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51+ min ago  (663+ words) An excerpt from Forgiveness: Reclaiming its Power in a Culture of Fear. As the 14-year-old daughter of one of the founding members was being led off to be killed, she asked her father, "How should I pray?" He responded, "Pray…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (269+ words) Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia delivered a lecture at the Faculty of Law of the University of Banja Luka, in the presence of Rector Prof. Dr. Radoslav Gajanin, Banja Luka Mayor Dra'ko Stanivukovi, representatives of academic and public institutions of Republika…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (574+ words) One of the most anticipated moments for the Romania Church is the arrival of the relics of Saint George in Romania this Wednesday from Mount Athos. Archimandrite Serafim Baciu, administrative vicar of the Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman, emphasized that…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (879+ words) When a torrential rainstorm hit the U. N. Climate Negotiations pavilion in Bel'm, Brazil, last November, one reporter joked that the scene of flooding and pelting rain was "like the apocalyptic biblical book of Revelation." He was kidding, of course. Revelationdoesn'tpredict violent…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1252+ words) Sr. Paulina Melite of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate, who heads the Indian Catholics United for Life, a national network of pro-life organizations. (Courtesy of Paulina Melite) Sr. Paulina Melite has been active since 2016 in pro-life ministry in India…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1360+ words) VATICAN CITY (RNS) " Pope Francis will likely be remembered for his gestures: his lone walk under the rain in St. Peter's Square to pray during the pandemic, his embrace of migrants, his unscripted phone calls and off-the-cuff remarks. But behind…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (210+ words) At the Patriarchal See of Alexandria, on April 20, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria received Chorbishop Paul, head of the Chaldean Church in Egypt. During the meeting, Chorbishop Paul conveyed heartfelt Paschal greetings to the Patriarch and expressed the gratitude of…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (556+ words) But, make no mistake, we are at war. The Church Fathers knew this. They trained for it. They built entire traditions around it. As St. John Chrysostom put it, "Our warfare does not make the living dead, but rather makes…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (479+ words) Orthodox Times Patriarch of Serbia commemorates victims of Jasenovac in Donja Gradina On April 19, 2026, Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia presided over a memorial service (parastos) at the Hrastovi burial field within the Donja Gradina Memorial Site, marking the Day of Remembrance…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago  (546+ words) The older I get, the more I treasure the Bible. Recently re-reading the Old Testament book of Judges brought home to me the truth about human nature and our desperate need for the divine Messiah. The last five chapters of…...