Eparchy of Raska-Prizren condemned inscription of graffiti with nationalistic content in Zupa valley and requested those responsible be sanctioned, Radio kontakt plus reports. “Graffiti of nationalistic content have been inscribed on several places in Sirinicka Zupa where the Serb population makes a majority, causing disturbance among our people.

The Eparchy of Raska-Prizren condemned “the act of vandalism“ – the stoning of a bus from Kosovo in the vicinity of Krusevac (central Serbia), KoSSev portal reports. “Not only are such cases inhumane, but they also indirectly jeopardize the Serb people in Kosovo and Metohija“, the Eparchy said in a statement, adding that the perpetrators should be found and brought to justice. The bus traveling from Prizren to Frankfurt was stoned on August 25, at about 2 a.m. in the vicinity of Krusevac, Kosovo media reported.

Serbian Orthodox Church Raska-Prizren Eparchy expressed the strongest protest over recent unauthorized serving of Catholic mass on the remains of an old cathedral temple of Saint Nikola, seat of Novo Brdo Orthodox Metropolitans and main Orthodox Serbian temple in this medieval town, as well as placing political symbols of Kosovo on the Serbian medieval cultural, historic and religious heritage sites in Novo Brdo Special Protection Zone and organizing public gatherings and other activities aiming to promote the medieval Novo Brdo town as an ethnic Albanian location under unhistorical name “Arta

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kosovo Dode Gjergji and the retired Bishop of Bar Zef Gashi with their clergy and a group of believers served a mass on Thursday at the remains of the Orthodox Christian cathedral of St. Nicholas in the vicinity of the Novo Brdo medieval fortress, KoSSev portal reports. As it was announced, the mass was held in commemoration of August 1 – the (Albanian) Diaspora Day and, for the very first time, at the “Catholic Church of St.

KoSSev portal reports that Raska-Prizren Eparchy continued with providing humanitarian aid to the vulnerable population in northern Kosovo. In addition to humanitarian points opened in Mitrovica North and Banjska Monastery in Zvecan, the new point was opened in Leposavic on Saturday. From 3 to 4 July, food and hygienic packages were delivered to 192 families.

Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) Raska-Prizren Eparchy issued an urgent appeal to all SOC eparchies and humanitarian organizations to collect humanitarian aid regarding the latest situation in the north of Kosovo, Radio kontakt plus reported. “In relation to the severe humanitarian situation in the north of Kosovo and Metohija, caused by the decision of Kosovo institutions to impose 100 percent tariffs on all goods from central Serbia, but also by other Pristina’s restrictive measures, the Raska-Prizren Eparchy sends an urgent appeal to all eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church and humanitari

In the most recent report of the State Department on International Religious Freedom in 2018 particular attention was paid to violations of religious and property rights of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in Kosovo, Raska-Prizren Eparchy said in a statement posted on its web-site. "The SOC and international organizations said Decan/Decani municipal officials continued to refuse to implement a 2016 Constitutional Court decision confirming the Supreme Court's 2012 ruling that the municipality should return more than 24 hectares (59 acres) of land to the SOC's Visoki Decani Monastery," the rep

"As the Bishop of Raška-Prizren, with our clergy, monastics, and faithful people, with great concern we condemn yesterday's excessive use of force by the Kosovo Police in the north of Kosovo and Metohija," Eparchy said in statement issued yesterday. "Regardless of the real motives of this action, beatings, breaking of furniture, incursions into houses where civilians, women and children were intimidated with unhiden brutality, demonstrate that Pristina's intent was primarily to intimidate our population and demonstrate force. We especially condemn the use of force against members of UNMIK.

In the village of Gojbulja, municipality of Vucitrn, church of St. Paraskeva was broken into, the Diocese of Raska-Prizren announced yesterday on its website. The Diocese stated that the believers at around 16.00 yesterday noticed that the door to the church was broken. The incident was reported to the police, and the investigation was conducted.

The works on construction of the mini-hydro plant in place called “Obe reke” in Strpce are halted until further notice, Radio KIM reported yesterday.