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  • 224 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee boy listens as members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don to learn about how the Russian Orthodox Church is supporting refugees arriving in Russia from Ukraine. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children.
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A woman takes water to drink, as it flows from a natural spring in the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity and the Church of Iversky in northern Rostov-on-Don.
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Beds made at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: View of the shoreline in Taganrog.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese smiles as he greets a woman and child at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A boy rides a small kickbike at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Natasha (Natalia) from Donetsk (right) and Elena from Yasynuvata (left) are two of many refugees currently staying at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A child holds a bar of chocolate they have received at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children play at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees.
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  • 23 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Cross and icons in the Rostov Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos.
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  • 23 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk (Russian Orthodox Church).
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Church of Saint Nicholas (Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate) in Taganrog.
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  • 23 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk (Russian Orthodox Church) receives members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance.
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  • 24 May 2022, Manychskaya, Russia: Evening sunlight falls over a 76-metre tall church tower in Manychskaya, in southwest Russia.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: Father Vladislav Kasyanov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Shakhty diocese, comforts an elderly woman upon her arrival at the Shakhty diocese's aid centre for Ukrainian refugees at the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, in Shakhty, southwest Russia. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. Located close to the border, Shakhty diocese receives refugees mainly from the Luhansk area of Donbas, the majority of whom are women and children. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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  • 25 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: View of the Red Square, the Kremlin, Russian state headquarters, and Saint Basil Cathedral, in central Moscow.
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  • 25 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance together with staff from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) walk by the Moscow River.
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Crucifix and prayer candles lit in memory of those departed, in the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Prayer candles lit as a woman bows to kiss an icon in veneration, at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: People come and go at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) on Sunday.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Archbishop Kegham Khajerian of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Cilicia) leads a moment of prayer as an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 12 May 2022, Nicosia, Cyprus: Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus (centre) welcomes World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca (right) and participants in the Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the WCC 11th Assembly at his residence in Nicosia. An Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: His Eminence Metropolitan Dr Vasilios of Constantia and Ammochostos of the Church of Cyprus (centre) meets WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca (left) and Elena Sauca (right) after a Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 11 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: An Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together delegates representing Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 10 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Prof. Dr Marina Kolovopoulou of the Church of Greece speaks as an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 10 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: H.E. Metropolitan Prof. Dr Hilarion of Volokomamsk of the Patriarchate of Moscow attends an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 10 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: H.E. Metropolitan Serafim Kykotis of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa moderates a hybrid session -- whereby speakers are welcomed to address the otherwise in-person meeting via videoconference -- at an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 10 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Archbishop Abune Hiryakos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church looks through a folder of information materials during a session of an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 15 May 2022, Larnaca, Cyprus: Participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation in conversation as they visit the Church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca. The Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Bible in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, placed in the church during Sunday service.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Candles burn near the sacred doors by the altar as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Deacon Marios Andreou of the Church of Cyprus distributes Holy Communion to a congregant, as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Pews filled to the brim, as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: H.E. Archbishop Prof. Dr Job of Telmessos of the Ecumenical Patriarchate takes Holy Communion as he presides over the Divine Liturgy during Sunday service celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: The clergy take Holy Communion during Sunday service celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: His Eminence Metropolitan Dr Vasilios of Constantia and Ammochostos of the Church of Cyprus leads the service holding a cross decorated with an icon of the resurrection, as a Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Holy Communion is distributed as a Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: H.E. Metropolitan Serafim Kykotis of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa bows by the altar as a Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: His Eminence Metropolitan Dr Vasilios of Constantia and Ammochostos of the Church of Cyprus (right), with WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca at his right (centre) and to his right H.E. Metropolitan Prof. Dr Nifon of Targoviste of the Patriarchate of Romania, leads the service as a Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 11 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Participants gather outside the church of Saint George, in Paralimni, for a short health break, as an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 11 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Very Rev. Archimandrite Prof. Dr Jack Khalil of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East leads a moment of prayer in the chapel of Agia Anna, as an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 10 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Crucifix in the church of Saith George, in Paralimni, Cyprus. An Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 10 May 2022, Agia Napa, Cyprus: Metropolitan Zachariah Mar Nicholovos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (centre) and other participants at an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly gather for morning prayer in the Monastery of Agia Napa. The consultation brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 6 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Bishop Jones Ole Meliyio of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (left) and Lutheran World Federation head of global advocacy Isaiah Toroitich (right) visit the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, part of the Uganda Lutheran Church, an emerging church gathering some 3,500 members served by 7 pastors and 17 additional evangelists across the country.
