Zagreb, (IKA) – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is going to visit Zagreb on September 9th, 2016, where he is going to open the Scientific Conference under the theme „New Martyrs: Polyperspective II”, which is going to be held at the Serbian Orthodox School „Katarina Kantakuzina Brankovic”. During the symposium the most eminent experts for the issues of sufferings of people in XX century will participate: Efraim Zuroff, Director of the „Simon Wiesenthal Center” in Jerusalem; Ruta Vaganaite from Lithuania, author of the bestseller „Our People”; protopresbyter Aleksander Mazirin from Russia, historians, sociologists, theologians and other experts form Poland, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Croatia, Israel and Serbia. The working part of the conference will be chaired by Bishop Jovan of Slavonia.

On Saturday, September 10th, Ecuemnical Patriarch and Serbian Patriarch Irinej are going to officiate – on the ocassion of the 75th Anniversary of Jasenovac – the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, with the concelebration of many hierarchs and representatives of the Patriarchate of Moscow, Polish Orthodox Church and the Romanian Orthodox Church, in the church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist in Jasenovac. The Roman Catholic bishop Antun Škvorčević will also take part. The same day at 1 p.m, His All-Holiness will perform the rite of blessing of the renovated Bishop’s Palace in Pakrac, residence city of the Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Slavonia.