At least 14,000 people attended Christmas service in Moscow alone, a police spokesman said, RIA Novosti reported. “So far, about 14,000 people attended the capital’s churches, and they continue to arrive. No incidents were reported,” Viktor Biryukov said.
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Orthodox Serbs celebrate Christmas Day
January 7th, 2011 |
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Serbia’s majority Orthodox population and the Serbian Orthodox Church are today marking the Julian calendar Christmas. The celebrations began in churches throughout the country with holy midnight liturgies last night.
Orthodox Serbs prepare for Christmas
January 5th, 2011 |
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Serbia will celebrate Orthodox Christmas on January 7, with Christmas Eve midnight liturgy in Belgrade tomorrow served by Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej. Besides the SPC, Christmas is celebrated on January 7 also by the Russian Orthodox Church, the Jerusalem Patriarchate, Mt. Athos monasteries, Greeks who follow the Julian calendar and the Copts of Egypt.
Patriarch: Foreign officials knew about crimes
January 5th, 2011 |
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Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej today accused the international community of knowing that trade in human organs was taking part in Kosovo. Irinej said in his message, ahead of Orthodox Christmas, that the crime that saw body parts of missing Kosovo Serbs sold for money was taking place with the knowledge of representatives of the international community.
Catholic believers mark Christmas Eve
December 24th, 2010 |
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Members of the largest non-Orthodox Christian church in Serbia, the Roman Catholics, are today marking Christmas Eve. A large majority of Serbians are Orthodox, but the Catholic Church and various Protestant denominations will today celebrate the day that precedes the holiday of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Croatia: Orthodox churches robbed
November 17th, 2010 |
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Three Serbian Orthodox churches in the Gornji Karlovac Eparchy in Croatia have been broken into in the past several days.
Police are looking for unidentified perpetrators who broke into St. George’s Church in Rijeka.
Kosovo: Orthodox worshipers attacked
October 3rd, 2010 |
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As yet unidentified attackers threw stones at a convoy of buses carrying Orthodox Serb worshipers near the town of Peć in Kosovo. The Serbs were returning from the ceremony of Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej’s enthronement at the seat of the Church in the Patriarchate of Peć.
“No changes regarding Macedonian Church”
August 12th, 2010 |
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Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej on Wednesday denied any changes in attitude regarding the canonically unrecognized Macedonian Orthodox Church (MPC). “No negotiations on reconciliation have taken place, and if we had been lucky, the situation such as it has been for a number of years should not have been caused at all,†the Patriarch told Tanjug.
Church in special services for Kosovo
July 20th, 2010 |
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Bells will toll in the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) temples on Thursday, the day when the ICJ announces its Kosovo case ruling.
Special prayers, known in the Orthodox Christian world as molebans, will follow the 5-minute ringing of bells on all churches, that will begin on Thursday at 17:00 CET.
Orthodox church vandalized with fascist graffiti
April 19th, 2010 |
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A Serb Orthodox church in Sinj, Croatia, has been vandalized with fascist graffiti, reports said.
The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Diocese of Dalmatia announced on Monday that the incident was meant to threaten and pressure Serbs there.
Serbia’s Christians to celebrate Easter
April 1st, 2010 |
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This year, Serbia’s Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant Christians will mark the faith’s most important holiday, Easter, on the same day. Ahead of the celebrations on Sunday, Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej has sent “brotherly greetings” to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade Stanislav HoÄevar, reports said.
CPC: State should own churches
March 31st, 2010 |
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The Montenegrin Orthodox Church (CPC) wants the government to regain ownership of churches and monasteries it owned until several years ago. The uncanonical Orthodox church mentioned the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) monastery of Ostrog as an example, claiming that it had been owned by the state until 2000 when the ownership was transferred to the SPC.
Croat president reacts to “Croat Orthodox Church”
March 19th, 2010 |
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Croatia’s President Ivo Josipović has condemned “statements of the founder of the Croatian Orthodox Church (HCP) Ivo Matanović”. Reports from Zagreb said that the condemnation came in the shape of a letter send to the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Bishop of Dalmatia Fotije.
Bishop Irinej is new Serbian Orthodox patriarch
January 22nd, 2010 |
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The Electoral Synod of the Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) met today in Belgrade and elected Bishop Irinej of NiÅ¡ as the new patriarch. Metropolitan Amfilohije and Bishop Irinej of BaÄka also made it to the last three after the initial voting to elect the new spiritual leader of Orthodox Serb Christians.
Orthodox cemetery in Kosovo vandalized
January 17th, 2010 |
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An Orthodox cemetery in Laplje Selo was desecrated on Friday night, according to KiM Radio. Some 20 crosses were dug up and thrown around, the frames of pictures were broken, and several vases were broken as well, according to reports.
Two Christmas celebrations in Montenegro
January 7th, 2010 |
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As in the previous years, Montenegro saw two separate Christmas Eve celebrations. In the town of Cetinje, the burning of the oak log (badnjak) was done in two locations, by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) clergy and worshipers, and by those of the canonically unrecognized Montenegrin Orthodox Church (CPC).
Orthodox Serbs celebrate Christmas
January 7th, 2010 |
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Orthodox Serb Christians are today celebrating Christmas – the holiday marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Along with Orthodox Russians, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and several other churches, Serbs mark the holiday according to the Julian calendar, on January 7.
President to spend Christmas in Kosovo
January 5th, 2010 |
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President Boris Tadić will spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the Serbian Orthodox monastery of Visoki DeÄani. Orthodox Serb Christians celebrate the holiday on January 7, according to the Julian calendar.
Metropolitan Amfilohije in Christmas message
January 5th, 2010 |
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The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Metropolitan Amfilohije today sent the Christmas message to Orthodox Serb Christians. Serbs celebrate the holiday on January 7, according to the Julian calendar.
Memorial service for Patriarch Pavle
December 24th, 2009 |
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The 40-day memorial service will be held today in Belgrade for His Holiness Patriarch Pavle, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has announced. The leader of the Orthodox Christian Serbs passed away on November 15.