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  • 6 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Rev. Wamala Jerome speaks at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, part of the Uganda Lutheran Church, an emerging church gathering some 3,500 members served by 7 pastors and 17 additional evangelists across the country.
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  • 6 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt and her delegation visits the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, part of the Uganda Lutheran Church, an emerging church gathering some 3,500 members served by 7 pastors and 17 additional evangelists across the country.
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  • 29 march 2022, Dodoma, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt and colleagues meet with Deputy Minister for Health in the Government of Tanzania Dr Godwin Oloyce Molel and colleagues.
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  • 28 March 2022, Arusha, Tanzania: 19-year-old girl Wanumbilia, whose name means ’happiness’, enjoys an afternoon meal on the campus of the Usa River Rehabilitation and Training Centre for children with special needs, in Arusha, Tanzania. Wanumbilia has Hydrocephalus, and lives and studies at Usa River. An institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, the Usa River Rehabilitation Centre’s 54 staff support a group of 147 students with special needs, through vocational training, secondary school, and income projects.
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  • 4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Sculpture displaying an old killing site at the Uganda Martyr's Anglican shrine, Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda.
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  • 28 March 2022, Arusha, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (right) – wearing a necklace offered as a gift and sign of hospitality by the ELCT staff community –and Bishop Msafiri Mbilu of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania pose for a photo together after Monday morning devotion at the ELCT offices in Arusha.
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  • 28 March 2022, Arusha, Tanzania: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania youth coordinator Rev. Frank Mng’ong’o leads morning devotion at the ELCT offices in Arusha, Tanzania.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman reads the Bible during Sunday service at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 27 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: A woman holds her child as Sunday service gathers several hundred congregants in the Moshi Lutheran Cathedral, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania’s northern diocese.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 27 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo blesses a group of congregants, as Sunday service gathers several hundred congregants in the Moshi Lutheran Cathedral, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania’s northern diocese.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt holds a white dove handed to her by a group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group, as a sign of peace as Burghardt arrives at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Houses in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran  Midwife Gladys Adania serves at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to refugee children and mothers.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A girl looks at her doll at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi/Adjumani district, Uganda: A boat rides on the River Nile in the border area between Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt dresses up to enter a construction site of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre where she is to join Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo in unveiling a foundational stone for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Tailor Scovia Maia works at her shop in the Nyumanzi settlement in Adjumani. 28-year-old tailor Scovia Maia offers up dresses and other crafted items for sale. A refugee from Nimule in South Sudan, Maia says she arrived in Nyumanzi in 2017 with skills but no tools to build a business. “Now, with help from the LWF and UNHCR, I am running a small-scale business, and I train others in tailoring too. I sleep well, and I can eat good food,” she says. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left), Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo (centre) and LWF Vice-President for the Africa region Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Maina (left) join a moment of prayer at the chapel of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation Vice-President for the Africa region Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Maina signs a visitor's book at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania offices in Moshi.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt prays with refugees in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Houses in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Sister Migodel of the Ushirika wa Neema, Lutheran Sisters’ (Deaconesses) Convent of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania tends to the convent's rabbits. The convent accommodates 62 sisters vowed to lifelong service. At the convent, they take care of farming and livestock, and engage in a variety of diaconal activities in surrounding communities.
