Serbian Orthodox Church
28 years after genocide, Bosniak Muslims mourn their dead but celebrate a return of Islamic life to Srebrenica
By David I. Klein — July 13, 2023
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (RNS) — Though the area was depopulated of Muslims by the genocide, many survivors and their children have come back.
Montenegro holds pride march despite opposition from church
By Predrag Milic — October 10, 2022
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro is a highly conservative, male-dominated society and initial pride marches here were marred with violence.
Serbia Orthodox church head publicly supports EuroPride ban
By Jovana Gec — September 7, 2022
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's Orthodox Church head said he is supporting a ban on the pan-European LGBTQ event EuroPride, which is due to take place in Belgrade next week.
Head of Serbian Orthodox Church tests positive for virus
By Associated Press — January 11, 2022
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The 60-year-old patriarch became the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church after the previous patriarch, Irinej, died in November 2020 after contracting the coronavirus.
Amid tensions, Bosnian Serbs celebrate outlawed holiday
By By Radul Radovanovic — January 10, 2022
(AP) — As part of the celebrations, a special police unit sang about defending the Orthodox Christian cross and “the shiny new Serb Republic.”
Montenegrins protest inauguration of new Serbian church head
By Predrag Milic — August 23, 2021
CETINJE, Montenegro (AP) — Several thousand people demonstrated Sunday in Montenegro over the planned inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the small Balkan state. Ethic tensions have soared over the scheduled ceremony for Metropolitan Bishop Joanikije II. The protesters in Montenegro’s former capital, Cetinje, where the Sept. 5 inauguration is […]
Easter fire destroys New York Serbian Orthodox cathedral
By Lauren Markoe — May 2, 2016
(RNS) A New York landmark is gutted.
Muslim Kosovars rediscover their long-forgotten Roman Catholic roots
By Valerie Plesch — May 6, 2015
(RNS) Old churches in Kosovo like the one in Gjonaj are reminders of the country’s deep-rooted Christian history, one some locals would like to resurrect.
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