The Patriarch congratulated a newly elected Mayor of Zagreb
2. June 2021 - 12:53
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, the Administrator of the Diocese of Zagreb-Ljubljana, sent congratulations to Mr. Tomislav Tomasevic, the Mayor of the City of Zagreb, in which, beside other things, expressed a wish that mandate of the newly elected first man of Zagreb be filled with prosperity and well-being for all citizens of Zagreb, without exception.
"May the Lord Jesus Christ give you and all your associates the wisdom, strength and patience to lead Zagreb justly and truthfully and serve Zagreb, to the satisfaction of all its citizens," as it said in the congratulatory message of the Serbian Patriarch Porfirije.
US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Mr. Matthew Palmer spoke with Bishop Teodosije
2. June 2021 - 10:27
On June 1, 2021, His Grace Bishop Teodosije of Raska and Prizren received the US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer with associates. in the Dechani Monastery.
Bishop Teodosije informed Palmer about the problems that the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prizren is facing in Kosovo and Metohija. The Bishop especially spoke about the problems of our faithful people and sanctities in the light of the latest incidents and the refusal of Kosovo institutions to execute the decision of the Constitutional Court on the land of the Dechani monastery. The Bishop expressed the view that our Church has always been open to dialogue, but that it implies that local institutions in Kosovo and Metohija must respect court decisions and the rule of law.
The elected Metropolitan Joanikije was solemnly welcomed in Berane
2. June 2021 - 9:29
Bishop Joanikije: When we preserve the unity of our local Church, we preserve the unity, we contribute to the unity of the whole Orthodoxy. This is the great joy that has manifested itself through the personality of our newly elected Patriarch Porfirije, that not only has every fog and every doubt been removed, but we feel that the unity of the Church has been established and strengthened.
His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, the elected Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, attended a prayer of thanksgiving in Djurdjevi Stupovi Monastery on 1 June 2021.
Press release on the occasion of the celebration of the Patron Saint-day of the City of Belgrade
1. June 2021 - 15:09
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, will celebrate the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the act of blessing of slava gifts in Belgrade's Ascension Church on June 10, 2021, on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord - Ascension Day. The host of this year's Patron Saint-day of the city is the Mayor of Belgrade, Professor Dr. Zoran Radojicic.
The solemn slava procession which will be led by His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, with hundreds of priests, members of all Belgrade church choirs, and representatives of various city services, will leave at 7 pm from the Ascension Church through Prince Milos and King Milan streets, across Slavija Square and Liberation Boulevard to the Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar district, where His Holiness will serve a prayer of supplication for Belgrade and its inhabitants. We invite the pious people of the Serbian capital to take part prayerfully in the celebration of the Patron Saint-day of the City of Belgrade.
Suggestions of the Serbian Orthodox Church accepted
1. June 2021 - 8:43
Minister of Culture Maja Gojkovic: Preserving cultural heritage is the common goal
Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Culture and Information Maja Gojkovic informed today His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, that the work meeting accepted the suggestions and proposals that the Serbian Orthodox Church sent to the Draft Law on Cultural Heritage, in order to improve and enhance the text of the Draft Law.
Patriarch Porfirije to the Ministry of Culture: Postpone the adoption of the Law on Cultural Heritage!
31. May 2021 - 14:58
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, the Chairman of the Holy Synod of Bishops, sent a letter to Mrs. Maja Gojkovic, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, stating that the Serbian Orthodox Church is the largest individual owner of spiritual, movable and immovable cultural heritage in the Republic of Serbia, but that it was unfortunately not involved in the drafting process of the very important Law on Cultural Heritage, which also affects its internal functioning.
For that reason, pointing out the shortcomings of certain articles of the Draft of this law, and knowing that the common goal is the preservation of cultural heritage, His Holiness suggested to Ms. Gojkovic to postpone its adoption until further notice. Among other things, the primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church pointed out that the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is mentioned in six articles of the draft law, while the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija not in any article, where cultural heritage is most endangered and exposed to attacks and devastation. In this regard, His Holiness indicated the possibility of ill-intentioned conclusions that by omitting the southern Serbian province from the text of this draft law, the province was excluded from the system of state care, which is certainly not the case and may diminish the state's enormous efforts the state is doing in the protection of Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija.
