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Patriarch Porfirije: We also see Albanians as our brothers with whom we can be together

On June 28, 2021, on Saint Vitus Day, in the monastery of Gracanica, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, said that every time he comes to Kosovo and Metohija, he has a feeling that he has returned to his home, and that every absence from Kosovo is separation from God and brothers.

"Every time we come to this land, we deeply know that we have returned to our homeland. This holy Gracanica testifies to that, Decani, the Pec Patriarchate and the Mother of God of Ljevis testify. So many shrines testify that this is our home. We also see the Albanian brothers as our brothers. I am sure that we can not only understand each other but also live together, grow and build. "Let us not be taught peace and community by those who sow discord among people, and have only some foreign distant earthly interests," the Patriarch said during the Hierarchal Liturgy served on the occasion of Saint Vitus Day.

Patriarch Porfirije: How can world understand us if we are not a community initiated by the Holy Spirit

  His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Russian church of Holy Trinity at Tasmajdan Parkm the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belgrade on 21 June 2021, on Whit Monday. 

During the Holy Liturgy the Patriarch awarded a brother of the Holy Archangels Monastery in Kovilj hieromonk Jerotej (Pavlovic), elected Vicar Bishop of Toplica, with the rank of Archimandrite.

On Holy Pentecost Patriarch Porfirije celebrated in Sremcica

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of the elected Bishop Sava of Marca and the clergy of Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovci in the churhc of Holy Trinity in Sremcica, Belgrade on 20 June 2021, on the feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.

Serbian Patriarch received a high official of the Government of the Russian Federation

His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, received His Excellency Alexander Grushko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade, on June 18, 2021.

Patriarch Porfirije and Deputy Minister Mr. Grushko in an open and friendly conversation expressed satisfaction with the strong friendly relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Russian Federation, which are reflected at all levels. Patriarch Porfirije pointed out several important joint projects, crowned with Russian participation in the interior decoration of the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral in the Vracar district, and thanked the Russian Federation for its support and understanding on the problems facing the Serbian Orthodox Church in the southern Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija.

Serbian Patriarch received OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Kairat Abdrakhmanov, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade, on 16 June 2021.

The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church thanked High Commissioner Abdrakhmanov for the visit, trust and attention he paid to the position and status of national minorities in the Republic of Serbia. "The church is essentially committed to dialogue. If one of our goals is the coexistence of members of different churches and religious communities, then it is necessary for us to know each other, and in order to get to know each other, we need a dialogue, "Patriarch Porfirije emphasized.

Patriarch visited large families in Bujanovac

His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, watched with children of Zoran and Jelena Tasic: Marjan, Nela, Andjela and Aleksandra the Roland Garros final in Paris today, on 13 June 2021.

The Patriarch and the kids cheered for the famous Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who once again made our people happy by winning one of the most recognized tournaments. Today, His Holiness the Patriarch visited several large families in Bujanovac and gave generous help to all of them.