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Tens of thousands of Serbian Orthodox faithful came out to the Cathedral of St. Sava in Belgrade last night for a moleben for the sanctity of marriage and the family and harmony and peace in Serbia celebrated by His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije. The central streets were “jammed with endless columns of pious people” from across the country, the Serbian Orthodox Church reports. The prayer event comes on the eve of the planned EuroPride, a pan-European LGBT event to be held in Belgrade today through the 18th. The Serbian president earlier announced at least a postponement of the week-long event...

It’s a notorious case out of Auburn — a woman convicted of lacing Excedrin painkillers with cyanide that killed two people in 1986, including her husband. Stella Nickell was sentenced to federal prison for 90 years. This week, the now-78-year-old woman filed a petition to be released from prison because of medical reasons. At the time, the story sparked a nationwide recall of Excedrin pills and caused panic across the country. Then, investigators found out that Stella Nickell planted the deadly pills at multiple stores. Now, decades later, in court documents filed this week, Nickell is admitting her guilt and...

St. Peter of Kiev and Moscow was at the helm of the Russian Orthodox Church in the most painful historical moment, early in the 14th century, when our land was trampled underfoot and pillaged by the Mongol nomads. Capital city of Kiev was in ashes, and the ruling Metropolitan moved his See to a small and modest town of Moscow. From that time on, the Principality of Moscow began to gain power and eventually led the whole country to freedom and independence, from a set of scattered rural tribes to nationhood. On September 6, when the Church observes the memory...

The inter-religious document was updated after the religious leaders had given their assent to it, and after it had been publicly pronounced during a live-stream.NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (LifeSiteNews) – In a peculiar turn of events, the ecumenical Declaration read out and signed by Pope Francis at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions held in Kazakhstan, has since been changed. The original version appeared to go against Catholic teaching, and it is not known if Pope Francis agreed to the updated version. The original version of the Declaration was read aloud by Anglican prelate Dr. Jo Bailey Wells...

A homeless coordinator in Martha's Vineyard, the latest destination where migrants are being sent by Republican governors in an effort to bring attention to the southern border, said that the island doesn't have the resources to help them long-term and that they will eventually have to move 'somewhere else." Lisa Belcastro was speaking to reporters Thursday about the community response to the newly arrived migrants. "We don't have the services to take care of 50 immigrants, and we certainly don't have housing," she said. "We can't house everyone here that lives here and works here." Her remarks came a day...

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In a kitschy Taco Bell marketing campaign, Dolly, Doja Cat, and Tik Tok stars pay homage to the return of their favorite menu item.Taco Bell finally aired Mexican Pizza: The Musical, starring Dolly Parton, with guest appearances by Doja Cat and over 21 Tik Tok stars. Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SXSW The 15-minute homage to the beloved menu item— streamed live on Taco Bell's Tik Tok channel—was a send-up of a high school musical with colorful cardboard props and over-the-top show tunes. Dolly Parton and Doja Cat made appearances in a few pre-taped segments, and Dolly was also...

It turns out, we've been eating Italian Tacos all along.Fast food fans' love of Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza is undeniable. Sure, the chain played up the hype, but Taco Bell didn't need to falsify 100,000 signatures for on online petition or take over social media with bots to build grassroots interest in a Mexican Pizza musical. But with the Mexican Pizza officially returning to Taco Bell menus today, we still must face an inconvenient truth: Is the Mexican Pizza really a pizza? Isn't it just a glorified tostada begging for crossover appeal by naming itself a "pizza?" The folks at...

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U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday denied the Department of Justice's request for a partial stay of her ruling that enjoined the FBI from using roughly 100 documents seized from Mar-a-Lago with classification markings in its ongoing criminal investigation of Donald Trump -- and mandated they be handed over to a special master for review.Cannon has also appointed Raymond Dearie, senior district judge for the Eastern District of New York, as special master.In a filing last week that amounted to a line-by-line rebuke of Cannon's ruling, DOJ prosecutors wrote that they would seek intervention by the 11th Circuit Court...

