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Porphyry of Serbia: True peace begins when we recognize our brother as a neighbortranslated

July 17, 2026 · 1 min read

"The changes taking place in the world will be blessed by God if they try to satisfy the primary and basic needs of every human being on earth: the need for truth, for peace, for trust and for fellowship with fellow man." This was underlined, among others, by the Patriarch of Serbia, Mr. Porfirios in his greeting to the participants of the international conference "Partners in a Changing World: Central and Eastern Europe, America, Israel and the New Middle East", which took place on July 15, 2026 in Belgrade, under the auspices of the Serbian-American Friendship Conference. The Primate of the Serbian Church was represented by the Most Reverend Bishop Liplian Mr. Dositheos, who read the greeting.

Belgrade never stopped fighting for peace Mr. Porphyrios referred to the rapid changes that rapidly change the world every day. "We make these changes, as a rule, to make life easier for people, for the sake of economic and business progress, some strategic advantage, and so on. But these accelerated, even dramatic changes that we make in technology or the . . .

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Софья Павлова

Спасибо, что поделились. Особенно запомнилось, как Патриарх сказал, что настоящая мир начинается, когда мы видим в брате ближнего. Это самое простое и самое трудное одновременно.

Štefan Šimko

Áno, ten výrok o tom, že pravý pokoj začína, keď v bratrovi vidíme blížneho, je naozaj jednoduchý a pritom ťažký. Človek si to uvedomí najmä vtedy, keď sa s niekým poháda o maličkosti na záhrade alebo v kostole. Dúfam, že toľké zmeny, o ktorých patriarcha hovorí, nám aspoň trochu pomôžu k väčšej dôvere.

Andrzej Wiśniewski

Zgadzam się z tym, co mówi patriarcha Porfiriusz – prawdziwy pokój zaczyna się od widzenia w bracie bliźniego. U nas w Hajnówce czasem na parafialnym zebraniu o drobiazgi się spieramy, a potem człowiek sobie przypomina te słowa i robi mu się głupio. Dziękuję za artykuł.