Posts tagged Montenegro
Violence In Montenegro Shows Persisting Division In Balkans And Orthodoxy
Violence In Montenegro Shows Persisting Division In Balkans And Orthodoxy

(ANALYSIS) In Montenegro, both the Serbian and Montenegrin Orthodox churches claim the rights to use Orthodox religious sites. But the Montenegrin Orthodox Church is not recognized by any other Orthodox church, and the conflict hits at questions over national identity, church-state relations and even U.S.-Russia relations.

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News, EuropeMladen AleksicMladen Aleksic, Montenegro, Serbian Orthodox Church, Orthodox church, Joanikije, protests montenegro, Djukanovic, Zdravko, Bartholomew, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature Comment
Bishop Speaks About Explosive Rift Between Montenegro’s Parliament And Serbian Church
Bishop Speaks About Explosive Rift Between Montenegro’s Parliament And Serbian Church

Hundreds of thousands of believers in the tiny Balkan country have been protesting a new law that would allow the government to take possession of property from the Serbian Orthodox Church.

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Europe, NewsJovan TripkovicJovan Tripkovic, Montenegro protests, Montenegro, religious freedom, Balkans, Serbian Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy, Primary Feature, Montenegrin governmnet, Democratic Front, Andrija Mandic, Democratic Party of Socialists, Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, secondary feature, Secondary feature, Secondary FeatureComment