The Week in Pictures: May 6 – 12, 2019
Our selection of the best photos in the Orthodox world from last week.
Tag: Orthodox Church
Patriarch Daniel thanks Christian women for cultivating and confessing the faith in Christ
On the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, the Patriarch of Romania congratulated all pious and confessing Christian women for their mission. ‘We convey congratulations, thanks and blessings to all women who cultivate and confess through…
The new Archbishop of Australia at the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Holy Synod
On Friday, May 10, at noon, the new Archbishop Makarios of Australia presented himself in front of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Holy Synod, so as to accept his election with the small Message, Romfea…
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…
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…
Orthodox churches on Romanian Football Team 2019/20 kit
The Orthodox Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Constanta, the Buried Church of Istria, the fortress of Capidava and other tourist attractions of Constanta County were the inspiration for FC Farul Constanța’s 2019/20 kit.…
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,…
The consecration service of an Orthodox church is the inauguration of a new gate to Heaven: Patriarch Daniel
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Sunday said that ‘the consecration service of an Orthodox Church is the inauguration of a new gate to Heaven.’ On Sunday, Dec. 9, the Patriarch of Romania consecrated the new…
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America begins its annual meeting in Cleveland
On Tuesday, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened its ninth annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. The day began with a celebration of the Divine Liturgy at St. Sava…
Patriarch Daniel chaires Muntenia & Dobrudja Metropolis Monastic Synaxis
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania on Monday chaired the Synaxis of the monastic superiors within the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja, organized by the Lower Danube Archdiocese at St John the Evangelist Hall of…