Under the Vaults of the Radio Belgrade Building

On Thursday, 19 March 2026, the editor of the “Kinonia” portal, together with members of the editorial team of the aforementioned missionary portal, visited Radio Belgrade, located at the corner of Hilandarska and Svetogorska Streets in Belgrade, in the building of the former Craftsmen’s Hall dating from 1933.

During the visit, catechist Branislav Ilić expressed his joy that Radio Belgrade has, for more than a century, persevered in promoting authentic values. Branislav sincerely expressed his gratitude to Ms Dušanka Zeković for the invitation and the hospitality extended. He also conveyed his appreciation to his closest collaborators who daily participate in the work of the “Kinonia” portal, investing their love, knowledge, and precious time. With particular care and affection, the editor of the portal highlighted the efforts of Ms Aleksandra Mijailović, who travelled from the Zlatibor village of Dobroselica to Belgrade in order to take part in the programme dedicated to the “Kinonia” portal. He likewise expressed his gratitude to Jovana Babović for her engagement and dedicated efforts in the field of the Church’s mission.

At the invitation of journalist Dušanka Zeković, editor of two renowned programmes on Radio Belgrade 2, catechist Branislav Ilić, editor of the “Kinonia” portal, Prof. Aleksandra Mijailović, proofreader of the “Kinonia” portal, and Ms Jovana Babović, a member of the editorial team responsible for managing the portal’s social media, appeared as guests on the programme “Temple” (“Hram”). The topic of the programme was “The Role of Young People in the Mission of the Church through the Perspective of the Kinonia Portal.”

This edition of the programme “Temple” (“Hram”), broadcast on Radio Belgrade 2, will air on Sunday, 22 March 2026, at 7:00 a.m. The audio recording and programme feature will be available on our portal on the same day.

Source: Kinonia Portal

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Protopresbyter-Staurophorus Vajo Jović

Protopresbyter-Staurophorus Vajo Jović was born in 1956 in Ugljevik, Srpska.

Priest in Zagreb and Secretary of the Diocesan Board of the Metropolis of Zagreb and Ljubljana since 1979.
From Zagreb, he served the missionary parish in Maribor.
Parish priest at the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky in Belgrade since 1991.
Since 2000, Elder of the same church and Director of the Orthodox Missionary School until his retirement in 2023.

Forty-two years of priestly service are characterized by intensive missionary work.

Recipient of the Order of St. Sava, third degree.

Protopresbyter-Staurophor Radivoj Panić

Protopresbyter-Staurophor Radivoj Panić is the coordinator of the Parish Mission Department of the Missionary Department of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovci. He was born on April 1, 1961 in Novi Sad. He completed the seminary in Sremski Karlovci in 1981.

From 1986 to 1991, he was engaged as a librarian at the Orthodox Theological Faculty in Belgrade.

He was ordained to the priesthood in 1992. He began his pastoral ministry as a parish priest in Kosova Polje, where he served from 1992 to 2001. After that, from 2001 to 2009, he was the parish priest at the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky, and since 2009 he has served as the parish priest at the Church of St. Sava. He completed his theological studies in 2008, at a time when he was already serving as a parish priest.

He is particularly involved in organizing pilgrimages to Kosovo and Metohija, as well as in humanitarian work. He collaborates with the organization “Our Serbs” from Chicago, through which he actively participates in providing assistance to the Serbian people in Serbia and Kosovo and Metohija, as well as in supporting domestic organizations operating in these areas.

Father Radivoj Panić is considered one of the most respected priests of the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovac.