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Share the journey: Cooking workshop with the refugees and the local population

On Saturday 30th of September in the summer residence of the Greek-catholic bishop in Sid, which is also a volunteer’s center of this diocese, an intercultural cooking workshop was held, to which 10 women from the Refugee center participated, together with the local women from Sid. The workshop was organized…

Children from the Refugee center Presevo participate to the humanitarian action “Bottle caps for the handicapped“

After hearing the appeal from Caritas psycho-social support team children refugees from the Reception center Presevo wanted to participate to the action “Bottle caps for the handicapped“. The collected bottle caps are later donated to the association “Čep za hendikep“ (Bottle caps for the handicapped), which is purchasing wheelchair and…

Football tournament that connects different refugee nations organized in Belgrade

During spring Caritas organized a football tournament for the refugees present in the Asylum center Krnjaca, together with Divac foundation and SOS children’s villages. The refugee teams gathered representatives of different nations present in the center, who were playing toghether in teams. The finals were followed by the majority of…

Caritas team from Presevo is helping the refugees also in Bujanovac

The Reception center in Presevo has extended its activities also in Bujanovac, where there are currently 200 refugees placed, mostly families with children, bringing the total number of refugees in Presevo and Bujanovac to 1100 refugees. Caritas staff members were present at the opening of the Reception Center for Migrants…

Project „Developing ecological and civil awareness of the youth in Serbia“

Caritas of Belgrade Archdiocese and Caritas Slovenia started the implementation of the project „Developing ecological and civil awareness of the youth in Serbia“, with the help of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia. The project has been planned in two parts. The first is directed to the problem of the…

Spiritual retreat of the Caritas staff

On Thursday 18th of December in the seat of Belgrade Archbishopic a spiritual retreat for the Caritas staff was held, led by the Belgrade Archbishop Msgr. Stanislav Hocevar. Members of the Caritas staff from Belgrade, Obrenovac, Sabac, Valjevo, Aleksinac, Vranje, Ub and Krupanj were present on this gathering. With an…

Interview with the Secretary General of Caritas Europa Jorge Nuño Mayer

Secretary General of Caritas Europa Mr. Jorge Nuño Mayer visited Serbia on 26th and 27th of November. During this visit we had a chance to make an interview with him, in which he gave precious answers to our questions. You were in Strasbourg on 25th of November, when the Holy Father spoke to…

Press conference regarding the visit of the Secretary General of Caritas Europa

In the residence of Belgrade Archbishopric on 27th of November a press conference related to the visit of the Secretary General of Caritas Europa Jorge Nuño Mayer was held. Mr. Nuño Mayer has a long experience of work in Caritas, on the parish, diocesan and national level and, in the past four years also in…

Representatives of Caritas in the Directorate for the Cooperation with the Churches and Religious Communities

The delegation of Caritas consisting of Belgrade Archbishop and President of Caritas Serbia Msgr. Stanislav Hocevar, the Director of Caritas Serbia Rev. Vladislav Varga and the National Cordinator of Caritas Serbia Darko Tot, together with the Secretary General of Caritas Europa Jorge Nuño Mayer, visited the Directorate for the Cooperation with…

Secretary General of Caritas Europa visited the Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of Serbia

Secretary General of Caritas Europa Jorge Nuño Mayer had a meeting with the Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic od Serbia Msgr. Orlando Antonini, accompanied by the Director of Caritas Serbia Rev. Vladislav Varga. In the beginning of the meeting the Secretary general of Caritas Europa Mr. Nuño Mayer presented the…