The week in pictures: January 21 – 27, 2019
A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.
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CROCEU, COMECE, CEC representatives meet with Patriarch Daniel
On Monday, January 28, 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church welcomed at his patriarchal residence the delegations of the Committee of Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU),…
Moldavia Metropolitan uses St Joseph the Merciful’s crosier at festive Divine Liturgy: In pictures
His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina carried the crosier that belonged to his predecessor, Saint Joseph the Merciful, during the festive Divine Liturgy celebrated on the first official feast day of the Saint,…
Scientific communication session marking 160th anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union held in Bucharest
The Romanian Academy and the Romanian Patriarchate organized on Thursday, January 24, 2019, a scientific communication session at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Principalities of Moldavia…
Bessarabia Metropolitan meets with US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova
His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia welcomed His Excellency the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova, Dereck J Hogan, at his residence in Chișinău, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.…
Romania Patriarch, President lay flowers at memorial to Alexandru Ioan Cuza in Bucharest
Following a Te Deum thanksgiving service officiated on Thursday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, the Patriarch of Romania and President Klaus Iohannis laid flowers to the memorial of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza as a…
Patriarch Daniel ascribes glory to God on 160th anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union
On Thursday, January 24, 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated a Te Deum thanksgiving service at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities of Moldavia and…
Romania President commemorates Ruler Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza in Iasi
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday, January 23, attended a memorial service for Alexandru Ioan Cuza, one of the founders of the 1859 Union of the Romanian Principalities who contributed to the modernization of Romanian…
His Beatitude Met. Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Church celebrates his 41st Birthday
His Beatitude Rastislav, the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia, celebrates on 25 January 2018 his 41st Birthday. Metropolitan Rastislav (by his secular name Rastislav Gont) was born on the 25…
President Iohannis declares Iași a Historical Capital of Romania
On Wednesday evening, President Klaus Iohannis handed over to Mayor Mihai Chirica a copy of the decree promulgating the law that declares Iași as Historical Capital of Romania. A special ceremony was held at the…
Romanian Archdiocese of Timișoara invested $1 million+ in philanthropic services in 2018
In addition to its spiritual role, the Romanian Orthodox Church is a great philanthropic force in the Orthodox nation. For example, the Archdiocese of Timișoara in western Romania spent more than $1 million in social…
245 Million Christians experience high levels of persecution
A report by Open Doors, a Dutch charity that supports persecuted Christians showed that in total, 245 million faced violence or oppression in 2018, with 73 countries listed as danger zones for Christians, Daily Mail…
Four stolen frescoes were repatriated to Cyprus
Four frescoes stolen from monasteries of the island were delivered for repatriation to the Republic of Cyprus, Romfea reports. According to CNA, the frescoes were delivered to the Minister of Transport, Vasiliki Anastasiadou, by the…
Postage stamp issue dedicated to the 160th anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union
On the anniversary of Moldavia with Wallachia Union, in 1859, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue Union of the Romanian Principalities, 160 years. The perforated souvenir sheet of the issue, with a face value of 28.50 lei,…
Hundreds of thousands join pro-life march in Washington DC
While mainstream media portrayed the 2019 March for Life as being attended by “thousands” and “tens of thousands”, a time-lapse video of the Jan. 18 event from beginning to end paints a rather different picture…
The Ecumenical Patriarch performs the Blessing of the Waters in Triglia for the first time since 1922
For the first time in history, an Ecumenical Patriarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Triglia (Tirilye), in the Province of Bursa, and the ceremony of the Blessing of the Waters with the diving for the…
The week in pictures: January 14-20, 2019
A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.
Archbishop of Albania honoured with Botsis Foundation Honorary Award for promoting Hellenic culture
His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania received an honorary award of the Athanassios Botsis Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism during a ceremony held at Sarogleio Palace in Athens on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The…