Procession

A procession to mark the Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (the Procession of Palms) is taking place in Bucharest on Saturday as of 16:00 hrs, at the same time with the parade that gathers thousands of Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem.

Nearly 2,000 Catholics, including young people, children and priests from Bucharest parishes as well as nuns and monks on Sunday marched in a Palm Sunday procession held in Bucharest by the Roman Catholic Archbishopric.

Photo credit (c): CONSTANTIN DUMA / AGERPRES FILES

The Hagia Sophia, the walls of Constantinople and a few churches are still with us, while much else remains buried under accumulated building of centuries. Yet we have one institution today whose roots extend back even to the time of New Rome: The Greek Orthodox Church “The spider serves as gatekeeper in the halls of Chosroes.
The owl calls the watches in the palace of Afrasyab.”

45th 'Joy of Europe' kicks off

BELGRADE -- The children's carnival procession, with participants from 18 European countries marked the opening of the 45th 'Joy of Europe',children's festival in Belgrade.