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: June 10 – 16, 2019
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Moldova holds national census: Bessarabia Metropolitan urges residents to declare their Romanian identity
In a message published on the Metropolis of Bessarabia’s official website, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru urged the faithful in the Republic of Moldova to participate in the Population and Housing Census and identify as Romanian…
Bishop Siluan of Hungary: A community without children has no future
In an interview for the weekly publication Formula AS, Bishop Siluan of Hungary spoke about the declining Romanian community in Hungary. “It would be very important that young families in Romania, as well as the…
The Week in Pictures: April 8 – 14, 2024
A new Week-in-Pictures photo feature with captivating shots captured in the Orthodox world between April 8-14, 2024: the beauty of Orthodoxy shown through young and old people seen at church or various religious events, in…
Young Finns increasingly converting to Orthodoxy, says Finnish abbot
In an interview with Yle.fi, the young abbot of New Valaam Monastery, Archimandrite Mikael Nummela, said that young people between 18 and 30 increasingly convert to Orthodoxy in Finland. The abbot leads weekly discussions with…
Government, religious denominations consolidate their collaboration. Romania to establish Religious Freedom Day
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and other representatives of religious denominations officially recognised in Romania met with state representatives at the National Art Museum on Wednesday, April 10. The participants discussed aspects related to consolidating their…