Second Anniversary of the University of Defense in Belgrade
25. February 2013 - 9:08
His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno, Vicar to Serbian Patriarch, attended the celebration regarding the second anniversary of the foundation of the University of Defense in Belgrade, on 22 February 2013.
Serbian House of Studies to be Founded at Seminary
13. February 2013 - 12:55
St. Vladimir's Seminary (SVOTS) and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Belgrade have made a formal agreement to work together with the aim of establishing a Serbian House of Studies on the campus of St. Vladimir's Seminary. The House of Studies has several goals, including the promotion of sustained dialogue and educational exchanges between Orthodox Christians in America and Serbia.
Historic day for Apostolos Andreas
11. February 2013 - 15:04
Restoration work on the dilapidated monastery of Apostolos Andreas in the Karpas peninsula will finally begin after an agreement was signed yesterday between the Church of Cyprus and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Russia to help Kosovo restore Orthodox shrines
11. February 2013 - 14:45
Russia is planning to allocate money on restoration of Orthodox Christian historic monuments in Kosovo.
This was announced by a member of the Russian parliament’s lower house’s Committee for Foreign Affairs Alexander Karelin.
Earlier, Russia has already allocated $ 2 mln for this purpose through UNESCO.
Attempt to erase evidence of existence of Serbs
11. February 2013 - 14:41Aleksandar Vulin says threats and protests in front of the Serb medieval monastery Visoki Dečani were an attempt to complete the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.
According to the director of the Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija, they also aimed to remove any evidence of the existence of Serbs there.
Vulin thanked members of the Italian KFOR contingent, “without whom the monastery would most probably have been burnt down”, noting that this was the fifth attack on Visoki Dečani since the 1999 NATO bombing campaign.
