Church of Christ

The liturgy was supposed to be held on the occasion of Savior's Day.
"This morning around half past five, the clergy from the church of St. Nicholas started to serve the holy liturgy on the occasion of Savior's Day in the Church of Christ the Savior in Pristina, however, after the policeman identified us, he forbade us to unlock the church," says Father Stanisa.

According to unofficial data from the police, about 700 supporters of the Serbian Orthodox Church gathered in Niksic, 1.500 in Berane, 280 in Budva, 1.500 in Pljevlja and 60 in Bijelo Polje, Podgorica portal CDM reports.

As Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas Eve on Monday, tens of thousands of Serbian Orthodox priests, bishops and believers attended services and burned traditional Yule logs in the old capital of Cetinje and the current capital Podgorica.

The legislative committee of Montenegro's parliament endorsed on Tuesday a draft law on freedom of religion, the last hurdle before the legislation is debated by lawmakers on Thursday over fierce objections from the Serbian Orthodox Church, SPC.

Hundreds of Serb priests and monks protested in front of parliament before the committee session demanding the bill's withdrawal.

"Goal is to force Serbs to leave talks"

BELGRADE -- "The essential objective" of the latest developments in Kosovo is for Serbs to leave "the negotiations and local institutions," says Milivoje Mihajlovic.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade Archdiocese will celebrate next weekend the 100th anniversary of the Concordat between the former Kingdom of Serbia and the Holy See and the 90th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Belgrade Archdiocese.

Priština official declares he'll "demolish church"

PRIŠTINA -- A recent statement by a member of the government in Priština concerning plans to demolish a Serbian Orthodox church in that town has caused reactions.

The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Eparchy of Raška and Prizren called on Tuesday Dardan Gashi's pronouncement "an open provocation."