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Public Masses at Roman Catholic churches in Lithuania are not being suspended despite the spread of coronavirus, Archbishop Gintaras Grusas said on Friday.

Lithuania held on Saturday a state funeral for anti-Soviet partisan commander Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas.

Vilnius is hosting a solemn state funeral for Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, a Lithuanian armed anti-Soviet resistance commander, on Friday.

3D model will give access to one of Catholicism’s most important paintings to millions around the world, a press release from Go Vilnius states.

With cooler temperatures and showers in the forecast for the coming weekend, the archbishop of Vilnius hopes this will not affect Pope Francis' visit to Lithuania.

Pope Francis' visit to Lithuania in late September will place the country in the world's spotlight, Gintaras Grušas, the archbishop of Vilnius, said on Tuesday.

Vilnius University historian Alfredas Bumblauskas has been named the most influential public figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website.

Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius hopes to make use of Pope Francis' upcoming visit in September to promote the Lithuanian capital and attract more tourists.

Pope Francis will pay a state visit to Lithuania on Sept. 22-23, the Vatican said on Friday.

The Vilnius Archdiocese has conducted an inquiry into sexual abuse of priest Kęstutis Ralys as a child, concluding that there is only "moral certainty" about the case, Gintaras Grušas, archbishop of the Lithuanian capital, told a news conference on Friday.

Pope Francis has been presented with a Lithuanian national flag as a symbolic gift marking the centennial of the modern state of Lithuania, the government said on Friday.

The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on the advertisement with Jesus and Mary dangerously paves way for businesses to profit by insulting religious members of the society and desecrating their religion, says Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, the chairman of the Lithuanian Conference of Bishops...

A visit by Pope Francis to Lithuania would help the country to reinforce its society and provide it with a better understanding of its objectives, says Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for relations with states within the Holy See's Secretariat of State, said during a visit in Lithuania.

The 17th National Prayer Breakfast is held in Vilnius on Monday, this year inviting participants to think about peace.

Vilnius Archbishop Gintaras Grušas says that Pope Francis, who plans to visit Lithuania next year, would give strength to people and help them find a way out of difficult situations.

Journalist and author Algimantas Čekuolis, Roman Catholic priest Ričardas Doveika and historian Alfredas Bumblauskas top the list of Lithuania's most influential public figures, according to an opinion poll published by the Delfi.lt news portal on Wednesday.

The heads of Lithuania's Christian churches have thrown their weight behind a strict law on in-vitro fertilization (IVF) that was recently passed by the parliament (Seimas) but vetoed by President Dalia Grybauskaitė. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday will visit homes in St. Peter and St. Paul parish and together with Vilnius Archbishop Gintaras Grušas will meet with families from Iraq living there.

Final adjustments to a bill on registered partnership, drafted by the Lithuanian Ministry of Justice, are being made with the Catholic Church, and the document would shortly be submitted to the government for deliberation, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says.

On Monday, 5 January, the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington received the visit of three young amputees, victims of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. The young man came to make a visa application for a visit to Vilnius on 8 January. The three will then travel to Rome, Italy, where they will attend a confer...