Never Before Seen in Brazil: The Shroud of Turin
The unique display of the linen sheet, supposedly used upon the death of Jesus Christ, known as The Shroud of Turin, was on exhibition at the Palladium Shopping Center. The exhibition features a copy of the Shroud produced in Turin, along with replicas of the scourges, crown of thorns and nails produced in Israel. Additionally, there are life-size More...
Chico Xavier: Brazil’s Un-Foreign Minister
By B. Michael Rubin This year on Good Friday, April 2, Brazil celebrated what would have been the 100th birthday of Chico Xavier. Xavier is revered by Brazilians, particularly the people of Uberaba, where he lived More...
Jewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah is the first and second days of the first Jewish month of Tishrei. It marks the beginning of the Jewish new year. Sunset on September 19, 2009 marked the beginning of the year 5770. On this important More...
An Enchanted Curitiba Christmas
This year the HSBC Christmas will recover the childhood of adults, youth and children. A Christmas for Kids (Natal Feito Criança) sung by the Children’s Choir will be presented in eleven shows from the 27th More...
Clergymen Receive John Paul II Award
Father Raimundo Alves Ferreira, of the Parish of Saint Edwiges, was honored on June 2 with the Pope John Paul II award. Father Ferreira is just one of the clergymen committed to the city’s social causes that received More...