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Fundamental Agreement signed VIDEO
According to earlier media reports, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije arrived in Podgorica on this occasion.
The fundamental agreement was signed by the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovi, and the Serbian Patriarch Porfirije.
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Montenegrin Orthodox Church Asks Govt for Equality with Serbian Church
Montenegrin Orthodox Church liturgy in Podgorica. Photo: Montenegrin Orthodox Church
After Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic on Tuesday called for negotiations about the agreement with the Montenegrin Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Mihailo said that it must be treated the same as the Serbian Orthodox Church, the largest Orthodox community in the country.
Montenegro PM Accuses Partners of Blocking Serbian Church Agreement
Montenegrin government session in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
During the government session on Friday, Social Democratic Party ministers complained that they had not been kept informed about the Ministry of Justice's negotiations with the Serbian Church, the largest faith group by far in the country.
Serbian Patriarch Brings “Good News” to Newly-Recognised Macedonian Church
"Mostly thanks to your prayers brothers and sister, and thanks to the prayers of all the saints, we established unity," Porfirije said in an address during the liturgy with Archbishop Stefan, the head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, MPC.
Macedonian and Serbian churches held a joint liturgy in the St. Clement of Ohrid temple in Skopje. Photo: SPC
Montenegro’s Anti-Terror Chief Denies Ties to Crime Groups
Head of Montenegrin Police Anti-terrorist Unit Petar Knezevic (right) with former Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic (left) in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Tonight Saint Sava Academy "Treasure of Saint Sava"
The Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabi, the President of the Assembly Ivica Daci and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Branko Rui will address the academy.
The feast of Saint Sava was established as the school's feast day in 1840, and it is also celebrated by the Serbian Orthodox Church and the faithful.
Serbian Bishop: Old Serbia Stretches from Kaymakcalan in North Macedonia to Present-Day Slovenia
Old Serbia stretches from Kaimakcalan in North Macedonia to the present-day lands of Slovenia, where Serbs live. This was said by the Serbian Bishop of Bačka, Irinej Bulovic, during the service at the Cathedral in Novi Sad, in Vojvodina, in the northern part of Serbia.
For the Serbian Patriarch, North Macedonia does not exist
The Serbian Orthodox Church, the most loyal ally of modern Serbian chauvinism in the Balkans, began celebrations on the 700th anniversary of the death of King Stefan II Milutin (1282-29 October 1321) in RN Macedonia, but without inviting local scholars, a BGNES reporter reported.
Montenegro Ruling Over Historic Monastery Sparks Nationalist Anger
The Cetinje Monastery in the old royal capital of Montenegro. Photo: Shutterstock
The main opposition Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, accused the government of allowing "theft" and of serving the interests of the Serbian Church - with which it has often conflcted - and said it will file a criminal complaint.
Debate Rages in Montenegro over Calls for Religious Education
Emboldened by a change of government, the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro says schoolchildren should receive religious education classes, but experts say the issue should be approached with care.