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The Week in Pictures: September 9-15, 2019
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Bessarabia Metropolitan urges to emulate myrrhbearers’ courage and confess spiritual and national identity
“We are responsible for standing upright and confessing the true faith, the true Orthodox values, defending our Romanian spiritual identity, and resembling the myrrh-bearing women,” His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia wrote in his pastoral…
Patriarch Daniel’s 2024 Easter Message: The Resurrection is the celebration of Christ’s humble and merciful love
In his Easter message, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel recalled that Christ’s Resurrection celebrates His humble and merciful love for all. “The Resurrection of the Lord is the celebration of Christ’s humble and merciful love, the One…
Labour Day pays tribute to industrial workers’ efforts to gain due recognition of their rights
International Labour Day, marked annually on May 1, was established by dozens of nations in memory of the struggle of America’s industrial workers for the eight-hour workday. In the 19th century in the US, it…
Orthodox photographers’ community OrthPhoto marks its 20th anniversary
OrthPhoto, an international organisation of Orthodox photographers, observed its 20th anniversary this month. The OrthPhoto community was established amidst the descent of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem on April 10, 2004. Over the past twenty…
Romanian Orthodox Church marks 139th autocephaly anniversary: Recognizing no other authority but the Saviour God-man
Today marks 139 years since the Ecumenical Patriarchate recognized the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church, an essential moment for the Church and the Romanian State, which had won its independence from the Ottoman Empire…