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Bosnians, Albanians and Croats took to Twitter to criticize French President Emmanuel Macron for daring to express condolences to his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic over the death of Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej. GlobalVoices writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I called President Aleksandar Vucic to express my condolences after I received a serious...
Shields with photographs of the late Patriarch of Serbia Irinej and Metropolitan of Montenegro and Primorsky Amfilohije and their statements were covered with white paint. The public suggests that this could be an act of Montenegrin nationalists and supporters of the schismatic Montenegrin Orthodox Church. One of the leaders of the local Serbian Democratic Front and Assembly member Milan Knezevic immediately reacted to the incident, who wrote a statement to...
After Serbia lost its spiritual leader, according to the Statute of the SOC, the election of the patriarch must take place no later than three months from the date of vacation of the throne. There has been no unity at this Synod of the SOC for a long time, and the reasons for this are not religious, but political, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Patriarch Irenaeus, who died on November 20 from complications after suffering a coronavirus infection, was...
Patriarch Irinej of Serbia died this morning at the Military Medical Center in Belgrade's Karaburma district at the age of 90. The day before, the condition of the patriarch, who was being treated in a hospital, suddenly worsened, and he was connected to a ventilator. “His Holiness Archbishop of Pecs, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovac and Patriarch of Serbia Irinej died this morning at 7:07 in a military hospital...
PCR tests of two iconic hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church - Patriarch Irinej and Bishop Ioannikis of Budimljan-Nikšije - showed a positive result for COVID-19. At the same time, the patriarch and bishop feel satisfactory, the disease is asymptomatic. According to a PolitNavigator correspondent, after a study of Patriarch Irenaeus showed the presence of coronavirus in his body, he was hospitalized in one of the hospitals in Belgrade. At…
Metropolitan Amfilohije (Radovic) of the Montenegrin and Primorsky SOC died this morning at the Clinical Hospital Center in Podgorica. In the hospital, the bishop was treated for COVID-19, but in recent days his condition has worsened sharply. According to a PolitNavigator correspondent, the head of the pulmonology department of the capital’s Clinical Center of Montenegro, Elena Borovinic-Bojovic, said that in recent days the Metropolitan felt consistently unwell, but after...
The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Irinej, said he was pleased with the results of the elections in Montenegro. At the same time, the Episcopal Council of the SOC in Montenegro called on believers to refrain from manifestations of intolerance towards the authorities and mass actions. “I am very pleased with the election results and the changes in Montenegro,” said Patriarch Irinej. – I’m especially glad that the people who came [to replace the Djukanovic regime]...
On the border bridge in Sremska Raca, connecting Bosnia and Herzegovina with Serbia, along which Serbian refugees from the Republic of Srpska Krajina defeated by the Croats and the part of the Republika Srpska recaptured by the Islamists fled to Serbia, a memorial service was held for the victims of the punitive operation “Storm” (Oluja). The event was attended by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Serbian member of the BiH Presidency Milorad Dodik, Patriarch of Serbia…
At a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej noted that only Russia can find a solution to the issue of Kosovo and Metohija. Balkan media reported this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The day before, as part of his visit to Serbia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting with the head of the SOC Irenaeus, during which...
One of the shadow leaders of the non-systemic pro-Western Serbian opposition harshly criticized the primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church for not supporting the hunger strike of the fascist populist Boško Obradović and allegedly currying favor with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. This was reported by the Serbian publication Alo, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Accusations against the head of the SOC were made in the press by someone called...
After a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian Patriarch Irinej issued a press statement in which he compared the current Montenegrin authorities with the Croatian Ustasha Nazis. Serbian media reported this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, it is crystal clear that the plan of Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic is to ensure that there will be no more SOC and...
In a telephone conversation, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej agreed that the church authorities will support the secular authorities on the issue of restrictions introduced to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. This was reported by the press service of the President of Serbia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “President Vucic emphasized that he understands the need of the people and the church to celebrate the greatest Christian holiday...
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic promised in negotiations with the Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church, which asked to lift the Easter curfew imposed due to the coronavirus, to try to find a compromise solution that would suit both believers and doctors. Serbian media reported this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The Holy Synod of the SOC appealed to the Serbian government to cancel the measures imposed in connection with the coronavirus epidemic...
The ruling pro-Western regime of Montenegro is beginning to counter the protests of believers, who have been holding mass processions of the cross since December against a new law that allows the confiscation of churches and monasteries in favor of schismatics loyal to the authorities. Balkan media reported this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In Montenegrin Cetinje, the city where the seat of the Montenegrin-Litovian Metropolis of the Serbian Orthodox Church is located, the police did not allow believers...
