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  • Erin Hawkins, top executive of the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race, speaks on May 10 to the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Hawkins urged delegates to practice intercultural competency in their interactions. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • 10 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Three days after a lorry was driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least four people and injuring many more, an interreligious service was held at Sergels torg in central Stockholm, to commemorate the victims of violence, and to pray together, for a future of compassion and peace together. The event was attended by representatives of a range of religions present in Stockholm and Sweden as a whole. Here, Archbishop Benyamen Atas from the Syrian Orthodox Church in Sweden. Oral consent obtained for use by Church of Sweden and the World Council of Churches.
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  • 10 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Three days after a lorry was driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least four people and injuring many more, an interreligious service was held at Sergels torg in central Stockholm, to commemorate the victims of violence, and to pray together, for a future of compassion and peace together. The event was attended by representatives of a range of religions present in Stockholm and Sweden as a whole. Here, Kikki Högdahl from the Katarina Parish of Church of Sweden. Kikki is coordinator of the interreligious project "Goda Grannar" ('Good Neighbours'). Oral consent obtained for use by Church of Sweden and the World Council of Churches.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170410_AHP_626...jpg
  • 10 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Three days after a lorry was driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least four people and injuring many more, an interreligious service was held at Sergels torg in central Stockholm, to commemorate the victims of violence, and to pray together, for a future of compassion and peace together. The event was attended by representatives of a range of religions present in Stockholm and Sweden as a whole. Here, Kikki Högdahl from the Katarina Parish of Church of Sweden. Kikki is coordinator of the interreligious project "Goda Grannar" ('Good Neighbours'). Oral consent obtained for use by Church of Sweden and the World Council of Churches.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170410_AHP_627...jpg
  • 10 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Three days after a lorry was driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least four people and injuring many more, an interreligious service was held at Sergels torg in central Stockholm, to commemorate the victims of violence, and to pray together, for a future of compassion and peace together. The event was attended by representatives of a range of religions present in Stockholm and Sweden as a whole. Here, Archbishop Benyamen Atas from the Syrian Orthodox Church in Sweden.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170410_AHP_635...jpg
  • 10 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Three days after a lorry was driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least four people and injuring many more, an interreligious service was held at Sergels torg in central Stockholm, to commemorate the victims of violence, and to pray together, for a future of compassion and peace together. The event was attended by representatives of a range of religions present in Stockholm and Sweden as a whole., Here, Kikki Högdahl from the Katarina Parish of Church of Sweden. Kikki is coordinator of the interreligious project "Goda Grannar" ('Good Neighbours').  Oral consent obtained from Kikki Högdahl and Imam Tajeddin Farfor for use by Church of Sweden and the World Council of Churches.
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  • 10 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Three days after a lorry was driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least four people and injuring many more, an interreligious service was held at Sergels torg in central Stockholm, to commemorate the victims of violence, and to pray together, for a future of compassion and peace together. The event was attended by representatives of a range of religions present in Stockholm and Sweden as a whole. Here, Kikki Högdahl from the Katarina Parish of Church of Sweden. Kikki is coordinator of the interreligious project "Goda Grannar" ('Good Neighbours'). Oral consent obtained for use by Church of Sweden and the World Council of Churches.
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  • A K'iche' Maya woman priestess leads an indigenous spiritual ceremony near San Andres Xecul, Guatemala.
