Patriarch Irinej of Serbia

JASENOVAC - Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) held a memorial service in the Saint Ilija Cathedral in Mlaka near Jasenovac on Tuesday to mark April 22 as the day of the breakthrough of the Jasenovac prison camp inmates.

Patriarch holds memorial service for Jasenovac victims

MLAKA -- Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) on Tuesday held a memorial service in Mlaka near Jasenovac, the site of Croatia's WW2 death camp.

Kosovo "could never be outside Serbia," says patriarch

BELGRADE -- Patriarch Irinej has voiced hope that Serbia and its government would never make any gesture that could lead to giving up on the southern province of Kosovo.

BELGRADE - Serbian Patriarch Irinej has voiced hope that Serbia and the Serbian government would never make any gesture that could lead to giving up on the southern Serbian province of Kosovo-Metohija (KiM).

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic wished on Saturday a happy Easter, the greatest Christian holiday, to Serbian Patriarch Irinej, priests and monks, and all citizens of Serbia celebrating this holiday, with the message that "the strength of our country should lie in understanding, love and solidarity, as our faith preaches".

Officials, dignitaries congratulate Easter

BELGRADE -- Serbian officials, politicians, religious and public figures have issued statements congratulating the holiday of Easter to all those who celebrate it.

Christians mark Easter holiday

BELGRADE -- All Christian churches are marking Good Friday on April 18, commemorating the day that Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified.

The day is considered a day of Christian mourning, and is the most significant during Holy Week.

Catholic archbishop sends Easter message

BELGRADE -- The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade Stanislav Hočevar on Wednesday sent his Easter greetings "to Eastern and Western Christians," Tanjug reported.

BELGRADE - The Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Belgrade Stanislav Hocevar on Wednesday sent his Easter greetings to Eastern and Western Christians, who this year will celebrate the greatest Christian holiday on the same day.

BELGRADE - Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church on Wednesday sent his Easter message to all Christians and said that he is particularly praying for the brothers and sisters in the Middle East and Ukraine, with the wish that his prayer and the Easter holidays enlighten the minds of hate-mongers against the Holy Orthodoxy.