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Melbourne bishop’s appointment to College of Cardinals seen as gesture of support for Ukraine

Ukraine-born Mikola Bychok will become the only Australian resident in the powerful Catholic church position and the youngest cardinal overall

The Guardian - AU

Jerusalem's Second Temple was built with gigantic stone blocks — now we think we know where they came from

Archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old rock quarry in Jerusalem which may have provided the massive stone building blocks used in the Second Temple.

LiveScience

Unfinished Zora Neale Hurston novel to be published 65 years after her death

The novelist’s final work, The Life of Herod the Great, will be published in January

The Guardian - UK

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The best TV shows set in Rome: from I, Claudius to Britannia

Grab that gladius and get ready to fight

Evening Standard

Heresy by Catherine Nixey review – book of revelations

From Herod as the Messiah to a virginity test for Mary – the Christian story, but not as you know it

The Guardian - UK

Bethlehem’s bombed-out nativity sculpture sends a powerful message

The scene of a devastated nativity cave symbolises the plight of Christ’s family — and Palestinians now.

Al Jazeera

10 incredible metal bands who sadly split in 2023

From Palisades to Sharptooth, we bid adieu to tons of powerhouse bands in 2023

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Journey to Bethlehem review – Antonio Banderas steals show as evil Herod in Bible musical

If Disney made Christian movies, they would look like this, with Mary in the mould of Beauty and the Beast’s Belle, Joseph giving Aladdin vibes and Banderas stealing every scene

The Guardian - UK

Israel To Turn Biblical Site In The West Bank Into An Archeological Park

Investment of the archeological site in the West Bank is a historical that once serves as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel.

Zenger

The World’s Wife review – Carol Ann Duffy’s poems come to vivid and vital musical life

Jorinde Keesmaat’s staging of Tom Green’s reworked music-theatre piece is performed with fabulously assured authority by Lucia Lucas and the Ragazze Quartet

The Guardian - UK

There is no one with power to fight for classical music at the BBC now. It’s as if Herod runs the creche

Savage cuts suggest a cadre of bosses has forgotten what public service broadcasting is, says Paul Hughes, former director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the BBC Singers

The Guardian - UK

Israel To Excavate Ancient Biblical Pool As Tourist Attraction

Israelis announced controversial plans to excavate the 2000-year-0ld Pool of Siloam and Pilgrimage Road, open to tourists in 2025.

Zenger

‘This you, Herod?’ Texas governor slammed over his Christmas message after dumping migrants in freezing cold

Greg Abbott’s Christmas Day tweet slammed as insensitive and tone deaf

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