Christmas

Christimas is celebrated throughout Serbia

BELGRADE -- Serbian Orthodox Christians are on January 7 celebrating Christmas, one of Christianity's most important holidays that marks the birth of Jesus Christs.

The Serbian Orthodox Churc's new TV station, TV Hram (Temple) starts broadcasting on Orthodox Christmas, January 7.

The first programme on the online station will be an interview with Church leader Patriarch Irinej.

The managing editor of the station is Stojadin Pavlovic, the director of the patriarchal administrative offices.

Turkey?s leaders have the habit of chasing conspirators who they claim add fuel to Islamophobia in Europe. Those who ridicule the Islamic faith may not be the ones who conspire against Islam in faraway lands.

BELGRADE - Serbia has achieved a lot in terms of laying down good cornerstones for a successful acceleration of its European integration, head of Serbia's negotiating team in the EU accession talks Tanja Miscevic said.

Top Serbian officials send Christmas greetings

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has wished a merry Christmas to all priests and members of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the government said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic wished on Tuesday a merry Christmas to all priests and members of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the government office for media relations has stated.

Serbian Church launches internet TV station

BELGRADE -- The Serbian Orthodox Church will on Thursday launch its television station, TV Hram ("TV Temple"), that will be available only online.

This will coincide with the Christmas holiday period, marked in Serbia according to the Julian calendar, on January 7.

More police in Serb areas of Kosovo for Christmas

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- More police will be deployed in Serb areas in Kosovo during the Christmas holiday, it has been announced.

The Serbian Orthodox Church and its believers adhere to the Julian calendar and on Tuesday celebrate Christmas Eve.

Thousands of Germans demonstrated in four cities Jan. 5 in opposition to the weekly rallies in Dresden against the perceived "Islamization of the West," which have attracted growing numbers of supporters.
     

BELGRADE - Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) delivered a Christmas epistle calling on the Orthodox believers to pray for peace, love and unity to reign the world this year.