RT Article T1 Serbian Patriarch Porfirije: Old Challenges and New Hopes JF The journal of Eastern Christian studies VO 74 IS 3/4 SP 203 OP 241 A1 Cvetković, Vladimir LA English PB Peeters YR 2022 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1886213291 AB This article aims to analyze the conditions that led to the election of the Serbian Patriarch Porfirije (Perić) in February 2021 as well as his policy during his first years in office. First, the article outlines Patriarch Porfirije’s spiritual journey from his archaeology studies in Belgrade to his election as Serbian patriarch. Next, the focus shifts to the challenges that the Serbian Orthodox Church faced in the last decades, especially its status in North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. The article concludes by offering some perspectives on Patriarch Porfirije’s approach to the problems of the Serbian Church in North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. K1 Kosovo K1 Montenegro K1 North Macedonia K1 Patriarch Porfirije K1 Serbia K1 Serbian Church DO 10.1163/17831520-20220018