It has been 21 years since the pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo, which broke out due to false news that Albanian boys drowned in the ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990 ...

In a sign of the potential for unrest, President Alexandar Vucic's outgoing prime minister, who has already submitted his resignation over the protests, made a veiled threat to use force to suppress ...

The Balkan Peninsula, a crucial crossroads between Europe and Asia, has a storied history marked by the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the iron grip of the Ottoman Empire. From the conquest of the ...

Recent events and reactions of church officials show that there is some sort of schism within the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), says Tamara Skrozza, deputy editor-in-chief of FoNet, for N1. Unlike ...

The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, Patriarch Bartholomew I, has invited Francis to join him in Iznik, Turkey, to commemorate the anniversary, which he has called an important ...

Russia's FSB security service said Friday it had thwarted a Ukrainian-ordered plot to kill Tikhon Shevkunov, a senior bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church with close links to President Vladimir ...

Rain and strong winds are possible on Sunday. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall. What: Total rainfall amounts of 15 to 25 mm. Wind gusts of 60 to 80 km/h. When ...

But in March 2023, the charismatic Orthodox priest in his forties saw his career come to an abrupt halt. His public criticism of the Moscow Patriarchate’s support for the Kremlin’s invasion of ...

recognized the Orthodox Church of Ukraine as independent from Moscow in 2019 — a move that prompted Russian Patriarch Kirill and the Russian Orthodox Church to sever contact. “No force can ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Bartholomew, who has consistently shown support for Ukraine since the war began, recognized the Orthodox Church of Ukraine as independent from Moscow in ...