Closing Ceremony of the 2026 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth | In pictures

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

The 2026 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) concluded on Thursday, September 3, at the National Cathedral. The event began with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and concluded with the ceremonial handover of the torch to representatives of the Archdiocese of Iași, which will host the next edition of ITO.

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Aleksandar Radovanović

Hvala Bogu što su se mladi okupili. Predaja baklje predstavnicima iz Iașija je lijepo viđena, nadam se da će i tamo biti onako mirno i lijepo kao ovdje.

Татьяна Михайлова

I’m glad that everything went off peacefully and beautifully, especially the passing of the torch to the Romanian brothers from Iasi. Here in Munich, young people also love such meetings, only on a smaller scale. Hopefully next time one of our girls will be able to go.

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მაია ლომიძე

I am very glad that everything ended peacefully and beautifully in the end. Buckley's show was really a pleasant sight for the representatives of Yash. Hopefully, such a warm meeting will be held there.

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ნანა ბერიძე

I am very glad that the handover of Buckley to the Yash representatives went so well. My son was at such a meeting two years ago, and he remembered it for months afterwards. Hopefully, they will meet everyone in Romania as warmly.

Dragan Kostić

Thank you Aleksandar, you are absolutely right. The handing over of the torch was dignified, and it was especially nice for me when the young people from Iași came to pray together with ours. I hope that they will have enough volunteers there to heat the fruit after the liturgy, as we had here.

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