Serbian Patriarch received the Ambassador of Georgia to Serbia
7. September 2021 - 16:00
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency David Dondua, the non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Georgia to the Republic of Serbia, at the Patriarchal Court in Belgrade, on 7 September 2021.
During the cordial meeting with the Georgian Ambassador, the primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church emphasized that he would continue the tradition of nurturing fraternal relations between the peoples of Serbia and Georgia, which, although geographically distant, are in many ways close and similar.
Josquin, 500 years ago the death of the "Michelangelo of music"
3. September 2021 - 10:25
On 27 August 1521 Flemish composer Josquin Desprez died in Condé-sur-l'Escaut, in northern France. He served the popes for several years in the College of Choir Chaplains. The Vatican remembers him with a concert this autumn in the Sistine Chapel, sponsored by the Dicastery for Communication, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel Choir.
Nationwide digital churchyard mapping project begins
3. September 2021 - 9:58
The first of 19,000 churchyards will be surveyed as part of a Church of England project to create a free digital map of every grave and feature in every churchyard in the country. The ancient church of St Bega on the shores of lake Bassenthwaite in the Diocese of Carlisle is the first churchyard to be scanned by surveyors using sophisticated laser equipment, as part of the national programme. A new website will go online next year giving free access to the map which is expected to be of special interest to local community groups, conservationists, and those researching family history. The website will also enable the charting of biodiversity and green technology.
When the past speaks: Jasenovac, 80 years later
26. August 2021 - 14:29
On Wednesday, August 25, 2021,in the amphitheater of the National Library of Serbia organized by the Museum of Genocide Victims and the Association of Jasenovac Detainees, a meeting was organized with the survivors of the most monstrous camp, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Independence State of Croatia concentration camp.
'Wake up world!’ – Bishop calls for action to protect God’s creation after climate report
25. August 2021 - 9:41
The Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, has called for immediate action on climate change in light of the IPCC report. He was speaking as the major UN scientific report was published. The Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, the Church of England’s lead bishop for the environment, said: “The message of today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report is loud and clear: ‘Wake up world!’
