The Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA), which includes representatives of the High Clergy of the dioceses of the Albanian, Antiochan, Bulgarian, Carpatho-Russian, Greek, Romanian, Serbian, Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church of America (http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/organizations/scoba.asp) published an appeal on their web page for release from prison of Archbishop Jovan […]

Undoubtedly, the Orthodox Christians all around the world, consider Holy Mount Athos to be the topmost criterion in the spiritual life. As many learned people have noticed, Athonite monks of various nationalities and races for an entire second millennium give their authentic imprint on Orthodox Christianity. Many are the pilgrims who have experienced and express […]

Protocol No. 186 dated on 11th of December, 2006
Idrizovo Prison, Skopje
TO
the Prime Minister
of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia
Mr. Nikola Gruevski
Your Excellency,
At the beginning of the now passing year, that is almost a year ago, we have appealed to Your institution with a letter N. No. 1 dated on 3rd of January, 2006 pleading […]

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — In a letter dated December 1, 2006 and addressed to Nikola Gruevsky, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, expressed his deepest concern for His Eminence, Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid, who recently was imprisoned for the second time.
(http://www.oca.org/News.asp?ID=1118&SID=19).
In the […]