The Week in Pictures: April 30 – May 5, 2019
Our selection of some of the most beautiful pictures taken around the Orthodox world during the Bright Week.
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Pope Francis meets with Holy Synod of Bulgarian Orthodox Church: ‘This meeting, which I have greatly desired’
Pope Francis held talks with Patriarch Neophyte and other members of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church at the Synodal Hall in Sofia, after his meeting with Bulgaria’s authorities, civil society and the…
Video of boy singing troparion to St Ephraim of Nea Makri goes viral on social media
A video of a young boy chanting a church hymn to Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri in front of the Saint’s icon has gone viral on social media. The clip that shows a boy kneeling…
Archbishop Demetrios of America resigns
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios on Saturday officially tendered his resignation in writing during a meeting in Constantinople with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The 91-year-old Archbishop’s resignation will be considered by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical…
Bilateral meeting between Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Metropolitan Sawa of Poland
As part of his three-day visit to Poland, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church in Warsaw on Bright Friday, May 3, 2019. After joining the March of the Living,…
Ecumenical Patriarch about Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp: This place will always be a symbol of radical evil
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Thursday joined the March of the Living, a 3-kilometer walk from the Auschwitz concentration camp to Birkenau in Poland, to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The annual march coincides with…
Priest from Bucharest Monastery offers Paschal Light to Romanians living in Dubai
A priest from Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest was appointed by the Patriarch of Romania to travel to Dubai to officiate all Easter services for the Romanian Orthodox community there. During his mission from April…
The Life-giving Spring is a celebration of joy. We are often ignorant of how great the gift of health is: Patriarch Daniel
‘The Life-Giving Spring is a celebration of joy,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Bright Friday at Jercalai Monastery, ‘because the Mother of God, who is the living icon of the praying Church, becomes a…
The Week in Pictures: April 22 – 29, 2019
A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.
To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more
Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according…
Patriarch Daniel at Agape Vespers: Peace and joy are two gifts that bring gladness to human soul
During his homily at the Agape Vespers on Pascha Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on the gifts offered by the Saviour Jesus Christ after his resurrection, saying that ‘peace and joy are two gifts…
8 Bible verses to remind you what Easter is all about
I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die (John 11: 25-26). Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead,…
„Christ is Risen! – Indeed He is Risen!” in different languages
From Easter to Ascension, Orthodox Christians salute when they meet the so-called “Christ is Risen!” and respond with “Indeed, He is Risen.” We invite you to read this paschal greeting in several languages of the…
Thousands of faithful celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord in Tirana
“The Lord is risen” – “Indeed, He is risen” one could hear all over Albania. The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania, Archbishop Anastasios, presided the Service at the Cathedral in Tirana assisted by…
Patriarch Daniel: Easter is the feast of forgiveness
At the Easter Vigil celebrated Saturday night, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that the Resurrection of Christ is a feast of forgiveness, recalling that before Christ breathed his last on the Cross He prayed for…
Paschal Catechetical Homily of St. John Chrysostom
„Whosoever is a devout lover of God, let him enjoy this beautiful bright Festival. And whosoever is a grateful servant, let him joyously enter into the joy of his Lord. And if any be weary…
Patriarch Daniel welcomes Holy Fire at Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, welcomed Saturday evening, April 27, 2019 at the Patriarchal Cathedral the Holy Fire (Light) from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Assistant Bishops to the Patriarch,…
Holy Fire arrives in Romania
The Holy Fire arrived in Romania on Saturday evening, April 27, 2019. The plane bringing the Romanian delegation, headed by His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova, landed on Henri Coandă International Airport at 19:09 The…