The news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the Orthodox world, covering a variety of topics from church celebrations to ‘religious’ sports and spiritual life.
The Week in Pictures: August 5 – 11, 2019
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Patriarch Daniel to spend 75th birthday in working session on 2026 Youth Gathering
The Romanian Patriarchate has reiterated that the official (institutional) celebration of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel is the anniversary of his enthronement as Patriarch on 30 September, while his birthday, 22 July, and his name days—the…
Texas House honours Romanian robotics team for world championship performance
The performance of the AICitizens robotics team from “Al. I. Cuza” National College in Focșani, Romania, at the FIRST Robotics World Championship has been recognised through an official resolution of the Texas House of Representatives…
Greece to establish first museum dedicated to 1821 War of Independence
Greece will establish its first museum dedicated to the War of Independence of 1821, according to the Greek Ministry of Culture. The project was recently formalised through the signing of a donation agreement for the…
7,000 akathists of St Demetrius the New distributed in Romanian prisons
The blessing of St Demetrius the New was brought to prisons throughout the Archdiocese of Bucharest on 13–14 July 2026 during a pilgrimage with a vestment that once covered the saint’s relics. At the same…
Bessarabia new Metropolitan Antonie chairs first meeting of Chișinău Archdiocese leadership
On Monday, July 13, just a day after his enthronement as Archbishop of Chișinău, Metropolitan of Bessarabia, and Exarch of the Territories, Metropolitan Antonie led the inaugural working session of the Standing Committee of the…