President Ivanov and PM Zaev extend Orthodox Christmas holiday greetings


Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov on Monday attended a Christmas liturgy held at the St. Clement of Ohrid Church in Skopje. After the liturgy, he said he wished all the Orthodox believers ‘health, joy, happiness and unity.’ “Holidays don’t serve only for celebration, they are here to remind us about everything that has allowed us to …

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The MOC also calls on citizens to decide on the referendum according to own belief


The Macedonian Orthodox Church has called on the citizens to decide according to their own belief on the referendum on September 30. The Holy Archbishop Synod of the MOC-Ohrid Archbishopric thinks that the citizens are politically mature and that they will exercise their democratic right of choice freely and in their own confidence in the …

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Theodorakis: Ecumenical Patriarch wants to solve Skopje church issue


 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is working intensively behind the scenes and is committed to close the Skopje church issue, says Stavros Theodorakis, leader of Greek party Potami. In an interview with Greek radio Alpha 989, Theodorakis says he asked the patriarch during his recent visit to Athens what will happen to the Macedonian orthodox church. “He …

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Macedonia should not be afraid to negotiate with Greece, FM Dimitrov says


The request of the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) for the Bulgarian Church (BOC) to become its ‘mother’ Church and how it may affect the regional cooperation, good-neighborly relations and Macedonia’s position is a matter for the church authorities and their efforts for MOC’s autocephaly status, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov says in an interview with the …

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