A series of unfounded criminal complaints filed against the head of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral (Serbian Orthodox Church) and the Mitropolinate itself.

Montenegro

January 10, 2019 – The Montenegrin Movement, a non-political association established in Podgorica in 2015 („the Movement“), filed a criminal complaint against the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Amfilohije Radović, in which he has been accused for, allegedly, wishing to take Montenegro into the so called „Syrian scenario“ by his public statements. Namely, Metropolitan Amfilohije delivered a sermon after […]

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The Right Sector in Chernigov pressured believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) via Social Media to join a newly established non-canonical Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Ukraine

January 6, 2019 – the Right Sector[note]The Right Sector is an alliance of ultra-nationalist groups set up November 2013 becoming the most radical wing of Ukraine’s Maidan protest movement. It Is infamous also for forceful church seizures and attacks on Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).[/note] in Chernigov announced on social media that the time has come for the parishioners of […]

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Ukrainian customs denied the entry of Nativity epistles of Patriarch Kirill (Russian Orthodox Church) few days before the Christmas.

Ukraine

January 3, 2019 – Vladimir Legoyda[note] Vladimir Legoyda is the head of Synodal Department (the Russian Orthodox Church) for Church Relations with the society and the Media.[/note] informs that, according to sources in Ukraine, the local customs has denied the entry of Patriarch Kirill’s Nativity epistles[note]Nativity epistle is a traditional annual festive message of Patriarch Kirill delivered and read each […]

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The Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO), Chief Rabbi of Ukraine believes that with the adoption of Law No. 5309, no religion in Ukraine can feel protected from state interference.

Ukraine

January 2, 2019. The Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO), Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Yakov Dov Bleich called the law  No. 5309[note] On December 22, 2018, Petro Poroshenko signed anti-church bill No. 5309, which is obliging the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) to change its name.[/note] anti-constitutional and said that he would ask the President […]

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Montenegro was impeding the normal functioning of the Metropolinate of Montenegro and the Littoral (the Serbian Orthodox Church) in 2018

Montenegro

January 1, 2019 – Following the annual meeting of the priesthood, monks and nuns of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral (“the Metropolitanate”) with their Metropolitan father Amfilohije (“Metropolitan”), held at the end of December 2018, a public communique was issued. In the communique, the public has been informed of all relevant activities realized by the Metropolitanate in Montenegro […]

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