Let’s be clear. New, artsy-Italian restaurant Al Coro, one of the year’s most-hyped openings, has great food. Make that a lot of great food. But everything else about the supposed phoenix rising from the ashes of the former, scandal-seared Del Posto space on 10th Avenue, from the look to the vibe to the prices? SNIP The pandemic gave owners and chefs lots of time to dream up new concepts to thrill the dining millions, once the worst was over. But Al Coro is too much concept and not enough common sense.

A new report issued by the Lancet Commission looks at the first two years of the pandemic to consider what the world did right (spoiler: not much), what the world got wrong, and how we can end this public health emergency and prepare for future ones. According to the commission, the failures cost us 17.7 million unnecessary deaths globally — a figure that includes some 6 million reported deaths plus an estimate of unreported deaths. (Not to mention the many people still struggling with the long-term consequences of a prior infection with COVID-19.) Here are four ways the world messed...

TikTok user, 1mperatix, said her neighbor called the police on her for flaunting her body in tiny clothing, telling the cop she’s “allowed to exist and be hot.” “I’m going to continue to do so,” she tells the officer in the 15-second clip. “I am fully dressed,” she argues. “She just doesn’t like my style.”

Nunes said he doesn't trust the FBI, especially with the current leadership of Christopher Wray. Executive Officer of Trump Media & Technology Devin Nunes says that the FBI has evidently been obstructing investigations based on the recent bombshell that dropped from the Durham investigation.

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Professor of clinical psychology at Ghent University Mattias Desmet is the world’s leading expert in the phenomenon known as “mass formation,” which is a type of hypnotic state that occurs when people are isolated from one another and free-floating anxiety is prevalent, as in during the COVID-19 pandemic. Desmet believes the world is now seeing a new form of totalitarianism, spawned in the last couple of decades and fostered by mass formation during the pandemic. “What you’re dealing with now is not a communist or not fascist authoritarianism. It is the emergence, I think, of technocratic totalitarianism,” Desmet said during...

This week marked 40 years since the death of American actress — and Princess of Monaco — Grace Kelly. In turn, the Prince’s Palace of Monaco honored the beloved figure on Wednesday, in a series of mostly black-and-white photos posted to Instagram. According to the post, the “in memoriam” photos come from the archives of the Prince’s Palace as well as associates of the family, including Fausto Picedi, Georges Lukomski, Gianni Bozzacchi and Italo Bazzoli.

These two supervegans follow an extremely strict, plant-based diet that consists of mostly dried fruit and nuts — and no sugar or salt. Allee and Hendry Gurung, who are both 29, call themselves raw vegans and live primarily off of fruits, like durians and mangoes, and vegetables. “We know it’s not for everyone, but we’re not trying to impose our lifestyle on anyone, only showcasing how we eat,” Allee, who works as a yoga instructor, told SWNS.

Many American kids are participating in multiple team sports today. Yet they’re not only navigating packed daily schedules, they’re dealing with high stress levels. While participation in team sports has been associated with better mental health in children, parents must take care to avoid becoming critical or over-involved in their children’s sports experience, according to findings from the University of Italy published last year in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. “Our findings suggest that excessive parental involvement can cause pressure on children who would prefer parental participation characterized by praise and understanding,” the study indicated.

After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivered roughly 50 illegal immigrants to swanky Martha's Vineyard — much to the dismay of liberals — the island community that's home to the Obamas and a Who's Who of other elites has declared the situation to be a crisis. While Democrats insist that there's no border crisis — despite a record number of got-aways, migrant deaths, and border apprehensions — their friends on Martha's Vineyard have decided 50 illegal immigrants are just too much to handle, despite being a proclaimed sanctuary. When the "Visit Martha's Vineyard" tweeted out "an update on current humanitarian crisis"...