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The Week in Pictures: March 18 – 24, 2019
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Youngest Romanian bishop urges young people in diaspora to ‘be bridges, not walls’
“You are the heart of the Church scattered throughout the world, like the seed of the Gospel carried to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8),” Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian…
Patriarch Daniel urges support for Romanian families abroad on Migrants’ Sunday
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church has called for stronger spiritual and family ties with Romanians living abroad, saying Orthodox parishes in the diaspora have become places where migrants can preserve their…
Low Danube levels expose remains of St Constantine the Great’s Roman bridge
The foundations of a Roman bridge built across the Danube nearly 1,700 years ago have emerged as exceptionally low water levels exposed parts of the ancient structure, Reuters reported. The Bridge of Constantine was built…
World Calligraphy Day celebrates an ancient art with deep roots in Christian tradition
World Calligraphy Day celebrates the art of handwriting, practised since antiquity. Over the centuries, calligraphy has embellished manuscripts and has also held an important place in the Christian tradition. The observance is held annually on…
Târgoviște Archbishop marks name day, says Church journeys through history in footsteps of saints
“The Church journeys through history in the footsteps of the saints, and their fascinating experience and profound embrace of Christian values constitute that wonderful treasure of spirituality which inspires the lives of us all, young…