Macedonian Orthodox Church

Jovan Vraniskovski might be out of prison as early as Monday, December 17, a source from Macedonia's Idrizovo prison told BIRN, after the state prosecution and the Skopje criminal court approved his release.

"Russian Church wants to mediate in SPC-MPC dispute"

BELGRADE -- Metropolitan Ilarion Alfeyev has said that Moscow wants to mediate in the church dispute between Belgrade and Skopje.

This is according to the Religious Information Agency (VIA), which referred to him as "the second most senior official" of the Russian Orthodox Church.

BELGRADE - Metropolitan Ilarion Alfeyev, the second most senior official of the Russian Orthodox Church, has said that Moscow wants to mediate in the church dispute between Belgrade and Skopje, the Religious Information Agency (VIA) reported on Monday.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) on Wednesday expressed deep gratitude to the sisterly Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) for its great efforts to secure the release of Archbishop Jovan Vraniskovski of Ohrid.

The Macedonian prison authorities have declined to comment after Vraniskovski, who is in jail for embezzling some 250,000 euro from the Macedonian Orthodox Church before defecting to set up his own church, complained of being mistreated.

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The Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - the governing body of the main faith group in the country - is discussing whether priests should voluntarily undergo lustration tests.

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SPC in "ecclesiastical charges" against Macedonia archbishop

BELGRADE -- The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) announced Tuesday its decision to bring ecclesiastical charges against Archbishop Stefan.

He is the head of the canonically unrecognized Macedonian Orthodox Church (MPC).

BELGRADE - The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) announced Tuesday its decision to bring ecclesiastical charges against Archbishop Stefan, head of the canonically unrecognized Macedonian Orthodox Church (MPC).

SKOPJE - New Democratic Party leader and former Serbian president Boris Tadic has said that he feels guilty for failing to apologise to the people of Macedonia while in office as president for the presence of the Serbian gendarmerie in the country in the past.

Tadić feels guilty, apologizes to Macedonian people

SKOPJE -- Boris Tadić says he feels guilty for failing to apologize to Macedonia "because of the presence of the Serbian Gendarmerie in that country in the past."