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Macedonia 01.10.21 | 09:46

Bishop Petar: The Macedonian Church is under great pressure from the Bulgarian authorities

The old monument is not broken, but a new one has been installed and all the locals of the village of Klepac are behind it. They wanted to send a message that they do not agree with the falsification of history by Bulgaria. Yes, Duke Velko Skocivirceto and the eight of his generals died in a battle with...

Macedonia 05.01.21 | 21:27

Bishop Petar: The church may call for boycott of the census unless citizens are allowed to state their religious affiliation

Bishop Petar of Bitola said that the Macedonian Orthodox Church may call for a boycott of the census planned to take place this spring, unless citizens are allowed to state their religious affiliation. We are strongly interested in having the census register the religious backgrond of the citizens, to...

Macedonia 16.12.20 | 08:22

Bishop Petar: If we give up on our medieval history we lose our identity as a nation

Bishop Petar warned that the Macedonian nation will become non-existent if it gives up the history of its medieval period, including its contributions to the spread of Christianity. Bulgaria demands that Macedonia accepts its reading of history, under which the saints and tsars of the medieval period...