There’s something so special about coming together as a church family to prepare for Palm Sunday. 🌿

Each detail reflects our faith, our unity, and our hearts offered to Christ.

#palmsunday #orthodoxchurch #stnicholaswtc #pascha

The beautiful, painted vaulted ceiling of the Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church ⛪️

#istanbul #turkey #travelphotography #architecturephotography #historicalarchitecture #travelturkey #visitistanbul #orthodoxchurch #turkiyetravel #culturetrip #greek #europeantravel #architecturelover

A seraph in the Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church 🪽

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The Explainer: Good Friday is a unique and solemn day for Christians, with ancient prayers and fervent processions - Sight Magazine GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, of Associated Press, looks at the ways in which Christians around the world mark Good Friday...

The Explainer: Good Friday is a unique and solemn day for Christians, with ancient prayers and fervent processions. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #TheExplainer #GoodFriday #Christians #Easter #CatholicChurch #Protestantchurches #OrthodoxChurch #Jesus

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This marks the second time that the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia (SVR) has targeted the Ecumenical Patriarch.

#svr #Georgia #church #moscowpatriarchate #Orthodox #OrthodoxChurch #ROC 2/2

A orthodox church in Greexe on a sunny day

By: Peter Mollner

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🌎 Greece

#summer #architecture #greece #blueSky #vacation #mediterranean #orthodoxChurch #serenity #travelDestination #minimalistArchitecture #whiteBuilding #greekIsland

Orthodox Georgians bid final farewell to longstanding patriarch - Sight Magazine Large crowds of Orthodox Christians gathered in the centre of the Georgian capital on Sunday to mourn Ilia II.

Orthodox Georgians bid final farewell to longstanding patriarch @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Georgia #OrthodoxChurch #PatriarchIliaII #CatholicosPatriarchofGeorgia #SamebaCathedral

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Zelenskiy Signs Law Banning Russian Orthodox Church In Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law legislation banning religious organizations linked to the Russian Orthodox Church from operating in Ukraine.

Which is why #ComparativeMythology and fandoms are essential study. People all watch the same #TV show and get a sense of Community. Peter was a #TVProducer and should understand the #Quran / #Torah / #Bible

#OrthodoxChurch #Bible #SurkovMonoMyth #JamesJoyce

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Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97 - Sight Magazine Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv - who worked for decades to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church - died on Friday. He was 97.

Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97 @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Ukraine #Ukraineconflict #PatriarchFilaret #OrthodoxChurchofUkraine #OrthodoxChurch #VolodymyrZelenskiy #MetropolitanEpiphanius #OCU

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Turkey engaging in severe violations of religious freedom: US watchdog - Yes Punjab News USCIRF urges Trump administration to place Turkey on Special Watch List over alleged severe religious freedom violations.

Turkey engaging in severe violations of religious freedom: US watchdog yespunjab.com?p=229029

#USCIRF #Turkey #ReligiousFreedom #IRFA #SpecialWatchList #DonaldTrump #Erdogan #HumanRights #FoRB #HalkiSchool #OrthodoxChurch #USCongress #GlobalRights #InternationalAffairs

Cover of “The Cyclist Conspiracy” shapes of old velocipedes overlaid with trees

The Cyclist Conspiracy

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#Books #Communism #Conspiracy #Cyclism #Goulag #OrthodoxChurch #Serbia #SigmundFreud #Stalin #Theology

#AuthorLife #BiblicalNationalism #BookRecommendation #BorderEthics #ChristianEthics #ChurchAndSociety #CurrentEvents #EpsteinFiles #FaithAndPolitics #FrJonathanTobias #GospelTruth #Justice #MoralClarity #MustRead #Nationalism #OrthodoxChurch #PoliticalTheology #PublicOrthodoxy #SacramentalVision

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"Reflecting on the Second Sunday of Great Lent (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas).
A reminder of the light within and the journey toward Holy Pascha (Easter) — only 35 days to go!" 🙏
#GreatLent #Orthodox #OrthodoxChurch #Pascha2026 #Faith #RoadToPascha #Spirituality
#JohnRoss7 #BlueSky

Prompt: March 5, 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Orthodox holiday, St. Elijah, saint, prophet, religious ceremonies, traditional meals, Sarma, Baklava, festive, , HD, sharp focus, stunningly beautiful, analog film photo, faded film, desaturated, 35mm photo, grainy, vignette, vintage, Kodachrome, Lomography, stained, highly detailed, found footage Negative prompt: verybadimagenegative, bad_prompt_version2-neg, easynegative, FastNegativeV2, painting, drawing, illustration, glitch, deformed, mutated, cross-eyed, ugly, disfigured, extra eyes, bad eyes, ugly eyes, imperfect eyes, deformed pupils, deformed iris, cross-eyed, poorly drawn face, bad face, fused face, ugly face, worst face, unrealistic skin texture, out of frame, poorly drawn hands, cloned face, double face, blurry, bad quality Text model: silicon-masha Image model: ZaxiousXL

🗓️ Today is March 5, 2026, and it's a special day in Bosnia and Herzegovina! 🇧🇦 Today we celebrate the Orthodox holiday of St. Elijah. 🕯️🕊️ This saint is considered a great prophet, and his holiday is marked with religious ceremonies and traditional meals […]

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Postcards: 'Flour war' erupts in Greek seaside town as revellers celebrate the start of Lent - Sight Magazine PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS, of Associated Press, report from Galaxidi on an unusual celebration...

