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On Thursday evening, 19 October, a pro-Palestine rally was held in Vilnius Cathedral Square. Its participants then marched in a silent procession through Gediminas Avenue to commemorate Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip killed in Israeli airstrikes.
President of Poland Andrzej Duda will pay a state visit to Lithuania on 5-7 July on the invitation of President Gitanas Nausėda.
Alma Adamkienė, Lithuania’s former first lady, has been laid to rest in Kaunas Petrašiūnai cemetery after a funeral mass in Vilnius Cathedral Basilica.
Lithuanian Catholic bishops have invited the faithful to celebrate the Easter season by joining in prayers to be broadcast over the Internet, radio and television.
In Lithuanian historical consciousness, Barbora Radvilaitė (or Barbara Radziwill, 1522-1551), the Grand Duchess of Lithuania and the Queen of Poland, occupies a special place. She is arguably the best-known woman in Lithuania's history and one whose life has become a source of myth and fiction. To r...
Events in Lithuania have begun to commemorate Lithuania's Day of Mourning and Hope, which is held every year on 14 June. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
It is a traditional Lithuanian folk belief that a horse-shoe hung over the door will bring good fortune, and it is this tradition that Senoji Pasaga (or Old Horse-shoe), a small restaurant facing Vilnius Cathedral, appeals to in its name.
Diverging views on poetry has become an issue of a heated debate on history and censorship after Lithuania's minister of defence denied a state award to an author whose analysis of the Soviet past did not match the minister's own opinion. At the centre of the controversy is the poet Justinas Marcink...
On this day in 1323, Grand Duke Gediminas, the ruler of Lithuania at the time, wrote a letter that has become the first known historical mention of the name of Vilnius. This January 25th is the Lithuanian capital's 693rd birthday!
