Feast day in Monastery of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God in Djunis
20. April 2021 - 8:55
On the fifth Sunday of the Holy Lent in Djunis, His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Nis served the Holy Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great in the monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God in Djunis.
The Bishop was concelebrated by Archimandrite Prokopije (Tajap), cleric of the Patriarchate of Antioch, archpriest Bratislav Vukicevic, Diocesan Dean of Aleksinac; protopresbyter-staurophor Ljubisa Nedeljkovic, retired parish priest; presbyter Marko Nikolic, parish priest of Vlasotince; hierodeacon Nikolaj Jocic and deacon Djordje Filipovic.
Serbian Patriarch ordains hierodeacon Sava (Bundalo) to the rank of hieromonk
19. April 2021 - 9:09
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, ordained hierodeacon Sava (Bundalo), brother of the monastery of Saint Petka in Zagreb, to the rank of hieromonk.
On the fifth Sunday of Holy Forty-Days, 18 April 2021, when we celebrate a memory of Venerable Mary of Egypt, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Administrator of the Diocese of Zagreb-Ljubljana, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Zagreb.
The Diocesan Council held a session in Zagreb
19. April 2021 - 8:46
The Patriarch in Zagreb celebrated the second great Vigil service, when he read Akathist to the Most Holy Mother of God.
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, the administrator fo the Diocese of Zagreb-Ljubljana served a prayer of supplication in the Cathedral church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Zagreb before the regular annual session of the Diocesan Council.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets Serbian minister of foreign affairs
17. April 2021 - 16:16
On April 16, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Serbia’s minister of foreign affairs Nikola Selaković, at the patriarchal and synodal residence in the St. Daniel Monastery.
They were joined by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations (DECR) and Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, DECR vice-chairman.
The renovation of the Cathedral church in Zagreb has begun
16. April 2021 - 15:25
Preparations are underway for the beginning of works on the building of the Church Community
On April 14, 2021, the first phase of works on the renovation of the Church of the Transfiguration in Zagreb began, which was severely damaged in last year's earthquake (March 22). Emergency rehabilitation is performed according to the project of prof. Josip Galic and the architectural bureau Radionica statike, while the works are performed by the company Texo Molior.
Serbian Patriarch received Ambassador of Hungary
15. April 2021 - 14:14
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Atilla Pinter, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to the Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, on April 14, 2021.
The Serbian Patriarch and the Hungarian ambassador discussed various forms of cooperation between the two neighboring nations and their states. The patriarch informed the representative of Hungary of the principled position that all the rights that the Serbian Church has in the state and society have all the traditional Churches and religious communities. He also pointed out that he has been familiar with Hungarian culture since his early childhood and that there are many sincere friends among Hungarians with whom he cooperates on many issues.
