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.
The Week in Pictures: July 1 – 7, 2019
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New church in Republic of Moldova dedicated to St. Demetrius and the 250th anniversary of his relics’ translation to Romania
On Thursday, four Romanian bishops and one Bulgarian bishop consecrated a church in the village of Gotești, Cantemir District, Republic of Moldova, to honour Saint Demetrius the New. The consecration took place on the 250th…
Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia leads patronal feast of St. John the Theologian Chapel in Chișinău
On Wednesday, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “St. John the Theologian” Metropolitan Chapel in Chișinău on the occasion of the chapel’s patronal feast. According to the unrevised calendar,…
Metropolitan Andrei at Cluj monastic synaxis: Asceticism does not weaken the body but rather strengthens it
On Thursday, His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei presided over the synaxis of monastics from the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac, and Cluj, held at the “Protection of the Mother of God” Monastery in Florești. The gathering began…
50 years of Anglican-Orthodox dialogue: Metropolitan Nifon attends Boston anniversary meeting
His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște and Patriarchal Exarch, is attending the plenary meeting of the International Commission for Orthodox-Anglican Theological Dialogue. This year’s conference, which is hosted by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute in…
Patriarch Daniel highlights importance of State-Religious dialogue for Romanian society
Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church emphasized the crucial role of cooperation between the state and religious denominations during a meeting held at the Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace in Oradea on Tuesday. The event,…