The Week in Pictures: June 24 – 30, 2019
The news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the Orthodox world, covering a variety of topics from church celebrations to national holidays and spiritual life.
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On World Social Media Day, Patriarch Daniel urges freedom and responsibility in digital communication
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message on World Social Media Day urging freedom and responsibility in digital communication. Patriarch Daniel’s Message on World Social Media Day: full text Various online campaigns are being organized…
‘Magnificent’ 1,500 year-old baptismal font is discovered in church at birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem
The discovery of a baptismal font during the restoration work of the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank will pave the way to learn more about…
Patriarch Daniel inaugurates new staffroom at Bucharest Faculty of Orthodox Theology
The new staffroom that will allow professors to socialise and prepare their lessons was opened at ‘Patriarch Justinian’ Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest during a blessing service held by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on…
Archbishop Elpidophoros to the faithful of the Archdiocese: Become another Simon of Cyrene
“Therefore, I invite each and every one of you. Join me. Become another Simon of Cyrene, who, as you remember, was forced by the Roman soldiers to carry the Cross of our Lord. What a…
The Church sends a message of hope to the youth away from addictions – Archbishop Ieronymos
On the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse, the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece sends a message to young people. Archbishop Ieronymos says young people that the addictions of our time, such…
A priest’s heartfelt message of support to parents who are reluctant to take their children to church goes viral
“Please ignore people’s eyes rolling and heads turning when your children are ‘playing up’ inside the house of God. I want you to know that they are always welcome,” says Fr Michael Psaromatis. When Adelaide-based…
Pavleia International Congress | We must today fulfil our vocation to be servants of the Gospel of the love of Christ
Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed to the participants in the 25th edition of the events dedicated to Holy Apostle Paul, Veria, 25-29 June 2019. Please find below the…
Patriarch of Romania addresses theology graduates: ‘Every one of you is a missionary’
The Patriarch of Romania on Monday met with three hundred graduate students of the ‘Patriarch Justinian’ Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest and reminded that every one of them is a missionary. The students took…
It is a great joy when Romanian identity is preserved in our diaspora – Patriarch Daniel
During a meeting with Romanians from Vienna last Friday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his joy that national identity is preserved in the diaspora through ‘the rich activity’ carried out by parishes. ‘We are happy…
Archbishop Makarios of Australia to be enthroned in Sydney on June 29
The Enthronement of Archbishop Makarios of Australia will take place on Saturday, June 29, at 11.00 am at the Holy Cathedral of the “Annunciation of the Theotokos” (242 Cleveland Street, Redfern, Sydney). The Greek Orthodox…
Commission Vice-President Katainen: “We need more Christian values in Europe!”
Addressing an event on common European values, in Brussels, which was marking the upcoming Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU (July-December 2019), European Commission Vice-President, Jyrki Katainen emphasised that the discussion on this topic is becoming…
Romanian Metropolitan lays foundation stone for new church dedicated to St John Jacob of Neamt
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae Condrea laid the foundation stone for a new church dedicated to one of the most beloved Romanian Saints, Venerable John Jacob (the New Chosebite) of Neamt, on June 17, 2019. The…
Photos depicting the Portrait of the Romanian Village go on display in the US
Several photos of people living in Romania’s villages have gone on display for the first time at the Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Parish in Troy, Michigan. The Basilica.ro exhibition was opened on Sunday, June 16,…
Middle East Orthodox Primates to meet again in Nicosia
The four Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches in the Middle East will meet a second time in Nicosia in the near future in an effort to find a solution for the ecclesial issue of…
His Beatitude Albanian Arch. Anastasios celebrates 27 Years since his election as head of the Albanian Orthodox Church
The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates Monday 27 Years since his election as head of the Albanian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Arch. Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November…
Elder Gervasios (Paraskevopoulos) of Patras proposed for canonization
Following the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Patras, Greece on Monday, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patras announced that he had proposed Elder Gervasios (Paraskevopoulos) for canonization, submitting a packet…
Monastic life revived in romanian village after 200 years
After 200 years, the monastic life has been revived in Redea, a village in the southcentral Romania commune of Buzoieşti, 70 miles west of Bucharest, where previously a monastery had functioned since the time of…