower courts that ordered the Czech state to hand over Prague's St Vitus
Cathedral to the Roman Catholic Church. The administration of Prague Castle
is now claiming the monument back. On Tuesday, the representatives of both
parties met to discuss further steps.
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Mene Tekel festival commemorates the victims of communism
Last week, the first Mene Tekel festival dedicated to the history of
totalitarianism in this country was held in Prague to coincide with the
anniversary of the communist putsch in 1948. Taking its name from the
so-called writing on the wall, which appears in the Bible's Book of Daniel
and refers to the counting, considering and punishment of evil deeds, the
Mene Tekel festival aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the
oppression meted out by the communist regime in this country for more than
forty years.
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Disputes over the ownership of Prague's St Vitus
Cathedral; security measures at Prague Ruzyne Airport; contact for Czech
ski jumper Jan Mazoch; Radio Prague reception in California. Listeners
quoted: Karel Knechtel, Ted Schuerzinger, Poornima Bharathy, Tomas
Kirvaitis, Arturo Leal.
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