Floor Mosaics in the Church of Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem and in an early Christian object in Skelani are identical

A little border place Skelani on the left bank of the Drina in a municipality of Srebrenica, in the Republic of Srpska, is again in the focus of attention of archaeologists and historians. The historical treasure which was considered lost forever, after more than hundred years is again in the light of day. It's about the discovery that the floor mosaics in the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem and in an early Christian object in Skelani are identical.

Help our brother Rasko Milenkovic who suffers from leukemia

The operation in this month was postponed twice due to lack of money. Father of three underage children is undergoing medical treatment in Germany and is awaiting our help!

Telekom Serbia provided except number 1801 for texting SMS, also a humanitarian number for call from the fixed phone network - 0900-501-501 which can be dialled from any fixed phone in Serbia and you automatically donate 59 dinars. From mobile MTS network, the call costs 177 dinars.

The Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church joined the humanitarian action of collecting resources for the Rasko's operation.

All interested for help can visit the facebook group entitled " Let's help Rasko Milenkovic to fight leukemia" which has more than 29000 members: http://www.facebook.com/groups/RaskoMilenkovic/

Heugomen of the Hilandar Monastery visits SOC Representation in Moscow

With the blessing of God and with the effort of clerics of the Serbian Orthodox Church Representation in Moscow, in the first days of the Nativity Fast among Serbs who live and work in Moscow donations were collected for a restoration of the Hilandar monastery.

Archimandrite Kirill from Russia serve Liturgy in Banja Luka

On Sunday, December 11, 2011 in the Cathedral church of Christ the Saviour in Banja Luka, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy was served by archimandrite Kirill (Govorun), cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church, with the concelebration of the priests of the Cathedral church.

Communique of the Archbishopric of Ohrid

Today, on 12th December 2011, in attempt to enter the F.Y.R. Macedonia, on the border-crossing Medzitlija, on the border with Greece, the Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje kyr kyr Jovan was arrested and taken to the “Idrizovo” prison, near Skopje. Upon the false accusations by the schismatic organization in F.Y.R. Macedonia, in 2010 Archbishop Jovan was sentenced a prison term, but because the court process was performed in his absence, he has the legal right to request a repeat of the procedure. Therefore, it is expected that in three to five days he should be released from prison, and granted a new court procedure during which he would defend himself from freedom. Only as a reminder, on 16th November 2010 Archbishop Jovan was arrested on the Bulgarian border, upon a request by the Macedonian bureau of Interpol, in regard to exactly this court sentence, but the Court in Bulgaria released him with a rationale that the court verdict in F.Y.R. Macedonia was a result of the persecution on religious grounds, which the Archbishop undergoes for nine years already, and not because he was indeed guilty according to the criminal law.

Reception at the Serbian Patriarchate - December 8, 2011

On behalf of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, His Grace vicar Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno received on December 8, 2011 at the Serbian Patriarchate Professor Dr. Valery Alexeyev, president of the Fund of Unity of Orthodox Peoples from Moscow.