Serbian Patriarch Porfirije received the delegation of the Community of Sant' Egidio

His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, received His Eminence Archbishop Vicenzo Paglia, President of the Community of Sant' Egidio in the Patriarchate Palace in Belgrade, on 14 December 2021.

During the friendly meeting, they discussed about the continuation of the long-term cooperation between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Community of Sant' Egidio The audience was attended by His Grace Bishop Sava od Marca, Head of the Office of the Serbian Patriarchate; Mr. Alberto Quattrucci, Secretary of the Community of Sant' Egidio, as well as protopresbyter-staurophor Rasko Radovic, parish priest in Trieste.

Patriarch served funeral service то newly departed mother MIhaila

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, served the newly departed Great schema mother Mihaila (Vlacic) in the monastery of the Presentation of the Most Holy Mother of God in Belgrade on 12 December 2021.

The newly departed mother Mihaila was born on 3 December 1934 in the vicinity of Sarajevo, in Tvrdici.  She came to Lazarevo near Zrenjanin with her family during the colonization. She began her novice life as a thirteen-year-old girl in 1948 in the monastery of  Saint Melania near Zrenjanin.  She has lived in the monastery of the Presentation of the Most Holy Mother of God on Senjak in constant prayer and struggle since 1958.

Patriarch Porfirije receives in audience a DECR representative and a delegation of the Foundation for the Support of Christian Culture and Heritage

On December 6, 2021, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received in audience the vice-chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, and a delegation of the Foundation for Support of Christin Culture and Heritage led by Mr. E. I. Skopenko, executive director of the foundation.

Archpriest Nikolay Balashov conveyed to the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church greetings and best wishes from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and the DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. In a warm atmosphere, they discussed the state and development of relations between the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches in the sphere of culture and education and a possible participation of the foundation in the projects of the Serbian Orthodox Church aimed to preserve the cultural heritage.

Press Release

We have received many strong protests and expressions of discontent over yesterday's announcement by German politician Viola von Cramon, given after a conversation with the Bishop of Düsseldorf kyr Grigorije, that there is no Serbian Orthodox Church in Germany, and we are obliged to, for the sake of truth, issue the following statement:

The Serbian Orthodox Church exists in Germany, as part of the one, indivisible autocephalous Serbian Patriarchate. The Constitution and Statutes of the Serbian Orthodox Church are valid in the territory of Germany as anywhere else in the area of her canonical jurisdiction, and all church–hierarchical bodies are obliged to be governed by them. On the basis of the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the competent church authorities appoint and dismiss the administrations of all bodies and organs, and the Holy Assembly of Bishops appoints and, if necessary, relieves the diocesan bishop.

Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Porfirije: Faith is the path of freedom, meaning and joy

His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch officiated the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy with the concelebration of Their Graces Bishops Stefan of Remesiana and Jerotej of Toplica in the Cathedral church of Saint Sava in the Vracar, on 5 December 2021.  (photo gallery).

After the Holy Liturgy, Patriarch Porfirije greeted the members of the Association of Young Scouts and students of the Vuk Karadzic Elementary School who attended the service. The children were very happy with the Patriarch's words that he, as a child, was a young scout, too and that he loved campfires the most, but also that he remembers learning to tie knots. Finally, after the photo shoot, the children invited Patriarch Porfirije to visit their camps with the desire to show him their skills.

Bishop Sava of Marca in Zagreb: Faith in Christ is the power that saves and revives

His Grace Bishop Sava of Marca, Vicar of the Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy in Zagreb, on 5 December 2021  (phоto gallery ).

He was concelebrated by archimandrites Sevastijan (Radovanovic), abbot of the Krka monastery, and Nektarije (Samardzic) with the clergy of the Cathedral church. The worship service was enhanced by the singing of a choir conducted by Ivana Srbljan. The Bishop spoke after reading a passage from the Gospel about the resurrection of Jairus' daughter and the healing of the hemorrhaging woman (Luke 8, 41-56):