The Eastern League is pleased to announce the league nominees for the Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year Award, the John Henry Moss Community Service Award, the Larry MacPhail Award and the John H. Johnson President's Award.
All Saintsâ Day: November 1. All Saintsâ Day is a public holiday in Portugal. All Saintsâ Day is a celebration of all Christian saints, known and unknown, and especially for those saints who have no special feast days of their own. It is observed worldwide by Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Protestant churches.
Celebrating the Reformation Commemoration in Southern Europe. Many were surprised to learn already in February 2016 that Pope Francis would participate in the opening festivities of the Reformation commemoration year in Lund, Sweden, which took place on October 31. A special interest in the Reformation has been developing in the southern countries of Europe. For the Catholic Church of France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, Lutheranism is a virtually unknown church, as only very tiny Lutheran churches have ever existed in these countries.