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The Week in Pictures: October 21 – 27, 2024

The main event of the week between October 21 and 27was the Feast of Saint Demetrius the New, the Patron Saint of Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. It was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral, where the saint’s holy relics are kept. Please see below pictures from other celebrations and events in the Orthodox world.…

Oct 30, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: October 14 -20, 2024

The week began with the feast of St Paraskeva, which brought together in Iași, Romania, an impressive number of faithful, and ended with preparations for the feast of St. Demetrius the New in Bucharest. We invite you to view our week-in-pictures photo feature for the week of October 14 – 20, 2024. Last week’s most-liked…

Oct 23, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: September 30 – October 6, 2024

The “Week in Pictures” photo feature for the week of September 30 – October 6, 2024, includes our selection of the most representative images captured in the Orthodox world. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our…

Oct 7, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Prayer transcends boundaries: Putna Monastery commemorated 130 ethnic Romanians who died in the Ukraine war

Several Romanian associations from the Chernivtsi region, Ukraine, organised last Saturday a commemoration service at Putna Monastery, Romania, in memory of more than 130 ethnic Romanians who died in the Ukraine war. Irina-Loredana Stănculescu, General Consul of Romania in Chernivtsi, priests and members of the associations of Romanians from Ukraine, as well as the families…

Oct 4, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Romania’s religious leaders congratulate Patriarch Daniel on his 17th enthronement anniversary

The heads of Romania’s recognized religions congratulated Patriarch Daniel on Monday, at the 17th anniversary of His Beatitude’s enthronement. The ceremony was held in the Europa Christiana Hall of the Patriarchal Palace and was moderated by His Grace Paisie of Sinaia, Patriarchal Assistant Bishop. “The Romanian Orthodox Church, under His Beatitude Daniel’s omophorion, carries out…

Oct 3, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: September 23–29, 2024

Images from the last week of September capture moments in the lives of Romanian Orthodox Christians from the diaspora, portraits of patriarchs of the Orthodox Churches and a spectacular sunrise in Dobrudja. Faithful of the “Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen” Romanian Orthodox Parish in Bristol, UK, visited the tomb of St. Sophrony at Essex Monastery…

Oct 1, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel of Romania’s message for the re-consecration of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Echmiadzin

Bucharest, 27 September 2024 His Holiness Karekin II, Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Your Holiness, With love in Christ the Lord, we have received Your Holiness’ invitation to delegate His Grace Varlaam of Ploiești, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch and Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, to the events organized…

Sep 27, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Three Romanian metropolitans at international meeting for peace: HE Serafim explains that peace comes from the heart

Romanian Orthodox Metropolitans Ioan of Banat, Iosif of Western and Southern Europe and Serafim of Germany, Central and Northern Europe participated in the International Meeting “Imagine Peace” organized by the Sant’Egidio Community between September 22 and 24 in Paris. The event brought together laypeople and religious leaders from many countries and cultures of the world.…

Sep 26, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: September 16–22, 2024

Please find below our selection of pictures for the week of September 16-22, 2004. Amateur and professional photographers captured Patronal feasts, faithful participation in religious services, church consecrations, and events related to religious life. The feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross at Cornu Monastery, in Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene Archbishop…

Sep 23, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

World Car-Free Day: What would your city look like without car traffic?

Sunday, September 22, marks World Car Free Day in cities around the world, an older initiative that gained popularity in the 1990s. Car-free days were established in some Western countries during an oil crisis in the 1970s. But it was not until October 1994, at the International Conference on Accessible Cities in Toledo, Spain, that…

Sep 22, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: September 9–15, 2024

The opening of the new school year, patronal feasts, and various religious celebrations and events are just a few of the topics of the pictures in our photo feature for the week of September 9-15, 2024. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do…

Sep 17, 2024Ștefana Totorcea