Danas: ”Vucic threatened bishops with confidential papers”
Belgrade based daily Danas writes about the meeting of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic with the SPC Assembly and Patriarch Irinej. Patriarch’s praise for President Vucic and his “heroic fight for Serbia, Kosovo and Metohija and all that is related to the Serbian name” are not the position of the Holy Archbishop’s Assembly, as stated by […]
Read More →”It is good to hear the Church’s opinion, but it was beyond every tolerable measure (N1)
Journalist Djordje Vlajic assesses the appearance of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Assembly as “some kind of demanding the complicity of the Church in the work that he does with Kosovo”. “I have the impression that it is being done completely outside the institution. The head of state, in the […]
Read More →Vucic says Patriarch understands his worries about Kosovo (N1, Beta, FoNet)
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said late on Monday he informed the Holy Synod of the Serb Orthodox Church about “all my worries,” adding Patriarch Irinej, who said Vucic’s fight for Kosovo was heroic, understood him well, N1 reported. Vucic was present at the Holy Synod annual meeting in the Patriarchy in Belgrade. “Patriarch perfectly understood […]
Read More →Patriarch Irinej backs president and his “heroic fight” (B92, Tanjug)
President Vucic is fighting for Serbia, Kosovo all that is linked to the Serb name heroically, says the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church. “We do not doubt his good intentions and the effort that we see,” Patriarch Irinej emphasized late on Monday in Belgrade, after a two-hour meeting with Vucic. “This is not only […]
Read More →Alliance for Serbia: Abuse of the Church by Vucic and Irinej; a play before the decision on Kosovo (NMagazin)
The Alliance for Serbia (SzS) states today that the possibility of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s participation in the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Assembly is an abuse of the Church by Vucic and the SPC Patriarch Irinej, adding that this is a play that is allegedly anesthetizing SPC before the decision on Kosovo. SzS says that […]
Read More →Patriarch Irinej denied taking political sides (Beta, N1, TV Hram)
The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church said that he does not belong to any political side and urged unity for the sake of the survival of the Serb nation. “I do not belong to any political side. I would like and I pray that there will be no divisions among us but a single […]
Read More →State officials discuss Kosovo with Patriarch Irinej (N1, Beta, RTS)
Serbia’s high-ranking officials met Patriarch Irinej on Sunday to inform him about the current situation in the country, which President Aleksandar Vucic assessed as “difficult.” Besides President Vucic, the meeting was attended by Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic. Following the meeting, Vucic said they informed the Serbian Orthodox Church leader […]
Read More →Patriarch Irinej: Division of Kosovo and new borders unacceptable (BETA, B92, RIA, Sputnik)
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej said that the division of Kosovo and new borders, some are talking about, for the Serbian Orthodox Church, but also for the majority of the population are unacceptable, BETA news agency reports. Patriarch noted that “Serbia without Kosovo and Metohija is not Serbia” “As if you would take away a […]
Read More →Patriarch’s Christmas message deals with Kosovo, Montenegro, diaspora (Serbian media)
The Serbian Orthodox Church and its believers will celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. Ahead of the holiday, Patriarch Irinej issued his Christmas message, published below in its integral version. Full Patriarch’s message available at:http://www.spc.rs/eng
Read More →Patriarch Irinej supports Vucic: Kosovo army directed against Kosovo Serbs (KoSSev)
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej issued a statement on Kosovo army, KoSSev portal reports. The statement can be read below: “The Serbian Orthodox Church has no doubt that this army is exclusively directed against the Serbian people who boldly practice their faith in Kosovo and Metohija and are proud of the Serbian name. We also […]
Read More →Civic Initiative SDP: The encouraging messages of Patriarch Irinej (Kontakt plus radio)
The CI SDP says in a statement that the arrival of Serbian Patriarchs and Serbian Orthodox Church leaders to Kosovo is of great importance for further survival of Serbs in this region, however they point out that citizens have not been informed about the arrival. SDP reminds that the Serbian people in the most difficult […]
Read More →Two Patriarchs in Kosovo (Kossev)
The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej arrived in Kosovo this morning using the Jarinje crossing. He will be making a two-day visit to Kosovo. The patriarch is accompanied by Patriarch of the Antioch, Jovan X, as well as members of the Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church: Bishop of Backa Irinej Bulovic, Metropolitan […]
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