Religion and human history goes hand in hand. The right to religious worship is firmly anchored in our constitution. A secular state is definitely against disputes on religious grounds. Prague holds a key place in this process. Although there were some religious disputes in the past, Prague has always nurtured being a city amenable to new approaches, today even more so. Christians (Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, Czech Brethren any many other), Jews, Muslims, Hindu, also Scientologists, supporters of New Age, traditional or modern religions, they all coexist in Prague side by side. What do people from the most atheistic capital of Europe know about these religions? What do they know about each other? That is what these pages are about.
Religion
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20. 5. 2011
150 Houses of God to Open for Night of Churches
This year’s Night of Churches, for which almost 150 churches will open on 27th May, promises a rich program. Visitors can look forward to guided tours of the parts of churches that people don’t usually see, tours of bell-towers and crypts, children’s events, creative competitions, Bible-readings, organ concerts and other musical events, visual performances, puppet shows, charity presentations, book-readings, night-time sermons and prayers.
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3. 5. 2011
St. Vitus Cathedral Comes to Life
The arguments about the cathedral are all forgotten. Archbishop Dominik Duka, who a year ago initiated an agreement between Prague Castle and the Church on the use of the cathedral, presented further options in the life of this centre of history of Czech statehood and history of the Church.
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7. 3. 2011
Year of Saint Agnes of Bohemia Started
The liturgical year dedicated to St. Agnes of Bohemia was duly launched by a ceremonial mass served by Prague’s Archbishop Dominik Duka at the symbolically resonant place – the Church of St. Francis of Assisi at Křižovnické Square.
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27. 5. 2010
Churches Are Opening Their Doors
The Prague Archbishopric and some evangelic churches are jointly offering a rich programme for the Night of Churches.
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6. 5. 2010
Night of Churches – First Time in Prague
In 2005 the first Long Night of Churches took place in Vienna. Over the next four years this event spontaneously spread throughout Austria and in 2009 it crossed the border.
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19. 4. 2010
Mourning for the Victims of Air Disaster
The Czech government decided to honour the victims of the plane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczyński by declaring Saturday and Sunday days of mourning.
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13. 4. 2010
Requiem Mass for Victims of Air Disaster
On Friday 16th April at 10 a.m., Archbishop Dominik Duka will serve a mass in honour of the tragic victims of Saturday’s air disaster in St Vitus Cathedral. Czech President Václav Klaus, Czech PM Jan Fischer and Polish Ambassador Jan Pastwa have provisionally promised to attend.
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13. 4. 2010
Dominik Duka Inaugurated as Prague Archbishop
The resonant chimes of all Prague bells rang out to herald the arrival of the new archbishop as he entered St. Vitus cathedral accompanied by the outgoing Cardinal Miloslav Vlk and other clergymen led by the Papal Nuncio.
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15. 2. 2010
Dominik Duka Appointed As New Prague Archbishop
On Saturday 13th February 2010, Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Cardinal Miloslav Vlk who was appointed Prague Archbishop on 19th April 2007. This means that Prague has a new archbishop, already 36th in a row. His name is Dominik Duka and he is currently the bishop of Hradec Králové.
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12. 1. 2010
Night of Open Churches
The Night of Open Churches is a spiritual matter which has gained its firm place in the calendar of religious events over the last few years. People will not only have the chance to visit different churches in an unusual hour but also experience an interesting programme.
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