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  • 1 April 2022, Adjumani, West Nile area of Northern Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt meets with Taban Peter, Resident District Commissioner in Adjumani, West Nile area of northern Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Tailor Scovia Maia (right) meets with Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left) and Bishop Jones Ole Meliyio of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (centre) as she works at her shop in the Nyumanzi settlement in Adjumani. 28-year-old tailor Scovia Maia offers up dresses and other crafted items for sale. A refugee from Nimule in South Sudan, Maia says she arrived in Nyumanzi in 2017 with skills but no tools to build a business. “Now, with help from the LWF and UNHCR, I am running a small-scale business, and I train others in tailoring too. I sleep well, and I can eat good food,” she says. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits a tree nursery in Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt shares a greeting with refugees in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A Ukrainian refugee man and his dog look around after arriving at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Ukrainian refugees arrive at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: People rest in the gym of a high-school that's been repurposed to serve as a temporary cenre for accommodation for incoming refugees from Ukraine. To avoid overcrowding as new refeugees arrive daily in Záhony, the centre allows people to stay only 1-2 days here. Consequently, the sleeping halls are near-empty around midday as people have moved on, but fill up again completely in the evenings. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A Ukrainian refugee boy pushes a heavy suitcase along the platform after arriving at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Ukrainian refugees arrive at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Ukrainian refugees arrive at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 9 March 2022, northeast Hungary: Smoke rises into the sky on the Ukrainian side of a border crossing point in northeast Hungary.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: A doll rests on a bed at a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees from Ukraine in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: Rev. Géza Laborczi of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros, and director of the diaconal institution Oltalom in front of one of many houses offered by congregants as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine. With the recent influx of refugees arriving from the east after the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the congregation works hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina from Ukraine and her 4-year-old daughter Paulina spend time in their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina (centre) from Ukraine looks on as four and six-year-old sisters Regina (right) and Paulina (left) play in their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. Regina With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina from Ukraine holds her newborn child, in their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman smiles at her child, as they pick up food and other supplies offered by the International Red Cross, at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman holds up a sign offering practical support for newly arrived families from Ukraine, at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: People look through supplies in an area of Nyugati station in Budapest where newly arrived refugees from Ukraine can receive food supplies, basic clothing and medicine free of charge. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: People crowd in an area of Nyugati station in Budapest where newly arrived refugees from Ukraine can receive food supplies, basic clothing and medicine free of charge. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A man holds a bag in his hand at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Siti Ferenc, warden and housekeeper at Mandák house shows Klára Balicza an boxes of donations collected at Mandák house, home to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary, Józsefváros district. Serving some of the poorest areas of Budapest, the parish in Józsefváros is an active congregation with regards to social work, and more than 100 people have volunteered to help organise and provide support for incoming refugees from Ukraine, following the beginning of a Russian invasion of the country on 24 February 2022. With the massive influx of refugees arriving daily in Hungary, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary is taking an active role in responding to the most urgent needs.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Volunteer workers assemble boxes full of necessities for Ukrainian refugees, at Mandák house, home to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary, Józsefváros district. Serving some of the poorest areas of Budapest, the parish in Józsefváros is an active congregation with regards to social work, and more than 100 people have volunteered to help organise and provide support for incoming refugees from Ukraine, following the beginning of a Russian invasion of the country on 24 February 2022. With the massive influx of refugees arriving daily in Hungary, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary is taking an active role in responding to the most urgent needs.
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  • 6 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A man carries a young girl in his arms, as on 6 March, hundreds of people gather for a charity concert organised at the Lutheran church at Deák tér in Budapest, to mobilise support for the work for the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary in the past few days — fleeing the atrocities of war, since Russia military forces began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
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  • 6 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Presiding Bishop Tamás Fabiny preaches from the pulpit, as on 6 March, hundreds of people gather for a charity concert organised at the Lutheran church at Deák tér in Budapest, to mobilise support for the work for the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary in the past few days — fleeing the atrocities of war, since Russia military forces began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
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