Cardinal A. J. Bačkis
Society

Lithuanian bishops allow skipping fasting on Feb. 16

Lithuania’s bishops said that meat is allowed on Feb. 16, the 100-year anniversary of Lithuania’s statehood and the Lent Friday, which is traditionally a day of fasting for religious people. […]

Paraglider
Society

Lithuanian rescuers searching for missing paraglider pilot bound for Nida

Lithuanian search-and-rescue services are looking for a paraglider pilot who went missing on his way from Vilnius to the seaside resort of Nida, Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation) state-owned air navigation service provider said on Friday morning. […]

No Picture
Society

Lithuanian police handing out candles to traffic offenders

Lithuania’s police is taking unconventional measures to reduce the number of deaths on the country’s roads – handing out funeral candles to pedestrians and drivers who violate traffic rules. […]

Vilnius University
History

Studies by GDL Vilnius residents in Europe

Studies abroad reflect the direction of a country’s integration into educational and cultural spheres as well as its degree. The scope of university studies that had grown in Europe in the 17th-18th century was tied to the processes of professionalization and rationalisation, which accompanied the strengthening of the role and bureaucratization of the state. In the Commonwealth, these trends expressed themselves somewhat less which is why the need for experts with a university education was small. […]

KGB archives
Society

Lithuanian genocide centre urges critical approach to KGB agents’ list

The Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre says that a register of KGB archival dossiers it has just completed publishing should be viewed with a critical eye. […]