Sunday of Orthodoxy in the Monastery of Saint John Chrysostom in Bitola
22. March 2021 - 14:10
His Beatitude Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje Kyr Jovan celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Stauropegic monastery of Saint John Chrysostom in Bitola on 21 March 2021, on Sunday of Orthodoxy.
The official visit of President of the Parliament of the Republic of Austria to Bishop Andrej
22. March 2021 - 13:52
His Grace Bishop Andrej of Austria-Switzerland received Mr. Wolfgang Sobotka, the President of the Austrian National Council with a delegation at the Seat of the Diocese in Vienna, on 19 March 2021.
In front of the Cathedral church Bishop Andrej welcomed the high guest and wished him cordial welcome. During the audience which was held in the solemn salon of the Diocese, President Sobotka and Bishop Andrej exchanged thoughts on all important topics from the public and political life, about conditions of the work of the Serbian Church in Austria, interfaith dialogue and current events concerning the life of the Serbian people in Vienna and the Republic of Austria.
Minister Selakovic visits Metropolitan Hrizostom
22. March 2021 - 12:28
His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia received Mr. Nikola Selakovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia on 17 March 2021.
During the official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Minister Selakovic visited also the Cathedral church in Sarajevo, and then he was also in the building of the Metropolitanate cordially welcomed and greeted by Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia.
The Patriarch's prayer for the victims of the March persecution and peace in Kosovo and Metohija
17. March 2021 - 16:46
After the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, His Holiness Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Mr. Porfirije conducted a memorial service for his holy predecessors, archbishops and Serbian patriarchs, as well as for the victims of the 2004 unrest in Kosovo and Metohija, in the Monastery of the Peć Patriarchate, on March 17, 2021.
- Today, in this holy Stauropegial Laura of Serbian patriarchs, the resting place of my holy predecessors – Serbian archbishops and patriarchs, who are not only witnesses to the existence of, but who were also patrons and creators of the highest European culture through which we ennobled the land of Kosovo and Metohija, we prayed for the souls of our brothers and sisters who suffered death in the March persecution seventeen years ago. We also remembered the suffering of forty years ago, when, also in March, the sleeping quarters of this monastery were burned down. What we see these days is that they are robbing and desecrating our temples. What can be our only answer? We will reconsecrate with prayer what has been desecrated, we will rebuild what has been burned and destroyed. And we will pray to God to give strength to those who remained in Kosovo and Metohija to persevere and build their lives in peace. We will also pray for the destroyers to stop destroying, the arsonists to stop burning, the robbers to stop robbing, because in those very churches we are praying for them, their neighbors and their children. Therefore, let us pray today for peace among all people who live in Kosovo and Metohija, regardless of their religion and nation, Patriarch Porfirije said.
Patriarch Porfirije Consecrates Holy Cross for Royal Chapel of Saint Andrew the First Called
19. March 2021 - 13:06
In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine, His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije consecrated the restored Holy Cross that adorns the dome of the Royal Chapel of St. Andrew the First-Called, patron saint of the Karadjordjevic family.
After the consecration of the Holy Cross, Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine had a long conversation with the Patriarch on a number of current topics and issues of interest to the nation and the Church.
