Eparchial (Diocesan) News

Metropolitan Jovan meets with ambassador of France in Croatia

Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb-Ljubljana received a visit of Mr. Јеrоме Pаsquiеr, the ambassador of France in the Republic of Croatia. The theme of this meeting was a situation of the SOC and its people in Croatia.

Visit of President of Serbia Mr. Tadic to SOCM Mostar

On April 13, 2010 in the afternoon President of Serbia Boris Tadic with his delegation visited the SOC Municipality of Mostar. On this occasion he visited foundations of the destroyed Orthodox Cathedral church of the Holy Trinity, the Old Mostar Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God. Words of welcome on behalf of the church community to President Tadic was sent by archimandrite Danijel (Pavlovic), heugomen of Zitomislic. President Tadic warmly expressed his support for the return of Serbs in Mostar and the restoration of life in Mostar. With the clergy from the valley of the Neretva local government representatives and representatives of the Serbian community in Mostar had the opportunity to talk with President Tadic.

Lazarus Saturday in Los Angeles - Bishop's Slava

Palm Sunday Saturday in Los Angeles

Construction of hydropower plants on the Moraca undoubtedly endangers Monastery Moracha

”Construction of hydropower plants on the Moraca undoubtedly would endanger the Monastery Moracha which has immense cultural - historical significance," which is the attitude of the most participants in the roundtable on" Hydropower plants and vulnerability of the Monastery Moracha.” The meeting was held on Thursday March 25, 2010, organized by the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, at the hotel "Bambis" in Podgorica, on the occasion of the announcement of a construction of large hydropower plants on the river Moraca.

Response of the President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic to Bishop Fotije of Dalmatia

Your Eminence,

Thank you for greetings  you have sent regarding my election for President of the Republic of Croatia, and the good wishes for the successful conduct of the responsible duties. I am familiar with the situation regarding the advertising of the president of the Croatian Orthodox community and his announcement of the establishment of the Croatian Orthodox Church. With an intention of the establishment and registration of the Croatian Orthodox Church as a religious community, this gentleman refers to the continuity with the Croatian Catholic Church based in June 1942, initiated by Ante Pavelic, during the time of the Independent State of Croatia. For references to the Ustasha regime and the negative connotations that Croatian Orthodox Church has carried since that period,  provocative and unmeasured statements of the president of the Croatian Orthodox community can be understood as an invitation to intolerance and impatience towards other Orthodox religious communities in Croatia, and in the wider social environment.