Serbian Orthodox Church

Serbia must not loosen ties with Russia in seeking to join EU – Patriarch

May 10, 2013 Featured News

Belgrade, May 7, Interfax – The primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church has insisted that Serbia must not loosen its ties with “great Russia” in pursuing its bid to join the European Union. “I hope that our political leaders know how to find a bridge into Europe that would guarantee peaceful and stable development for [...]

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Nikolic Met With Patriarch Theophilus III

May 3, 2013 Featured News

Maja Radojcic | E-Mail: maja@inserbia.info  3/5/13 Theophilus III welcomed the Serbian president, as he put it, both as a political leader and as a pilgrim, adding that he knows that Kosovo is “Serbia’s Jerusalem” and that he is aware of the suffering the Serbian people are going through. “I want to thank you for everything you are [...]

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Iconographer’s 6-Year Project Lights Up New York Serbian Orthodox Church

May 3, 2013 News

Melissa Barnhart , CP Contributor 3/5/12 The Rev. Rastko Trbuhovich, the parish priest at St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church in Lackawanna, N.Y., said he’s proud to welcome the visitors who are flocking to his church to view the completed work of Father Theodore Jurewicz, an American painter and iconographer who last month completed a six-year project of [...]

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Alleged child molester, bishop Kacavenda, “punished” by Serbian Orthodox Church

April 27, 2013 News
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27/4/13 BELGRADE – Bishop of Zvornik and Tuzla, Vasilije Kacavenda, who has been retired by Serbian Orthodox Church, will leave his lavish palace in Bijeljina and move into a cell of the male monastery Vasilije Ostroski in the center of Bijeljina or monastery Sisatovac on Fruska Gora, reports news magazine “Kurir”. Recently, after the affair [...]

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Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) criticized Brussels agreement

April 23, 2013 Featured News

23/4/13 BELGRADE – The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) believes that the initial agreement proposal between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels constitutes ‘an indirect and silent but still practical’ recognition of the government system in Kosovo-Metohija which is independent of Serbia’s government structures, and warns that the price of Serbia’s potential EU [...]

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Bishop Irinej of Backa: Church does not intend to engage in politics

April 12, 2013 Featured News

Serbian Orthodox Church- 10/4/13 The spokesman of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Bishop Irinej of Backa, stated on 8 April, following the end of the meeting of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch and the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church with the state leadership of Serbia, that the Church does [...]

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Serbian Orthodox Church against deal with Kosovo Albanians

April 9, 2013 Featured News

Associated Press 9/4/13 BELGRADE, Serbia – The influential Serbian Orthodox Church has appealed against a deal with Kosovo Albanians that would pave the way for Serbia’s EU membership. The EU has given Serbia until Tuesday to say whether it would relinquish the control of northern of Kosovo — one of the most difficult issues dividing [...]

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Theodor Saturday and Sunday of Orthodoxy in Nis

April 2, 2013 News

1/4/13 – Serbian Orthodox Church In the first week of the Great Lent, also called the Sunday of Orthodoxy because we remember the triumph of the Orthodox Church over the iconoclasts, His Grace Bishop Jovan of Nis served the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral church in Nis. The clergy of the Cathedral church concelebrated to [...]

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Sunday of Orthodoxy in Vienna

March 30, 2013 News

Serbian Orthodox Church – 28/3/13 In the Diocese of Austria-Switzerland on Sunday of Orthodoxy the remembrance of the victory of the Holy Church over iconoclasm was celebrated. His Grace Bishop Dr. Irinej of Backa, the Administrator of the Diocese of Austria and Switzerland, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Vienna’s church of the Resurrection of Christ [...]

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Celebration of the Military Medical Academy’s Day

March 8, 2013 Featured News

Serbian Orthodox Church – 8/3/13 The 169th anniversary of the Military Medical Academy was marked on 1 March 2013 with a solemn ceremony at the AF Guard Club. The jubilee’s celebration attended: His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch; Tomislav Nikolic, President of the Republic of Serbia; Aleksandar Vucic, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government and [...]

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National Library marked its day

March 2, 2013 Featured News

1/3/13 Serbian Orthodox Church The National Library of Serbia marked the 181th anniversary of its existence with various manifestations. During the central ceremony a traditional award of the Library was presented for the best among the most read books. This year’s laureate is Slobodan Tisma for his novel Bernardi’s room (Bernardijeva soba). Yesterday’s celebration of [...]

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Saint Simeon the Myrhh-Gusher solemnly celebrated at Studenica monastery

March 2, 2013 News

  1/3/13 Serbian Orthodox Church In attendance of  a great  number of the faithful of the area of Studenica, the feast day of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher – Patron Saint-day of the small church within the Studenica monastery – was solemnly marked with the Divine Liturgy. His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadia, bishop administrator of [...]

