Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 19 – 26, 2024

It’s the time of the camps when young people reconnect with Orthodox values. It’s also a time of joy when new friendships are forged and old ones are strengthened. We invite you to see our selection of images taken between August 19 and 26, 2024. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on…

Aug 26, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 5 – 11, 2024

In our Week-in-Pictures photo feature, please find never-before-seen photos from the Orthodox world taken between August 5 and August 11, 2024. 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 weekly selection of photos? We would gladly include…

Aug 13, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: July 29 – August 4, 2024

In the first week of the Dormition of the Mother of God Fast, our selection of snapshots from the Orthodox world captures original images of youth camp participants and moving moments involving clerics and the faithful. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do…

Aug 7, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: July 1 – 7, 2024

The first images of July capture the beauty of Orthodoxy in different settings – in church, in nature, on city streets, from Romania to Canada and Africa. 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 weekly selection…

Jul 9, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: June 10 – 16, 2024

Last week’s themes were church consecrations, processions and commemorations of the heroes. Please find below our Week-in-Pictures photo selection for June 10-16, 2024. 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 weekly selection of photos? We would…

Jun 19, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: June 3 – 9, 2024

The first week of summer marks a time of spiritual renewal, as the warm sun encourages the faithful to go on pilgrimages to various monasteries or holy places and actively participate in the community’s life. We invite you to see our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for the week of June 3 – 9, 2024. Last week’s…

Jun 11, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Holy Hierarch Dositheus’ Psalter in Verses to be republished on the 400th anniversary of his birth

On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Holy Hierarch Dositheus, Metropolitan of Moldavia, the Archdiocese of Iași will republish one of his most famous works, the Psalter in Verses. The activity is part of a project entitled “Restitutio. Scholar Metropolitan Dositheus – 400 years from his birth. Psalter in Verses (1673)” and implemented by…

Jun 11, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 27 – June 2, 2024

The last days of May and the first days of summer were embellished by celebrations of childhood, of St. John the New from Suceava, patron saint of Bukovina, and by the blessing of God manifested as rainbows over the sky of Romania. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A…

Jun 6, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

OCA Metropolitan Tikhon visits Putna Monastery: An occasion for spiritual strengthening and reflection on monastic life

His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), visited Putna Monastery on June 4-5, 2024. Archim. Melchisedec Velnic, the abbot of the Romanian monastery, and the fathers welcomed him with honours on Tuesday. They led him into the monastery church, where the abbot briefly presented the…

Jun 6, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel’s message for the Sunday of Parents and Children: How to overcome today’s family crisis

Patriarch Daniel of Romania explains how to overcome today’s family crisis in His Beatitude’s message for the Sunday of Parents and Children in the Romanian Orthodox Church. „Life and happiness are God’s gifts, and today’s family crisis can be overcome with the help and the blessing of God the Creator, Who said: Be fruitful and…

May 31, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 20 – 26, 2024

Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen are celebrated with great piety in the Orthodox world and are considered the patron saints of Christians and the Church. On this occasion, many churches worldwide celebrate their patronal feasts, including the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. Please see below our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for May 20-26, 2024. Last week’s…

May 29, 2024Ștefana Totorcea