Serbian Orthodox Church

17th “ Pavlia” in Veria

 
At the Divine Liturgy served on June 26, 2011 in the town of Naoussa, in the Metropolitanate of Veria, Naoussa and Campania, in the presence of representatives of all Orthodox Churches, the martyrs for the faith suffered in the revenge of the Turks against the Orthodox people of Naoussa because of their uprising in 1822 are officially proclaimed saints.

Feast Day of Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas in Rakovica

 
The feast day of Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas was solemnly celebrated with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Belgrade suburb of Rakovica.

Humanitarian concert organized by the Embassy of Indonesia

 
On behalf of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, His Grace Vicar Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno attended on June 23, 2011 at the Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation  the humanitarian concert of a folklore group from the Indonesian province of Aceh, suffered by the tsunami in 2004.

Serbian Patriarch meets with Ambassador of Romania

 
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received on June 13, 2011 in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade His Excellency Ion Makovei, the Ambassador of the Republic of Romania in Serbia.

Bishop Atanasije serves in monastery of Slanci

With the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, His Grace Vicar Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Slanci monastery.

A Reflection on the Pope's Recent Visit to Zagreb

 As with all other visits of the first hierarch of the Roman Catholic Church and head of the Vatican, the smallest – but not the most insignificant – independent country of the world, the two day pilgrimage of Pope Benedict XVI to Croatia, on May 4-5, 2011 was given great media coverage worldwide. This visit was given no lesser attention in our [Serbian] media with the motto, “Together in Christ.”

Many of the messages which the first hierarch of Rome, as a prime theologian, delivered in Zagreb are universal and can apply to the entire Christian world — such as, firstly, those messages which encourage Christian families to resist the spirit of secularization and to nurture the holiness of life, marriage and family. Also significant are the messages addressed to the youth who are at an age when they are seeking the meaning of life.

However, two messages delivered in two days are remembered as controversial, and not only among the Serbian public.