VICTIM #3: FR. RAJKO KOSIĆ Holy Trinity, Pittsburgh → Holy Resurrection, Steubenville, OH Fr. Rajko Kosić became priest at Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh in 2000. For 20 years he faithfully served this community. He is the uncle of Fr. Dragoslav Kosić. In 2020, he received an "Act of Transfer" to Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church in Steubenville, OH. Time given to move: ONE MONTH. (The same cruel timeline as Fr. Stefan Zaremba.) Fr. Nebojša Varag

The beloved priest of St. Sava Cathedral in Parma, removed in October 2025 as retaliation towards parishioners who appealed to the Holy Synod. The priest whose family was terrorized on December 5th when the bishop's family and kumovi board invaded their home. The priest whose parishioners now stand in -2°F snowstorms rather than legitimize the illegal regime that replaced him. But Fr. Dragoslav is not the first. He's not even the fifth. He's the latest victim in an eight-year

A Reply to "о. Драган Вуковић" and His Masters Dear "Father" Dragan, Thank you for your lengthy sermon about "unity, love, and obedience." It would be touching - if it weren't so transparently manipulative. If it weren't being preached by a man who walked into our cathedral alongside actual thieves who broke in on December 5th, terrorized a priest's family, and caused his wife to collapse unconscious. But let's address your points one by one, since you had so much to say to

St. Sava Cathedral, Parma, Ohio – December 14, 2025 (7th week of resistance) Temperature: -19°C (-2°F) Weather: Snowstorm Inside the cathedral: Bishop Irinej's illegal "godparent administration" conducting the Liturgy Outside in front of the cathedral: 120 families REFUSE to enter – standing as witnesses to the truth THEY ARE NOT LOCKED OUT – THEY CHOOSE TO STAND OUTSIDE Let us be absolutely clear about what is happening here: These faithful Orthodox Christians are not locke

THE SCANDAL On December 7, 2025, a website called " orthodoxintegrity.org " published an article titled "They Broke the Locks First: The Real Story at St. Sava Cathedral"—a propaganda piece defending Bishop Irinej Dobrijević's December 5 break-in at St. Sava Cathedral and the priest's home in Parma, Ohio. The article is filled with demonstrable falsehoods, victim-blaming, and canonical misrepresentations. But here's the real scandal: Bishop Irinej placed this propaganda on th

A Point-By-Point Refutation of Bishop Irinej's December 3, 2025 Letter The Bishop's letter to St. Sava Cathedral parishioners claimed to present "indisputable facts" justifying the removal of Fr. Dragoslav Kosić. Let us examine each claim against the actual evidence. THE BISHOP'S LETTER: A MASTERCLASS IN DECEPTION On December 3, 2025, Bishop Irinej issued an "Open Archpastoral Letter" to parishioners of St. Sava Cathedral, listing what he called "indisputable facts" to justif

THE FACTS On Friday, December 5, 2025, while Father Dragoslav Kosić lay bedridden with illness—protected by Federal FMLA since October 30—unauthorized individuals entered his home, changed the locks, and attempted to force his family onto the street. His wife, Protinica, was hospitalized from the trauma. The perpetrators claim they have authority to terminate his salary, seize his housing, and strip all benefits. They lie! NOVEMBER 20, 2025: THE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGED On Nove

THE PROPAGANDA The Cathedral's official Instagram account posted on December 7, 2025: "Saint Sava Cathedral was filled to welcome our new Parish Priest, Father Dragan Vuković." Filled. That's a strong word. It implies capacity. Standing room only. A community united in celebration. Let's examine what "filled" actually meant. THE REALITY We counted. TWENTY-NINE people! In a Cathedral that holds hundreds. Since they apparently don't know how to count, we helped them with the n

December 9, 2025 On December 8, 2025, the self-appointed "Saint Sava Cathedral Board of Trustees" issued an official statement. In it, they made a very specific claim: "We deeply regret that His Grace Bishop Irinej was falsely accused of calling the police, and ordering an eviction." Falsely accused. The Bishop had nothing to do with it, they said. That was December 8. But three days earlier—on December 5—while the locks were being changed: Katarina Derekh, Secretary of this