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Tower of the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: 'Pass is closed' reads a sign at the gate to the residence of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Patriarch Kirill, in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_806...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Candleholders in the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Office building of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian OrthodoX Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_803...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Office building of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian OrthodoX Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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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). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Women light candles in prayer im memory of those departed, at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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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). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_802...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Women light candles in prayer im memory of those departed, at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_802...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A man lights a candle in memory of those departed, at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_801...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Cross and tower of the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Church building near the Danilov monastery compound in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Avenue to the residence of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Patriarch Kirill, in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH1_920...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: 'Pass is closed' reads a sign at the gate to the residence of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Patriarch Kirill, in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Residence of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Patriarch Kirill, in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH1_919...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: The words 'Hristos Voskrese' ('Christ is Risen'- used by Christians in the period from Easter until Pentecost in affirmation of the shared faith in Christ who rose from the dead) appear in illuminated letters at the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH1_918...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: People come and go at the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Sunday. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH1_918...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: People come and go at the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Sunday. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH1_918...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Icons decorate the wall in Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH1_915...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: People come and go at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) on Sunday. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH1_914...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: People rest and converse in courtyard outside the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH1_913...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: People enter into the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church on Sunday. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny (left), coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, gives a blessing as he visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. On the Cardinal's side is Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch Bishop Atanáz László Orosz (centre), and newly arrived Ukrainian refugee Anya from Kyiv (right). 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Old door in the compound of the Danilov monastery in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_805...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: The words 'Hristos Voskrese' ('Christ is Risen'- used by Christians in the period from Easter until Pentecost in affirmation of the shared faith in Christ who rose from the dead) appear in illuminated letters at the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_804...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Office building of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian OrthodoX Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_803...jpg
  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Icon of Saint George of Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), spiritual father of the monastery in the 1920s. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman venerates an icon (right) while another one lights a prayer candle (left) at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman venerates an icon at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
    Russia-2022-Hillert-20220522_AH2_801...jpg
  • 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). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman lights candles in prayer at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Office building of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian OrthodoX Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Church building near the Danilov monastery compound in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, accompanied by staff from the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Avenue to the residence of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Patriarch Kirill, in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Residence of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Patriarch Kirill, in Moscow. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: People come and go at the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Sunday. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance (lower right) visit Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from 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. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from 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. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Two women stop to make the sign of the cross as they arrive at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) on Sunday. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from 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. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: People arrive at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) on Sunday. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman walks towards the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Office building of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian OrthodoX Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: Gate to the Danilov monastery compound of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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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, gives a blessing as he 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
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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, gives a blessing as he 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
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  • A woman worships in a Catholic Mass in Yambio, South Sudan.
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  • A boy shows off his fancy eyewear during Sunday School at the Catholic Church inside the Protection of Civilians area in the United Nations base in Malakal, South Sudan. <br />
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Some 35,000 people live in the camp, protected by UN peacekeeping troops. They were displaced from Malakal following the outbreak of a civil war in 2013. The armed conflict has a strong element of ethnic tension, and the mostly Shilluk and Nuer residents of the camp fear for their security from the largely Dinka population that has moved into their former town.
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  • Children participate in Sunday School at the Catholic Church inside the Protection of Civilians area in the United Nations base in Malakal, South Sudan. <br />
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Some 35,000 people live in the camp, protected by UN peacekeeping troops. They were displaced from Malakal following the outbreak of a civil war in 2013. The armed conflict has a strong element of ethnic tension, and the mostly Shilluk and Nuer residents of the camp fear for their security from the largely Dinka population that has moved into their former town.
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  • Father Mike Bassano, a Maryknoll priest from the United States, walks inside the Protection of Civilians area inside the United Nations base in Malakal, South Sudan. <br />
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Some 35,000 people live in the camp, protected by UN peacekeeping troops. They were displaced from Malakal following the outbreak of a civil war in 2013. The armed conflict has a strong element of ethnic tension, and the mostly Shilluk and Nuer residents of the camp fear for their security from the largely Dinka population that has moved into their former town.            <br />
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Bassano, also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholics supporting the new country, lives in the camp.
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  • A woman sings during a worship gathering of the Presbyterian Church in Akobo, South Sudan.
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  • A Hindu monk at Varanasi
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  • Youth play cricket near boats tied along the Ganges River at Varanasi, a sacred site for Hindus.
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  • United Methodist leaders join a march in support of immigrants rights during the 2010 Assembly of United Methodist Women in St. Louis, Missouri. From left, Harriett Jane Olson, Inelda González, Fulata Mbano-Moyo, Bishop Minerva Carcaño, Bishop John Schol, Mabel Unser, and Maggie Jackson. Photo by Paul Jeffrey/Response.
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  • Making reference to a new law in Arizona, a woman holds a sign during a rally in support of immigrants rights during the 2010 Assembly of United Methodist Women in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey/Response.
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  • Nazgul William leads Bollywood-style exercise for participants in the 2010 Assembly of United Methodist Women in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey/Response.