Postcards: ‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revellers celebrate the start of Lent. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Postcards #Greece #OrthodoxChurch #GreekOrthodoxChurch #Galaxidi #flourwar

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#BiblicalManhood #ChristianLeadership #ChurchFathers #ChristCentered #DavidFord #DrMaryFord #EasternOrthodox #Ephesians5 #FaithAndFamily #HumbleLeadership #MaleHeadship #MarriageAsAPathToHoliness #MaryFord #NewTestament #OrthodoxChurch #Patriarchy #PhilDorroll #PublicOrthodoxy #SelfSacrificialLove

Watchdogs say Russian church helped recruit young Kenyans who have fought in Ukraine - Sight Magazine A memorial ceremony was held in central Kenya in memory of Charles Waithaka Wangari, a 31-year-old who died in the Russian war in Ukraine.

Watchdogs say Russian church helped recruit young Kenyans who have fought in Ukraine @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Ukraineconflict #Russia #Kenya #foreignfighters #RussianOrthodoxChurch #OrthodoxChurch #CharlesWaithakaWangari #VocalAfrica #TraceKenya

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Giorgi Revishvili (@russiaanalyzed) A video shows a Russian Orthodox Church near Moscow. The Russian Orthodox Church has long functioned as an extended arm of the Russian state. Since Soviet times, and even before, church structure...

A video shows a #Russian #OrthodoxChurch near Moscow has long functioned as an extended arm of the Russian state.
Since Soviet times, and even before, #church structures were used as a cover for security services to recruit members of the diaspora & others, as platforms from which intelligence…

JUST IN: 🇷🇺 President Putin honored by Archpriest Tkachenko for his role in saving "tens of thousands" of Russian children through a rare disease foundation. 🕊️👶

#Russia #Putin #ChildrensHealth #RareDisease #BRICS #HumanitarianAid #Moscow #OrthodoxChurch #Philanthropy #GlobalHealth

Moldovan PM says law must be upheld in dispute over occupied church - Sight Magazine Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said that all Moldovans had to obey the law, including parishioners facing public order offences.

Moldovan PM says law must be upheld in dispute over occupied church @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Moldova #AlexandruMunteanu #OrthodoxChurch #RussianOrthodoxChurch #RomanianOrthodoxChurch #MoldovaMetropolis #MetropolisofBessarabia #Ukraineconflict

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Bulgarians pray for bees and bless honey on St Haralambos Day - Sight Magazine Illuminated by the flickering glow of candlelight, priests approached the tables arranged in the shape of a cross in the middle of a church.

Bulgarians pray for bees and bless honey on St Haralambos Day. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Bulgaria #OrthodoxChurch #StHaralambos #bees #beekeepers #honey #patronsaintofbeekeepers #Blagoevgrad

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#AdvocacyInAction #ChristianLove #FaithCommunity #Fordham #InclusiveOrthodoxy #LGBTQChristian #NYCEvents #OrthodoxChurch #QueerFaith #ReligiousRetreat #Retreat2026 #SpiritualGrowth #TransAndFaith (4/5)

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Today, February 2nd, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Ypapanti). A day of light and hope, marking 40 days since the birth of Christ. Wishing everyone a blessed and peaceful feast day! 🙏✨
#Ypapanti #OrthodoxChurch
#Faith #Blessings #JohnRoss7 #BlueSky

#AcademicResearch #Antisemitism #Balkans #Canonization #ChurchHistory #EasternEurope #ElieWieselInstitute #FaithAndPolitics #Fascism #HistoricalMemory #Historiography #HolocaustStudies #IonutBiliuta #IronGuard #MemoryPolitics #OrthodoxChurch #Orthodoxy #PublicOrthodoxy #ReligionAndPolitics (5/6)

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Archimandrite Antonios Bitar will step down as the Patriarchal representative for Sweden and Scandinavia on January 23, 2026, returning to Tripoli. Religious oversight will revert to the Patriarchate, indicating a change in leadership.

#OrthodoxChurch #Lebanon #ReligiousLeadership

#ChristianUnity #ChurchAndState #CouncilOfFlorence #Democracy #EasternEurope #Ecumenism #GeorgetownUniversity #HistoryMatters #Interfaith #InterreligiousDialogue #JohnBorelli #OrthodoxChurch #Pluralism #PublicOrthodoxy #ReligiousFreedom #RussiaUkraineWar #SeparationOfChurchAndState #SovietHistory

Russian intelligence targets major Orthodox Christian leader as "Antichrist in a Cassock" - Sight Magazine Russia’s foreign intelligence service have attacked Bartholomew I, accusing him of meddling in Ukraine and trying to push the Russian Orthodox Church out of Baltic states.

Russian intelligence targets major Orthodox Christian leader as “Antichrist in a Cassock” @sightmagazine.bsky.social #PatriarchBartholomewI #OrthodoxChurch #EcumenicalPatriarch #SVR #Russianintelligenceservices #RussianOrthodoxChurch #SerbianOrthodoxChurch

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Со Старым Новым годом всех, кто отмечает его по православному календарю! 🎄 ☦️ 🇷🇺

Happy Old New Year to all those who mark this in the Orthodox calendar!🎄 ☦️ 🇷🇺

#NewYear #OldNewYear #Orthodox #OrthodoxChurch #Russia