"I want to say sorry we didn't score, but this is sport." "I think we did everything we could, but I really want the people in Ukraine to remember our team, our efforts," said coach Oleksandr Petrakov said. Wales spoiled Ukraine's hopes of playing in the World Cup later this year by defeating the Ukrainian side 1-0 in a qualifying match in Cardiff.ĭespite dominating the match while carrying the hopes a country devastated by a war launched more than three months ago by Russia, Ukraine lost its chance to take the dream to the World Cup by the slimmest of margins. "It is good news that we are finally together after so many years, and the patriarch himself says in Serbian that this is a miracle that happened to us, so we thank God," said Blagica Blazeska, according to RFE/RL’s Balkan Service.ĭonco Domazetovski, another worshiper, said it was “a miracle above the miracles” that the church’s autocephaly was recognized and its priests have the right to preach everywhere and build unity.
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The news was widely seen in North Macedonia as a historic event, and after the end of the joint liturgy the bells in the cathedral in Skopje continued to ring. "Once again, we thank you, your holiness, and the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church on behalf of the monasticism and the faithful people of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric," Archbishop Stefan said. This is the day,” said Archbishop Stefan, head of the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia, as he thanked Bartholomew and Porfirije for their support. “We have been waiting to hear this news for a long time. Porfirije expects that all local churches will accept the autocephaly status of the church, whose formal name is the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric.įormal recognition of the autocephaly of the church is expected to be officially announced by Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians.īartholomew earlier this month acknowledged the Macedonian Orthodox Church as the Church of Ohrid, and the Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate followed suit last week. The proclamation will be followed by an invitation of acceptance to be sent to other Orthodox churches. Serbian religious leaders condemned the move, and the breakaway church was not recognized by other Orthodox churches.Īs he announced the reversal, Porfirije said the synod of Serbia's senior bishops unanimously accepted the change, and an official proclamation of the church's independence is being prepared. At the time, the two predominantly Orthodox republics were part of Yugoslavia.
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The rift dates back to 1967 when the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia unilaterally announced its independence, or autocephaly, from the Serbian Church.
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Clement of Ohrid Cathedral greeted the announcement with joy and thunderous applause. We are part of that miracle.”īelievers at the joint service and around St. “God is one, his church is one, and our faith is one. “Brothers and sisters, we are here to bring you joy," Porfirije said. Patriarch Porfirije, the leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, announced the decision to recognize the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia during a joint liturgy on May 24 in Skopje. The head of Serbia's Orthodox Church recognized the independence of the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia, signaling an end to a religious dispute dating back more than 50 years.