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  • De-Rance Blaylock sings to the 2010 Assembly of United Methodist Women in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey/Response.
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  • Members of the Community Performance Ensemble of the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House perform during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • United Methodist Bishop Joaquina Nhanala of Mozambique preaches during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Dajhia Ingram Maddox dances during the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Members of the Disability Project perform during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Inelda Gonzalez, the president of United Methodist Women, talks with a young girl at the day care center of the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House in East St. Louis, Illinois. The visit was part of an all day Ubuntu Day of Service preceding the 2010 Assembly of United Methodist Women in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Women wave scarves during the May 2 concluding worship service of the 2010 Assembly of United Methodist Women in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey/Response.
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  • Delegate Fred Brewington (at microphone) asks the 2016 United Methodist General Conference meeting in Portland, Ore., to apologize on May 14 to fellow delegate Dorothee Benz (second from right) after she was ruled out of order while trying to speak about issues of human sexuality in an earlier session. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • Blessing Kasongo from the Democratic Republic of the Congo speaks about the effects of climate change on her country during a May 12 climate vigil held outside the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. In the back is the Rev. Dr. Lyda Pierce, who translated Kasongo's remarks into Spanish. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • Dozens of demonstrators demanding a more inclusive church took over the floor of a May 3 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. They held communion around the center table and sang songs, causing the presiding bishop to suspend the morning session. The demonstrators left at the beginning of the afternoon session after discussion with several women bishops, who publicly told the demonstrators that they felt the pain they had experienced as a result of the conference's actions to continue the denomination's position on homosexuality.
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  • Dozens of demonstrators, including Steve and Leigh Dry of Lexington, Massachusetts, took over the floor of a May 3 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida, demanding a more inclusive church. They held communion around the center table and sang songs, causing the presiding bishop to suspend the morning session. The demonstrators left at the beginning of the afternoon session after discussion with several women bishops, who publicly told the demonstrators that they felt the pain they had experienced as a result of the conference's actions to continue the denomination's position on homosexuality. Leigh Dry is an alternate delegate for the New England annual conference.
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  • The Sign Choir from Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, signs a hymn during evening worship at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida.
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  • Demonstrators at the May 1 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida, call on delegates to defeat or remove legislation that discriminates against people based on their sexual orientation.
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  • United Methodist Women from around the world participate in an April 28 rally against private prisons held at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. The rally was sponsored by United Methodist Women and the United Methodist Task Force on Immigration.
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  • A committee discusses proposed legislation during the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida.
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  • Marcia McFee, the director of worship for the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, dances during the gathering's final worship service on May 2.
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  • The Rev. Dr. Monica Corsaro (left), pastor of Rainier Beach United Methodist Church in Seattle, Washington, talks with participants in an Occupy Seattle encampment at Seattle Central Community College. Corsaro is one of many clergy who has volunteered to serve as a chaplain to the movement, which opposes corporate corruption and greed.
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  • Michelle Menefee provides sign language interpretation during the May 19 session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Double exposure by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • Michelle Menefee of Houston, Texas, provides American Sign Language interpretation during the opening worship service of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore., on May 10.  Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • Michelle Menefee provides American Sign Language interpretation at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. Menefee is a member of First United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas.This image is a double exposure.
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  • Michelle Menefee provides American Sign Language interpretation at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. Menefee is a member of First United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. This image is a double exposure.
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  • Mary E. Harris provides American Sign Language interpretation at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. Harris is a member of Conway United Methodist Church in Orlando. This image is a double exposure.
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  • 8 March 2018, Arusha, Tanzania: From 8-13 March 2018, the World Council of Churches organizes the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania. The conference is themed "Moving in the Spirit: Called to Transforming Discipleship", and is part of a long tradition of similar conferences, organized every decade.
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  • 9 April 2017, Botkyrka, Sweden: Palm Sunday in Tullinge Church, of the Church of Sweden.
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  • 28 October 2017, Prague, Czech Republic: Synagogue in Prague Old Town.
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  • 28 October 2017, Prague, Czech Republic: Synagogue in Prague Old Town.
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