Patriarch Porfirije discusses problems in World Orthodoxy with DECR ROC head
Patriarch Porfirije with a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church. December 18, 2025 Photo: Press Service of the Serbian Church
On December 18, 2025, in Belgrade, at the Church of St. Sava, Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church received the head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk, together with a delegation, UOJ Serbia reports.
During the meeting, the participants discussed problems facing world Orthodoxy, paying particular attention to the situation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. In the course of the conversation, Patriarch Porfirije also held a telephone call with Patriarch Kirill.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that Patriarch Porfirije had expressed support for Serbian students and schoolchildren in Croatia.
Read also
Lavra reserve head estimates damage to Dormition Cathedral at €15 million
Maksym Ostapenko said restoring the Dormition Cathedral would take at least a couple of years and require major funding.
DESS official says state should not govern the Church
A DESS official called for cooperation between the state and the Church for the benefit of citizens.
Poltava court upholds mobilization of Protestant pastor
A court in the Poltava region ruled that a prior criminal conviction and religious beliefs do not exempt a person from military service.
Ostapenko: Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra would not exist without Soviet-era reserve
The reserve director spoke about the Soviet museum’s role in saving the monastery, while stressing the need to rethink its history.
Metropolitan Anthony criticizes DESS order on Boryspil Eparchy
The UOC chancellor rejected officials’ findings, pointing to procedural violations in the DESS review.
Two more parishes in Sloviansk reregistered under OCU
The organizer behind the transfer of UOC communities in Sloviansk said the reregistration of churches would continue.