Serb Orthodox Church

A group of ethnic Albanians in the town of Djakovica on Friday broke through a police cordon set up to provide security for visiting Serb IDPs.

"Holy Fire" taken to monasteries in Kosovo

BELGRADE -- The Holy Fire, which arrived in Belgrade ahead of Orthodox Easter Sunday from Jerusalem, was on Monday taken to Kosovo and Metohija.

The fire, which believers consider to be a miracle, will be taken to the Serb Orthodox Church (SPC) monasteries in Gracanica and Decani, and then the Pec Patriarchate.

PM in Easter greetings to Church and believers

BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Friday sent his Easter greetings to the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) patriarch, clergy, and believers.

Serbian Orthodox Christians today mark Good Friday and will on Sunday celebrate Easter.

Orthodox Serbs mark Good Friday

BELGRADE -- Believers of the Serb Orthodox Church are today marking Good (Great) Friday, ahead of the greatest Christian holiday, Easter, they will celebrate on Sunday.

In his Easter message, SPC Patriarch Irinej and bishops wished all believers "faith, hope, love and eternal life."

Incidents in Serbia and abroad after stadium provocation

BELGRADE -- Unknown persons late last night used a Molotov cocktail to torch a bakery owned by Albanians in the town of Sombor, northern Serbia.

The same bakery previously came under attack in 2008, when ethnic Albanians in Kosovo unilaterally declared independence.

Serb priest's family comes under attack

ORAHOVAC -- Unknown persons late on Tuesday attacked the Parish House in the Serb part of the town of Orahovac in Kosovo.

The building is home to the family of the local Serb Orthodox priest.

Serb minority Deputy Slavomir Gvozdenovic, in the Deputies' Chamber plenum on Tuesday, made a humanitarian call for helping the flood victims of Serbia and the Republic of Srpska.

Montenegrin PM blasted over Russia policy

BELGRADE -- Metropolitan of Montenegro Amfilohije has strongly criticized Montengerin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović for the decision to impose sanctions against Russia.

This dignitary of the Serb Orthodox Church spoke during the promotion in Belgrade on Tuesday of Leonid Reshetnikov's book, "To Return to Russia".