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Homosexuals in Ireland believe that Pope Francis should initiate church blessings for same-sex couples. On October 21, 2020, We Are Church Ireland, a Catholic reform group that supports LGBT values, announced that the pope, who spoke out in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, should initiate a church blessing for these marriages, according to Novenanews.com. We Are Church Ireland said in a press release that the organization "warmly welcomes the excellent news that Pope Francis is supporting civil unions for couples of the same sex." According to representatives of the organization, this is "a very important step for Pope Francis and...

In the era of Cold War the Western information space was full of numerous fantastic stories about Soviet submarines. Having taken shape in books and websites, those tales still keep Americans and Europeans on the trot. RusNavy.com tries to demolish the foremost fables of Western "folklore" of 1950-80's.

Majority of Poles say they fear Russia Big News Network Tuesday 10th May, 2005 (UPI) Poles are more fearful of Russia than of any other nation in the world, an opinion poll published Tuesday suggested. The poll showed 51 percent of Poles expressing fears about Russia, compared with 27 percent fearing China and 19 percent fearing Germany. Poland suffered for centuries under czarist and Soviet oppression, and many ordinary Poles regard the country as a historic enemy. Fears have been heightened in recent years by Russian President Vladimir Putin's increasingly authoritarian style of leadership and his apparent unwillingness to come...