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Reporting and analysis on Serbian history, canonical governance, and transparency within the Serbian Orthodox Church. Published in English and Serbian.
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Commentary
“You Can't Have It”
PARMA, Ohio — A lawn sign across from Saint Sava Cathedral claims the church for the Chetniks who helped build it. Builders don't keep what they build, and a church belongs to God.
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Commentary
Their Patron Is Saint Sava: The Students, the School Slava, and the Stones That Cry Out
Saint Sava has been the patron of Serbian schools since 1840. When students held their protest on his feast and walked to his church, they were keeping the slava the Church gave their schools.
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Komentar Srpski
Njihov zaštitnik je Sveti Sava: studenti, školska slava i kamenje koje vapi
Sveti Sava je od 1840. godine zaštitnik srpskih škola. Studenti koji su na Savindan krenuli ka Hramu Svetog Save slavili su slavu koju je njihovim školama dala Crkva.
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Analysis
Not Without the Church's Blessing: What St. Mardarije Settled for Parma a Century Ago
In 1919 a church council in Cleveland chose a young Serbian archimandrite as bishop, and he would not be consecrated without Belgrade's approval. A century later, the cathedral in Parma is governed by the order he built.
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Analiza Srpski
Sveti Mardarije i Parma: episkop koji je sedam godina čekao blagoslov Beograda
Crkveni sabor u Klivlendu izabrao je 1919. mladog srpskog arhimandrita za episkopa, ali on nije hteo da primi hirotoniju bez saglasnosti Beograda. Sto godina kasnije, Saborni hram u Parmi živi po poretku koji je on postavio.
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Commentary
A Serbian-American Diocese Is Not Theirs to Settle
PARMA, Ohio — A post from Novi Sad told the Serbs of the Diocese of Eastern America that they are living in fear, named Cleveland, and said the time had come for a sword. It named no one here who had asked for it.
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Komentar Srpski
Nije na njima da odlučuju o Eparhiji istočnoameričkoj
PARMA, Ohajo — U objavi iz Novog Sada Srbima Eparhije istočnoameričke poručeno je da žive u strahu i da je došlo vreme za mač. Pominje se Klivlend, ali niko odavde ko je tražio takav poziv.
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Commentary
“Our Children Deserve an Answer.” The Adults Holding the Sign Owe It.
PARMA, Ohio — A protest sign outside Saint Sava Cathedral on Sunday said the parish's children deserve an answer. They do. The Serbian school, the folk dancing and the Divine Liturgy were never taken from them by the Church.
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Komentar Srpski
„Naša deca zaslužuju odgovor“: duguju ga odrasli koji drže transparent
PARMA, Ohajo — Na transparentu kod Sabornog hrama Svetog Save u nedelju je pisalo da deca parohije zaslužuju odgovor. Zaslužuju ga. Srpsku školu, folklor i Svetu Liturgiju nije im oduzela Crkva.
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Commentary
The Victims Hehir Left Out: The Thaçi Verdict and Priština's Selective Justice
A Westminster scholar wants Kosovo's anger over the Thaçi verdict aimed at Western embassies. His column never mentions the 96 people the court found were murdered.
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Komentar Srpski
Žrtve koje je Hehir izostavio: presuda Tačiju i selektivna pravda Prištine
Istraživač sa Univerziteta Vestminster smatra da bes kosovskih Albanaca zbog presude Tačiju treba usmeriti ka zapadnim ambasadama. Njegova kolumna nijednom ne pominje 96 ljudi za koje je sud utvrdio da su ubijeni.
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Analysis
Twenty Below: A Protester's Reply, Checked Against the Weather Service and the Church
PARMA, Ohio — A reply to this publication's report on the Parma appeal said the protest group had stood outside at -20°. The National Weather Service, the Church's own accounts, and the group's own statement say otherwise.
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News
Parishioners Profess Loyalty to the Synod While Asking It to Overrule Their Bishop
PARMA, Ohio — An August 31 statement from parishioners opposing the October 2025 transfer professed loyalty to Patriarch Porfirije and the Holy Synod while awaiting a Synod ruling on an appeal over the head of their bishop.
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Vesti Srpski
Parohijani izjavljuju vernost Sinodu, a traže da preinači odluku njihovog episkopa
PARMA, Ohajo — Parohijani koji se protive premeštaju sveštenika iz oktobra 2025. izjavili su 31. avgusta vernost patrijarhu Porfiriju i Svetom arhijerejskom sinodu. Čekaju odluku Sinoda o žalbi kojom su zaobišli svog episkopa.
