Traditionally, the village of Pivašiūnai in the southern Lithuanian district of Alytus, known for the local painting of Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, attracts crowds of worshipers on the Assumption day.
The Seimas of Lithuania included the Assumption into the list of public holidays in 2000.
Figures from the 2011 census shows that 77 percent of Lithuanian residents consider themselves Roman Catholics.
The Seimas political groups of the Homeland Union and the Liberal Movement have initiated an interpellation to Interior Minister Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas and started collecting MPs’ signatures. […]
The parliament of Lithuania has adopted amendments to the Law on Excise Duty. The bill introduces higher excise duty rates on beer, wine and other fermented beverages, intermediate products, ethyl alcohol, cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos starting in March 2015. […]
Religious communities and sects present in Lithuania are not dangerous, Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis said. […]
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