The Week in Pictures: August 14 – 21, 2023
The Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God and the Feast of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs were the most important events in Orthodox Romania between 14 and 20 August 2023. Last week’s most-liked…
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The Week in Pictures: August 7 – 13, 2023
Believe it or not, you’ve been watching our weekly retrospectives in pictures for 270 weeks. Here is what photos we’re bringing to you in our new selection of Orthodox photos from August 2023. Last week’s…
International Youth Day: Green Skills for Youth is this year’s theme
This year’s International Youth Day, marked on Saturday, August 12, has the theme “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”. It outlines the role of young people in the green transition to an environmentally…
Summer pilgrimage at Mono Monastery, Canada, with the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
A summer pilgrimage was held on July 22-24, 2023, at the Romanian Orthodox Monastery of Mono in Ontario, Canada. The wonder-working Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God („Gerontissa”) was brought on the occasion.…
The Week in Pictures: July 24 – 30, 2023
Summer camps, pilgrimages and many other unique images captured in the Orthodox world can be seen in our Week-in-Pictures feature for the week of July 24 – 30, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: …
The Week in Pictures: July 17 – 23, 2023
Events in the Orthodox world during the week of 17-23 July revolved around the feasts of St. Elijah the Prophet and St. Mary Magdalene. For the Romanian Orthodox Church, the highlights were the ordination of…
Escaping war but longingly looking back: Diaconia Mission offers Ukrainian refugee mothers a holiday with their children
Throughout July 2023, refugee mothers from Ukraine spend a free holiday with their children in the Republic of Moldova, in a programme entitled “Bridges of Solidarity” and implemented by the Diaconia Social Mission with the…
Photo submission deadline extended for Colours of Orthodoxy contest dedicated to Greece
The photo submission deadline for the “Colours of Orthodoxy” contest has been extended until July 31. This year’s edition of the contest is dedicated to Greece. The competition is open to all professional and amateur…
The Week in Pictures: July 3 – 9, 2023
Camps, workshops, anniversaries, patronal feasts and concerts are some of the ingredients of Orthodox life from 3 to 9 July 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post…
Archbishop of Râmnic celebrated Hieromartyr Anthimus the Georgian in the saint’s homeland
Romanian Orthodox Archbishop Varsanufie of Râmnic officiated the Divine Liturgy in Ude, Georgia – Hieromartyr Anthimus the Georgian’s native town. The saint was one of the Romanian hierarch’s predecessors on the throne of Râmnic. St…