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Distinguished people receive high acknowledgments of the Serbian Church

February 22, 2013 News

22/2/13 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, on 18 February 2013, handed over high distinction of the Serbian Orthodox Church to the deserved individuals for their contribution in the fields of economy, science, art, culture and for  the improvement of the human rights and freedom. For the expressed unselfish love towards the Hoy Mother Church, the [...]

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Pristina hopes to resolve northern issues

February 16, 2013 News

Safet Kabashaj for Southeast European Times in Pristina — 15/02/13 The Kosovo government and the international community are mounting pressure on local Albanian authorities to accept laws and a Supreme Court ruling. The Kosovo government is attempting to work out a solution in the north with Albanian local authorities so they will comply with a [...]

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Two centuries of Njegoš

February 7, 2013 News

Serbian Orthodox Church His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, met on 5 February 2013 with the delegation of the Committee for celebration of 200th anniversary of the birth of Bishop Petar I Petrović Njegoš. The delegations consisted of: academician Matija Bećković, president of the Committee; corresponding member of the Serbian Academy of Sciencies and Arts (SASA) [...]

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Feast day of Saint Sava celebrated throughout Australia and New Zealand

February 1, 2013 News

31/1/13 – Serbian Orthodox Church Melbourn (Elaine):  The central Saint Sava celebration in Australia and New Zealand was at the monastery of Saint Sava in Elaine, near Melbourn, where eight thousand believers gathered. His Grace Bishop Irinej of the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand celebrated the Divine Liturgy. The choir Kornelije Stankovic from the parish [...]

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Novak Djokovic make Global Orthodoxy Proud by Hat-trick win in Australian Open

January 27, 2013 Featured News

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic made Orthodox Christianity proud by Hat-trick win in Australian Open. He is the proud son of Serbian Orthodox Church and shining star of the universal Orthodox family. Emily Benammar, Melbourne 27/1/13 Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three successive Australian Open titles in the professional era when he beat third [...]

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Opening of the Edict of Milan in Niš

January 20, 2013 Featured News

20/1/13 – Serbian Orthodox Church The celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan in Serbia officially began  on 17 January 2013, with the concert of the Sretenje monastery choir at the National Theater in Niš. Mr. Tomislav Nikolić, the President of the Republic of Serbia and His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch addressed [...]

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Christianity in Niš Throughout Centuries

January 20, 2013 Featured News

20/1/13 – Serbian Orthodox Church The exhibition entitled Christianity in Niš throughout Centuries was opened at the Synagogue gallery in Niš on 10 January 2013. Besides the high dignitaries of the city of Niš, there was also present His Grace Bishop Jovan of Niš, who delivered the welcome speech. Source:  

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Christmas Liturgy at Cathedral Church

January 9, 2013 Featured News

Serbian Orthodox Church – 7/1/2012 His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno, Vicar of the Serbian Patriarch, celebrated this morning the Divine Liturgy, on the joyful feast day of the Nativity of the Lord, at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Belgrade. Besides lots of people, Serbian Patriarch Irinej and Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, [...]

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Constantine’s Jubilee

January 5, 2013 Featured News
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5/1/2013- Serbian Orthodox Church Towards the jubilee of one of the most important events in the history of civilization – 1700 years since the publishing of the Edict of Milan of Holy Emperor Constantine the Great – editorial staff of the Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church launched at the end of 2012 a [...]

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Funeral service for Bishop Hrizostom of Zica of blessed repose

December 27, 2012 News

Serbian Orthodox Church – 20/12/12 At the funeral service also Their Graces Bishops celebrated: Vasilije of Zvornik-Tuzla, Vasilije of Srem, Nikanor of Banat, Irinej of Backa, Justin of Timok, PAhomije of Vranje, Jovan of Sumadia, Ignjatije of Branicevo, Fotije of Dalmatia, Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina, Milutin of Valjevo, Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, Maxim of [...]

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Svetionik – an Apple mobile device app with the Orthodox Christian Calendar and Reminder

December 15, 2012 Featured News

15/12/12 With the blessing of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Diocese of Raška and Prizren has made available SVETIONIK – an Apple mobile device app with the Orthodox Christian Calendar and Reminder  for 2013. A part of the profit from this app will be used for the reconstruction of [...]

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New 2013 Illustrated Wall Calendar with regard to 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan

December 15, 2012 Featured News

15/12/12 With the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, the Publishing Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church printed the 2013 great wall calendar entitled Emperor Constantine the Great in visual memory of the Serbs Edict of Milan – act on religious tolerance – establishing that “Christians, as well as all others, without exception, are [...]

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Serbian Orthodox Church Accuses Government Of ‘Suicide’ On Kosovo

December 8, 2012 Featured News

By Bojana Barlovac -8/12/22 Scenting a softening of Serbia’s claim to the former province, the Serbian Orthodox Christian Church has accused the government of being an accomplice to international plans to ‘cut its jugular and take out Serbia’s heart’. In a strongly worded letter, the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church has demanded that [...]

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