The Week in Pictures: May 27-June 2, 2019

The news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the Orthodox world, covering a variety of topics from church celebrations, cultural events and spiritual life.

Serbian Patriarch Irinej offering prayer cards to believers during his visit to Budapest. Photo: Serbian Patriarchate
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow consecrated the Church of All Saints in Strasbourg. Photo: Moscow Patriarchate
His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania distributing the Holy Eucharist to children at a church in the home village of Bishop Gurie of Deva and Hunedoara. Photo: Deva & Hunedoara Diocese
A child present at the St Parasceva Church in Voluntari on the occasion of bringing a fragment of the Holy Cincture (Holy Belt) of the Mother of God, from Kato Xenia Monastery, Greece. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Priests blessing the piece of land where the brotherhood of Hadâmbu Monastery will build a house for a needy family. Photo: Doxologia.ro
Pope Francis kissing the engolpion of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Pope Francis met with Patriarch Daniel and other bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest on Friday, May 31, 2019.
Hundreds of smartphones ready to catch a photo of Pope Francis on his arrival at the National Cathedral in Bucharest.Photo: Basilica.ro/Raluca Ene
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presented Pope Francis with a mosaic icon depicting Saint Andrew the First-Called, who is considered the Patron Saint of Romania and of the National Cathedral. Photo: Ziarul Lumina / Mihnea Păduraru
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