"The resurrection is the greatest mystery for humanity, and while all the sciences, philosophies, theologies and politics try to prolong life even for a little, Christ defeated death and released man from death," Porfirije told the faithful.
"The richness of life includes the diversity of people and the purpose of it is not for people to be exclusive towards one another but complement one another," he noted.
Before the liturgy, the Easter message issued by the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, was read. The service was attended, among others, by political leaders of the Serb minority in Croatia, Serbian Embassy officials and representatives of the City of Zagreb.