Metropolitan of Raška and Prizren meets U.S. Senator Joni Ernst in Gračanica

Metropolitan Teodosije of Raška and Prizren met today at Gračanica Monastery with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, Chargée d’Affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America in Pristina Anu Prattipati, and their associates. Following a tour of Gračanica Monastery and an introduction to its spiritual, historical, and cultural significance, a discussion was held on the current position of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija, as well as on the challenges faced by the Church and the faithful in daily life.

Metropolitan Teodosije expressed the serious concern of the Diocese over the visible deterioration of the security and institutional situation and the increasingly pronounced sense of insecurity among the Serbian population, which is experienced as persecution and open discrimination by the Kosovo authorities.He particularly emphasised that a number of recent developments have caused deep concern. In this context, the Metropolitan mentioned problems during recent Serbian Orthodox religious gatherings, including Gazimestan and the Monastery of the Holy Archangels, various forms of institutional and administrative pressure, such as the recent…