Serbian Orthodox Church
Bishop Joanikije of Budimlye-Niksic arrested
13. May 2020 - 8:28
Tonight, on the feast-day of St. Basil of Ostrog, on May 12, 2020, after a long discussion, the Montenegrin police handed in a summons at the Parish Home in Niksic, around 10 pm, and tried to forcibly bring Bishop Joanikije of Budimlye-Niksic together with nine other priests to the Security Center in Niksic.
The intention of the police was to humiliate the eminent Hierarch of the Church of God in a way that they wanted to take him to the Security Center in a vehicle for criminals, popularly known as marica, which the Bishop dignifiedly refused and to the great displeasure of the gathered people (several thousands of supporters) went on foot to the Security Center, accompanied by some priests, whom the police also intended to detain.
By treating religious officials in this way, in this case the Hierarch of the Church of God and the clergy of the Niksic Cathedral, the police are demonstrating unprofessionalism, thus trying to provoke citizens and the faithful and jeopardize peace and stability in Montenegro.
Source: Diocese of Budimlye-Niksic
The Sunday of the Paralytic in Bitola
12. May 2020 - 21:36
On the Sunday of the Paralytic, His Beatitude John, Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Stavropegial Monastery of St. John Chrysostom in Bitola, Macedonia.
St. Basil of Ostrog - patron saint of the Theological Faculty in Foca
12. May 2020 - 21:26
On May 12, 2020, the Orthodox Theological Faculty in Foča celebrated its patron Saint , St. Basi of Ostrog.
On this occasion, the Holy Liturgy was celebrated by the dean and vice deans of the Faculty, archpriests staurophors Vladislav Topalović, Nenad Tupeša and Darko Đogo, the rector of the Theological Seminary of St. Peter of Dabrar-Bosnia, protopriest Ljubomir Prijović and deacon Siniša Božić, in the church of St. Sava in Foča.
Week of the weaken in Daruvar
12. May 2020 - 11:12
With the faithful people and the holy clear of our Bishop of the Holy Liturgy in the temple of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Assembly in Daruvar, on May 2020., 10., serves His Grace Bishop of Pakrac and Slavonia Jovan.
Metropolitan Amfilohije: We will obey the regulations, but we expect the state authorities to obey St Basil of Ostrog
11. May 2020 - 18:34
His Eminence Amfilohije, Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, being a guest of a programme "Internet cross procession", said that the Church would obey the recommendations of National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases (NKT) during the days of celebrations of St. Basil of Ostrog, as it had done it before, but that he would expect representatives of the state authorities and the police to obey St. Basil as well.
Bells Across Pennsylvania Day
11. May 2020 - 10:50
The Pennsylvania State Mayors’ Association encouraged all residents and houses of worship to ring bells for three minutes at 7 p.m. on May 3, 2020, to recognize those on the frontlines battling COVID-19, to show solidarity with elected officials and governments in this effort, and to demonstrate resolve that we will prevail in this challenge. This effort draws on a long history of using bells to communicate across distances and to mark important events or times.