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News
The Record on a Salary Payment: Issued, Mailed, Returned, and Refused in Person
Saint Sava Cathedral issued a $6,799.80 salary check to Fr. Dragoslav Kosić and mailed it certified. The Postal Service returned it unclaimed. He refused it in person August 3.
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Vesti Srpski
Ček za platu: izdat, poslat poštom, vraćen i odbijen pri ličnom uručenju
Saborni hram Svetog Save izdao je o. Dragoslavu Kosiću ček za platu od 6.799,80 dolara i poslao ga preporučeno. Pošta ga je vratila nepreuzetog. Kada mu je 3. avgusta ponuđen lično, odbio je da ga primi.
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Analysis
An Albanian Origin, Manufactured: Kosovo's Monuments and the Record
The claim that Kosovo's medieval monuments were originally Albanian Catholic churches usurped by Serbs, weighed against the charters, frescoes, and scholarship.
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Analiza Srpski
Izmišljeno albansko poreklo: kosovski spomenici i istorijski izvori
Šta povelje, freske i naučna istraživanja govore o tvrdnji da su srednjovekovni spomenici Kosova i Metohije izvorno bili albanske katoličke crkve koje su Srbi prisvojili.
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Analysis
Vuk Branković and the Uses of a Traitor: Kosovo, the Maritsa, and the Distance Between Memory and Record
No contemporary source accuses Vuk Branković of betraying the Serbs at Kosovo in 1389. What the charters, the chronology, and modern historians actually record.
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Faith
Duhovi: The Day the Church Was Born
Fifty days after Pascha, the Serbian Church keeps the feast of Pentecost under four names, each a window onto the same event: the birth of the Church.
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Vera Srpski
Duhovi: dan kada se rodila Crkva
Pedeset dana posle Vaskrsa praznujemo Silazak Svetog Duha, Trojice i Duhove. O Pedesetnici, kolenopreklonim molitvama, zelenilu i Rusalnoj nedelji.
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News
Patriarch Porfirije Warns Against 'Media-Created Divisions' as Sabor Reaffirms Canonical Order
BELGRADE — Patriarch Porfirije opened the 2026 Holy Assembly of Bishops with an address on táxis and a caution against media-created divisions.
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Analysis
The Narrative That Wasn't: A Fact-Check of Six Months of Protestor Claims
Six months of protestor social media claims against the Diocese of Eastern America, measured against the documentary record. The results speak for themselves.
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Analiza Srpski
Tvrdnje bez potvrde: provera navoda demonstranata tokom šest meseci
Provera tvrdnji koje su demonstranti šest meseci iznosili na društvenim mrežama protiv Eparhije istočnoameričke, na osnovu dostupne dokumentacije. Rezultati govore sami za sebe.
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Commentary
Reject the Invitation, Blame the Church
An anonymous letter to the Holy Synod claims exclusion and suffering at Saint Sava Cathedral. What it does not describe is anything its authors themselves have done.
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Komentar Srpski
Odbiti poziv, okriviti Crkvu
Anonimno pismo Svetom arhijerejskom sinodu govori o isključenosti i patnji u Sabornom hramu Svetog Save. Prećutkuje, međutim, postupke svojih autora.
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Media
Tabloid Tactics: How SerbianTimes Fuels Church Discord
Before treating SerbianTimes coverage of St. Sava Cathedral as objective journalism, the faithful should understand who is behind it and what agenda drives it.
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Analysis Video
They Broke the Locks First: The Real Story at St. Sava Cathedral
A SerbianTimes article alleges a 'break-in' and a priest's family 'kicked out onto the street.' The footage from December 7, 2025 tells a different story.
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Analiza Srpski Video
„Oni nisu naši“: tri reči koje su razotkrile sve
Novi sveštenik je pozvao demonstrante da uđu u hram i ponudio im pomirenje. Odbili su. A onda su došle tri reči koje otkrivaju sve: „Oni nisu naši.“
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Analiza Srpski Video
Oni su prvi polomili brave: istina o Sabornom hramu Svetog Save
Članak portala SerbianTimes govori o „provali“ i o porodici sveštenika „izbačenoj na ulicu“. Snimak od 7. decembra 2025. govori nešto drugo.