Serbian Orthodox Church

VIENNA - Bishop Andrej of Austria-Switzerland of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) was enthroned at the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Vienna in the presence of political and religious representatives of Serbia and Austria on Sunday.

Archbishop of Ohrid Jovan remains in prison

SKOPJE -- The Macedonian Appellate Court confirmed the first instance ruling against Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje Jovan Vraniskovski.

He was sentenced to three years of imprisonment on charges for embezzlement of EUR 250,000.

SKOPJE - The Macedonian Appellate Court confirmed the fist instance ruling sentencing Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje Jovan Vraniskovski to three years of imprisonment on charges for embezzlement of EUR 250,000.

ZAGREB - Newly-appointed Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Metropolitan of Zagreb-Ljubljana Porfirije was enthroned in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Zagreb on Sunday, Croatian Radiotelevision reported.

SPC Patriarch Irinej presided the solemn hierarchal liturgy.

Russian minister receives SPC medal

BELGRADE -- Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej presented on Friday Russia's Minister of Regional Development Igor Slyunyayev with the Medal of Holy Emperor Constantine.

The accolade was given "for Slyunyayev's love towards the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) and the Serbian people," Tanjug reported.

BELGRADE - Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej presented on Friday Russia's Minister of Regional Development Igor Slyunyayev with the Medal of Holy Emperor Constantine for his love towards the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serbian people.

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic received a courtesy visit from Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Bishop of Slavonia-Pakrac Jovan on Friday, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a release.

Minister Dacic and Bishop Jovan discussed further cooperation between the Foreign Ministry and the SPC Diocese of Slavonia.

Nikolić "would be glad to welcome pope"

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić met in Belgrade on Tuesday with Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States Dominique Mamberti.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met in Belgrade Tuesday with the Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States, Dominique Mamberti.

President Nikolic thanked the Holy See official for the Vatican holding its principles and not recognizing the unilateral proclaimed independence of Kosovo-Metohija.

ANDRICGRAD - The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) delivered the Order of Holy King Milutin to Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik and Andricgrad mastermind Emir Kusturica.

Patriarch Irinej of SPC said in Andricgrad on Saturday that the medal was awarded to Dodik and Kusturica at the proposal of Bishop Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and the Littoral.