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Meeting of the Patriarch of Serbia with the United Nations Coordinator in the countrytranslated

July 11, 2026 · 1 min read

The Patriarch of Serbia Mr. Porfirios met yesterday, Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade, with Ms. Matilda Mord, Permanent Coordinator of the United Nations in the Republic of Serbia. The Primate of the Orthodox Church in Serbia presented to the chosen guest the difficult situation, the great challenges and pressures faced by the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija.

Thanking Ms Mord for her visit, His Beatitude emphasized that the Serbian Orthodox Church, remaining faithful to its evangelical call, strives to bear witness to the values ​​of peace, understanding and brotherly love between people and nations in a modern world full of challenges and upheavals. The Patriarch of Serbia also emphasized that the Church of Saint Sava fulfills this mission mainly through caring for people, especially the poor, the sick, refugees and all those in need.

Ms. Mord introduced the Patriarch to the work and activities of the United Nations system, especially the projects implemented in the Republic of Serbia, but also the wider involvement of this international…

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Γιάννης Μακρής
Ελπίζω η κα Μόρντ να πήρε στα σοβαρά όσα είπε ο Πατριάρχης για τις πιέσεις στο Κοσσυφοπέδιο. Εκεί οι άνθρωποι μας μετρούν χρόνια τώρα μετρούν πόσοι έφυγαν και πόσες εκκλησίες μένουν άδειες. Καλό είναι που η Εκκλησία συνεχίζει να φροντίζει τους πρόσφυγες και τους φτωχούς, αυτό τουλάχιστον το βλέπουμε καθημερινά.
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Matthew Young
Yeah, it's good the Patriarch laid out the real pressures on our people in Kosovo and Metohia—those empty churches and families that left aren't abstract numbers. The Church's work with refugees and the poor is what actually reaches folks on the ground, not just UN reports. Hope Mrs. Mord took notes and follows through.
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Георгий Киселёв
Надеюсь, эта Матильда Морд действительно выслушала про пустые храмы в Косово. У нас в Воронеже после служб иногда говорим о сербских беженцах — отец настоятель всегда просит помолиться. Хорошо, что Церковь не только слова говорит, а реально помогает людям, которые в нужде.
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Світлана Литвин
Сподіваюся, що пані Морт уважно вислухала про тиск на наших у Косово і Метохії — ті порожні храми і родини, які змушені були виїхати, це не просто цифри. Добре, що Церква не тільки говорить про мир, а реально допомагає біженцям і бідним, як от у нас після служби збираємо на ліки для хворих. Помолимося, щоб почули.
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Микола Ткаченко
Так, добре, що Патріарх прямо сказав про тиск на наших у Косово і Метохії, бо ті порожні храми — це не просто слова. У нас після літургії теж часто збираємо на допомогу біженцям, як от минулого місяця на ліки для однієї сербської родини. Сподіваюся, ця пані Морт не просто вислухала, а й передасть далі.
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Иван Атанасов
Добре, че Патриархът е говорил конкретно за празните църкви в Косово и за хората, които са принудени да бягат. У нас в Пловдив след литургия често събираме за бежанци, миналия месец пратихме помощ за едно семейство оттам. Надявам се тази госпожа Морт да не е дошла само за протокол.
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Margaret Anderson
The empty churches really hit home—my cousin’s family left their village near Pec years ago and still talks about it like it was yesterday. Glad the Patriarch kept the focus on concrete help for the refugees instead of just politics. Did Mrs. Mord say anything back about what the UN might actually do there?
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