New York, February 19, 2024
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His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church arrived in New York City on Friday, February 16, for the start of his second primatial visit to America.
Pat. Porfirije and his entourage were greeted at JFK airport by Archpriest-Stavrophor Živojin Jakovljević, dean of the Cathedral of St. Sava in Manhattan, and Veljko Dobrilović, president of the parish council. He was also welcomed by Serbian children in traditional folk attire with bread and salt, reports the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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On Saturday, His Holiness visited St. Sava’s Cathedral, which was ravaged by fire on Pascha in 2016. He also visited the cathedral during his visit last year and celebrated the first Liturgy there in seven years.
He noted that considerable progress has been made over the past twelve months.
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His Holiness then celebrated the Divine Liturgy again in the cathedral on Sunday on the third anniversary of his primatial election.
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