New York, April 1, 2025 Though defrocked by ROCOR, Belya still acts as a priest within GOARCH’s Slavic Vicariate. Photo: Slavonic.org U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian has dismissed a lawsuit brought by defrocked archimandrite Alexander Belya against senior clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. The case, which dates back to 2019,…
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (April 1, 1809–February 21, 1852). Artist V. Savenkov. Oil on canvas. Reproduction/RIA “Novosti” Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friends by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was published on December 31, 1846. The author of this truly Christian book was a deeply religious man, a religious thinker and a publicist who authored several prayers….
Jerusalem, April 1, 2025 Photo: spc.rs His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia arrived in the Holy Land yesterday morning for a pilgrimage to the many holy sites there. The Serbian primate and his entourage were hosted at the Jerusalem Patriarch by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos and other local hierarchs, reports the Serbian Orthodox Church….
April 1 is the feast-day of the holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria (†283) and with them Martyrs Claudius the Tribune, his wife Hilaria, their sons Jason and Maurus, Diodorus the Presbyter and Marianus the Deacon. The Martyrdom of Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria. Miniature from the Menologion of Basil II, Late tenth—early eleventh centuries St….
Photo credit: Davido/Instagram April 18 is almost here, and the excitement around Davido’s upcoming ‘5IVE‘ is palpable. But before we dive into this new era, let’s take a moment to reflect on what his fourth studio album, ‘Timeless,’ brought us two years ago today. After taking a break from the spotlight, Davido returned with a 17-track…
