Jadovno, Croatia: We do not pray for the perished but to the perished
27. June 2020 - 11:05
- Every word in this place is excessive. Faced with the mystery of evil, we need to penetrate the mystery of good, said His Eminence Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana at the Memorial Service for the victims of Jadovno (*Croatian concentration camp for Serbs in WWII) on 24th June 2020 over the Saran Pit, near Gospic, Croatia.
Memorial service for the victims of Jadovno was officiated by His Eminence Porfirije and Their Graces Bishops Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac and Nikodim of Dalmatia with the concelebration of the clergy of the three dioceses.
St Sava Virtual Camp 2020 – Shadeland
26. June 2020 - 8:21
Children of St. Sava Camp; Past, Present & Future,
With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Irinej, we are excited to announce our Virtual Camp 2020. We are heartbroken that we are unable to hold our camp season in person at Shadeland, but we hope to stay connected through this virtual experience.
Policemen in Montenegro quit the force rather than use violence against Orthodox faithful and citizens
24. June 2020 - 11:43
Two weeks ago, Miroslav Koprivica quit his construction job rather than participate in the destruction of the monastic residence at the St. Basil of Ostrog Monastery in Ulcinj, Montenegro.
Now the backhoe driver has been joined in taking a stand by Montenegrin policemen who quit the force rather than use violence against the Orthodox faithful who are protesting the persecution against the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro.
Metropolitan Hrizostom visits the Archives of the Serbian Church
24. June 2020 - 7:38
His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia visited new premises of the Archives of the Serbian Church which was adapted during 2019 in the building of the Saint Sava’s House in Zemun.
For the management and staff of the Archives of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the visit of Metropolitan Hrizostom was a great joy and a real spiritual strengthening. As the current regular member of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, but also as a member of several previous convocations, the Metropolitan is very well acquainted with all the efforts to finally place archival material of church-administrative origin inadequate space and gain archival and scientific research dignity, as they deserve.
Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral at an informative conversation at the State Security Administration Center in Podgorica
22. June 2020 - 22:53
Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral was interrogated at the Security Center in Podgorica on the Monday of 22nd June, 2020.
The Hierarch was interrogated by the Police as an alleged organizer of last night's cross procession in Podgorica.
The Metropolitan gave a statement, and a statement from the prosecutor is awaited now. The clergy and the faithful gathered in front of the Security Center were divided into smaller groups, because it was not allowed to gather more than 20 people in front of the Police building. At the last moment, after six hours of detention for an informative conversation, Metropolitan Amfilohije left the building of the Podgorica police.
