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Thai boys sport archaic monk’s haircut

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

A Catholic church in Thailand has been ridiculed and pilloried for getting a group of students to sport a coronal tonsure. A coronal tonsure, which first appeared in the 4th and 5th centuries, is a hairstyle worn by Catholic monks until it was abolished by Pope Paul VI in 1973. It is supposed to resemble Read more

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Coptic orthodox monks and nuns not allowed social media

Monday, August 6th, 2018

The Coptic Orthodox Church has given monks and nuns a month to shut down their social media accounts, patriarch Tawadros II has decided. Within that time frame, they will have to take leave of the forms of communication considered unsuitable for monastic life. Any failure to comply will result in canonical penalties. Read more

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