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Patriarch Porfirije congratulated Muslims on Eid al-Adha

In the spirit of cultivating good interfaith and good neighborly relations, we congratulate all Muslims on the great Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, in which Muslims around the world remember the sacrifice of the ancestor Abraham, and their customs indicate the importance of mercy, benevolence and philanthropy, and we wish them a healthy holiday. peace and love.

Let the celebrations of our religious holidays be occasions to get to know each other and get closer in order to testify in a dignified way that we are descendants of the same ancestors.

Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch Porfirije

Patriarch receives the delegation of the Serbian Democratic Forum

The Patriarch expressed readiness to help and cooperate with the newly elected leadership of the Serbian Democratic Forum.

His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, received the delegation of the Serbian Democratic Forum which consisted of the newly elected President of this oldest non-government organization of the Serbs in Croatia Jelena Nestorovic, member of the Croatian Assembly Dragana Jeckov, Nikola Vukobratovic, Marina Stojnovic, Jovan Vlaovic and Emina Djurasevic at the Church community of Zagreb on 16 July 2021. 

Patriarch Porfirije: We are called to see all people as our brothers

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy in the church of Saint Nicholas of Myra in Karlovac, on 17 July 2021, on the feast day of Holy Hieromartyr Sava of Gornji Karlovac

At the Holy Liturgy where the Patron Saint-day  of the Diocese of Gornji Karlovac was marked, Their Graces Bishops Fotije of Zvornik-Tuzla and Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac concelebrated, who after the consecration of the slava gifts in honor and glory of the Holy Hieromartyr Sava on behalf of the clergy, monastics and the faithful thanked Patriarch Porfirije and His Grace Bishop Fotije on their visit to the Diocese of Gornji Karlovac and their prayerful contribution to the celebration of the patron saint of the suffering Diocese. - The arrival of the Patriarch is a confirmation of the unity of the Serbian Orthodox Church in this area, Bishop Gerasim pointed out.

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije in the Diocese of Gornji Karlovac

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch will serve the Holy Liturgy in the Cathedral church of Saint Nicholas of Myra in Karlovac, on 17 July 2021, on the feast of Holy Martyr Sava of Gornji Karlovac, the Patron of the Diocese of Gornji Karlovac.

Serbian Patriarch receives ambassadors of Canada and Australia

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Giles Norman, Ambassador of Canada, and Her Excellency Ruth Stuart, Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Serbia at the Patriarchate palace in Belgrade, on 13 July 2021.

The primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the ambassadors of Canada and Australia talked about Serbian emigrants and refugees who found their new home in Canada and Australia, where they built Orthodox churches and monasteries to meet their spiritual needs and preserve the religious tradition of their ancestors.

Serbian Patriarch received Ambassador of Egypt

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Amr Aljowaly, the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of Serbia at the Patriarchate Palace in Belgrade on 13 July 2021. 

In a cordial conversation between Serbian Patriarch Porfirije and Ambassador Aljowaly, the friendly ties between the people of Serbia and Egypt were emphasized. In this regard, His Excellency Aljowaly informed His Holiness Patriarch of the projects that have been realized in the past few years, as well as those that are planned, and which deepen the friendly ties between the two peoples at all levels.