Rusija
Why does Russia send dead princes and saints to battle
Sending a religious relic into battle may seem unusual, but since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow has sought to use every means of mobilization possible
Government and Church
Ivan Čolović: The SPC grows and grows rich in symbiosis with the regime
Ethnologist Ivan Čolović talks about the fact that the church leadership is on the side of the regime, about the belt of the Holy Virgin and other miracles for the new issue of "Vremena".
Controversies
The Symphony of the State and the Church (and the consequences)
Both the current regime and the Serbian Orthodox Church claim that the idea of joint work on the establishment of the University "Sveti Sava" came about out of concern for the well-being of the citizens of this country. But the actions of the current government years ago, as well as the actions of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and their unpublished coalition in the fight against Serbian universities, raise deep doubts about the benevolence of such an idea.
Religion
More and more mosques and fewer and fewer churches in Germany
Germany is experiencing the closure of Catholic and Protestant churches, while mosques and churches of other religions are opening
SPC
Nova: The Prosecutor's Office in Slovenia filed an indictment against Patriarch Porfiri
The Prosecutor's Office in Slovenia filed an indictment against Porfirio for abusing a priest in the workplace, writes the Nova portal
SPC
Serbian deaconesses: How the SPC treats women
Orthodox churches are obviously not resistant to the political influences of the society and countries in which they exist. They are often just a kind of mystical source of nationalism. The role of women in the Serbian Orthodox Church is therefore not determined by progressive values, theologian Vukašin Milićević told Vreme
Serbian Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Justin of Žižić dismissed from office
The Serbian Orthodox Church dismissed the duties of Metropolitan Justin of Žica. The statement mentions malfeasance allegedly committed by the metropolitan who, during 2025, publicly supported the students in the blockade
Interview: UPC Archbishop Silvester Stojčev
We must not allow self-isolation
"In order to find a sustainable form of existence of Orthodoxy in Ukraine in the future, it is necessary to start a calm and open discussion about this issue with other local Churches. The longer we all together refuse such a discussion, the more complex the solution of this problem will be in the future"
Church and heritage
Peter's Church in Novi Pazar is threatened by the building of the Diocese of Raško-Prizren
In the gate of St. Peter's Church in Novi Pazar, a building is being built "so that the Bishop of Raška-Prizren could fulfill his whim to dine here, because he seems to have renounced the seat of Kosovo", wrote Bojana Selaković, coordinator of the National Convention on the European Union
Artificial intelligence
The Church of Molta and the Krustafarians: An artificial intelligence broke away and created its own religion
As many as 1,6 million agents, created by artificial intelligence, talk and philosophize independently, and they also created their own religion - the Church of Molta. The experts who made them warn of the dangers
On the spot - personal viewing
My religious tourism
I guess from so many visits to the place of worship, I became a believer and started to see where God is when he is not in all these important buildings. Sometimes I see him in looking at my watch at the same time every day, and sometimes in a neighbor whom I literally meet every day when I go out into the street. It can't be that much of a coincidence! Until the next reading, God help me
Serbian Orthodox Church
Pantelić: Pahomije handed me a scholarship in cash, and he claims he hasn't seen me in 22 years
Metropolitan Pachomije testified in the indictment against the theologian Blagoj Pantelić that he had not communicated with him for 22 years, and in the meantime he had personally handed him a scholarship, Pantelić claims. SPC did not respond to that
Moldova
"Holy War": Russia recruited Moldovan priests to influence voters
Russia paid Moldovan Orthodox priests to go on pilgrimages to Moscow and gave them debit cards with hundreds of dollars, and the priests in turn created Telegram channels to influence Moldovan elections
Inner voice
Sacred spaces and literate people
Are churches even supposed to be beautiful? That is, if the church is as beautiful as Gaudí's Sagrada Família, does that hinder its basic function, does it make it difficult for believers to connect with the other world? Does anyone go inside to pray and forget about prayer because they start drawing columns and stained glass windows
Society
Power games of state and church: From misdemeanor to sacrilege
A monument was erected near Beran to the Chetnik commander from the Second World War, Pavlo Đurišić. In what way can this example show the relationship between the power of the state and the church?
Interview: Mile Babić, theologian and philosopher
Break the chain of violence
Today, we see quite clearly how strong this will for power is among people, so people are ready to sacrifice their own lives and the lives of their own people in order to preserve their power. They love their power more than their life and than anyone else's life. Nothing can be achieved by threats and coercion because such behavior fuels evil in depth and breadth
Chronicle
In a church in Sydney, four people were injured in a knife attack
There have been two knife attacks in Sydney in three days. The last attack was in the church during the liturgy and no one's life was threatened
Protests
Novi Sad: "Rebellion" by residents of the Liman settlement after the city government's decision to build a church
While the authorities in Novi Sad are planning the construction of a religious building on the ground, the citizens of the settlement are protesting against the decision of the diocese and the mayor.
Ukraine
"One nation": Many Ukrainians switched to the Gregorian calendar
Many Orthodox Christians in Ukraine are celebrating Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar for the first time this year. The goal was to distance themselves from Russia in this way
Culture
Contemporary icon: New themes on old solutions
"Portrait on an icon", the only juried exhibition of sacred art, with works by artists from Serbia and the region on adapting the canon and contemporary
War in Israel
Gaza Strip: Orthodox church from the 12th century affected
The Church of St. Porphyry, which was hit in the airstrikes of the Israeli army, was also a refuge for hundreds of Gazans
Crisis in Kosovo
British MP Alicia Cairns: SPC smuggles weapons to Kosovo
The chairwoman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the British Parliament said today that weapons from Serbia are being delivered by ambulance to Orthodox churches in Kosovo. Cairns recently met with Kurti in London
State and Church
Another four million euros from the Serbian budget for the construction of the Church of St. Sava
For the continuation of works in the Church of St. Sava in Belgrade, the Government allocated another 472 million dinars
Society
Easter litany: Priests took selfies with LGBT activists
This meeting took place on Wednesday evening. Yesterday, in front of the Pride Info Center, two worlds came together, says Goran Miletić
SPC
Porphyry: Beautiful about women and on the trail of gender-sensitive language
"The Church sees every woman - mother, sister, daughter, colleague, neighbor or casual passer-by - as the most sublime and holy gift of God to the human race," the patriarch said in a written statement.
Overview of the week
Bus policy: Full throttle in reverse
What form will the further union of the Church and the progressive party take? Will the clergy and monastics have to cancel services, could they - like other budget beneficiaries - stand at Vučić's rally on May 26
SPC and women
Patriarch Porphyry: It will not be good for you if we answer you
"We also hear that the Church is guilty of violence against women. Don't do it, because we will answer you. It won't do you any good if we answer to you"