Sunday, December 7, 2025 | St. Sava Cathedral, Parma, Ohio Today, 120+ parishioners stood in freezing snow outside St. Sava Cathedral. Not because they wanted to. Because Bishop Irinej's appointed "priest" and "trustees" have locked them out of their own church. This is Bishop Irinej's "peace and calm." The New "Priest" Lectures the Faithful Before entering the Cathedral, the newly imposed "priest" - Dragan Vuković - stood on the steps and lectured the 120+ parishioners gathe

THE ONLY ISSUE THAT MATTERS Before we address their lies about prosphora, locks, and "harassment" - let's address the fundamental issue that makes their entire "official statement" meaningless: Their "board" is unconstitutional and violates our Parish Bylaws. Nothing else matters. A board that violates the Church Constitution has no authority - period. ARTICLE 32 OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CONSTITUTION Clear. Simple. Unambiguous: Family members and kumovi (godparents/clos

St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Parma, Ohio - November 30, 2025 22°F with wind and ice rain. 8:30 AM. 120+ faithful souls standing outside their own church. This is what Bishop Irinej Dobrijević has done to his flock. A Sunday Morning in the Cold While most of America slept in on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, 120+ Serbian Orthodox Christians stood outside St. Sava Cathedral in Parma, Ohio, in 22-degree cold with wind and freezing rain. They were not there to protest. Th

St. Sava Cathedral, Parma, Ohio - November 25, 2025 In the Byzantine world of Serbian Orthodox Church politics, betrayal often comes not from enemies, but from those who claim to be on your side. On November 19, 2025, the Executive Board of St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral held an emergency meeting attended by over 30 parishioners. The issue before them involved two separate criminal incidents: Sunday, November 16: Video evidence shows Dragan Knežević destroying security c

November 7, 2025 Tonight, as darkness falls over St. Sava Cathedral in Cleveland, the faithful will gather—not in anger, not in protest, but in prayer. The children of our Serbian school, their parents, and parishioners will stand together in front of the church to read the Akathist to the Holy Mother of God, seeking her protection and intercession in these troubled times. Why the Akathist? Why Now? For over a week now, our community has stood firm. The gates remain blocked.

How St. Nikolaj Velimirović's Words Guide Our Struggle Over 80 years ago, the great Serbian saint and theologian St. Nikolaj Velimirović wrote his powerful sermon "Борба за веру" (The Fight for Faith). Today, his words resonate with prophetic clarity as the parishioners of St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio wage their own struggle to preserve the faith handed down through generations. THE QUESTION THAT ECHOES THROUGH TIME St. Nikolaj begins with a simple yet

Parma Police vehicle at St. Sava Cathedral, November 18, 2025, following reports of unauthorized entry and theft Former board president Dragan Knežević (left) and monk from Marcha Monastery carrying items out of St. Sava Cathedral without authorization November 18, 2025 - St. Sava Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio In a shocking escalation of the ongoing crisis at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Cleveland, former board president Dragan Knežević unlawfully entered the cathedral

November 16, 2025. The crisis in the Cathedral Church of St. Sava in Cleveland did not fall from the sky. It is the result of years of silence – Bishop Irinej Dobrijević and his parishioners simply do not talk. It started with a forbidden meeting, continued with a pile of unanswered letters. And now? Instead of coming and talking with his people, Bishop Irinej calls the police on them. One question hangs in the air: Could all this have been avoided with one normal conversatio

Sunday, November 9, 2025 Today was extraordinary. About a hundred people stood in the freezing rain outside St. Sava Cathedral Cleveland. The temperature hovered around 2°C (35°F). Water poured from the sky. Umbrellas did little good. Clothes were soaked. Hands were cold. And yet—the mood was inexplicably, unexpectedly cheerful. Like everything was just great and we had no worries. Like standing in a cold downpour on a Sunday morning defending our priest was exactly where we

Good morning, my brothers and sisters. Last night was beautiful. Our children's voices rose in prayer to the Holy Mother. Families stood together. The ancient hymns of our Church filled the air. We showed the world—and heaven—who we truly are. But today, I want to talk to you about what comes next. Because they haven't given up. They won't stop. They will keep circling. They will keep scheming. They will keep testing us, waiting for us to crack, hoping we'll get tired, bettin

"Not all who smile are friends, and not all who serve together serve the same master." More than three decades ago, in the Eastern Empire, there lived two friends—truly brothers in Christ. Let us call them Abel and Cain. They got married, children came along, and they fed them together. They visited each other as guests, for Slava, sharing both good and bad times. Through baptisms and funerals, through feasts and fasts, they walked side by side in ministry. The people loved A