Tag: Croatia

Son of Orthodox priest beaten in Croatia

OCP- February 3, 2013

BETA - 3/2/13 ZAGREB -- A son of an Orthodox priest was beaten up in the Croatian village of Borovo after a protest against the ... Read More

SPC metropolitan:Pope should first visit Jasenovac

OCP- August 20, 2012

20/8/2012 NOVI SAD – Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb, Ljubljana and the entire Italy stated on Sunday that before coming to Serbia, head of the Roman ... Read More

Visit of Patriarch Irinej and members of the Holy Synod of Bishops to President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia

OCP- June 12, 2012

11/6/2012 His Holiness Irinej accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb-Ljubljana and members of the Holy Synod of Bishops Their Graces Bishops Vasilije of ... Read More

First World War and the Balkan Knot

OCP- December 10, 2011

7/12/2011 His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno attended yesterday an opening of the International Scientific Conference dedicated to political relations on the Balkans and Europe ... Read More

Around 1,700 cultural facilities in region damaged during wars

OCP- September 5, 2011

Emg.rs, Tanjug 2/9/2011 At least 1,700 cultural and religious facilities, some of which are on the UNESCO world heritage list, were damaged or destroyed during ... Read More

Prayerful remembrance on victims of the genocide in the Independant State of Croatia (NDH)

OCP- August 11, 2011

10/8/2011 The Serbian Orthodox Church universally, liturgically and prayerfully marks the 70th anniversary of the genocide in the Independant State of Croatia. With a joyful ... Read More

Victims of Operation Storm Remembered

OCP- August 4, 2011

TANJUG 4/8/2011 BELGRADE -- Today marks the 16th anniversary since the beginning of Croatian army and police Operation Storm that led to the exodus of ... Read More

Representatives of Coalition of association of refugees visit Patriarch Irinej

OCP- July 9, 2011

5/7/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received yesterday on July 4, 2011 in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade a delegation of 104 associations of refugees ... Read More

Prayerful remembrance on the victims in Jadovno

OCP- June 29, 2011

29/6/2011 Above the Saran pit in Jadovno, His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovci with the concelebration of priests and monks of the Bishopric of ... Read More

A Reflection on the Pope’s Recent Visit to Zagreb

OCP- June 26, 2011

26/6/2011 Serbian Church As with all other visits of the first hierarch of the Roman Catholic Church and head of the Vatican, the smallest - ... Read More

Popes Repeats the Same Mistake by Hailing Cardinal Stepinac

OCP- June 10, 2011

By Speroforum 6/6/2011 Pope Benedict hails WW2-era Croatian cardinal Blessed Aloysius Stepinac, who was the cardinal of Croatia during the Second World War, has been ... Read More

SPC shall not invite Pope to come to Nis

OCP- June 10, 2011

Tanjug, N. Vlačo 7/6/2011 The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) most likely shall not invite the Pope Benedict XVI to attend the celebration of 1,700 years ... Read More

Holocaust survivors denounce pope’s Croatia Statement

OCP- June 10, 2011

BETA Tanjug 9/6/2011 BELGRADE, WASHINGTON -- The American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors on June 6 blasted Pope Benedict XVI over his statement about WW2 ... Read More

Memory of killed Bulgarian soldiers commemorated abroad, too (ROUNDUP)

OCP- May 7, 2011

FOCUS News Agency 6/5/2011 May 6 a Day of Valour and Bulgarian Army has been marked abroad, too. Flowers and wreaths have been laid at ... Read More

SPC temple in Croatia broken Into

OCP- February 3, 2011

2/2/2011 Tanjug The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Diocese of Dalmatia, with a seat in Sibenik, Croatia, said in a release late Monday that its priest ... Read More

Presidents of Serbia and Croatia visit monastery of Krka

OCP- December 4, 2010

25/11/2010 On Thursday, November 25, 2010, in afternoon hours president of Croatia Mr. Ivo Josipovic and president of Serbia Mr. Boris Tadic visited a monastery ... Read More

Croatian archdiocese gives cherished relic to Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem

OCP- October 15, 2010

13/10/2010 The Archdiocese of Zadar, Croatia, has handed over a relic of St. Simeon to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in an ecumenical gesture ... Read More

Serbia – Prayer service for victims of Operation Storm

OCP- August 8, 2010

Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej served a prayer at St. Mark’s Church today(4/8/2010) for the victims of Operation Storm, carried out by the ... Read More

Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia Commemorate Operation Storm

OCP- August 4, 2010

4/7/2010 Thousands of people across several Balkan countries have held services to commemorate those who died in Operation Storm 15-years ago. Croatia's Prime Minister Jadranka ... Read More