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The Week in Pictures: March 28 – April 3, 2022

The fourth week of Lent was full of Spring scents and colours, bringing joy and hope to the souls of the faithful. Please see below our Week in Pictures feature for the week between March 28 an April 3, 2022. Last week’s most liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post…

Apr 5, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Hundreds of thousands of the world’s buildings to light up in blue on Autism Awareness Day

Hundreds of thousands of the world’s buildings will light up in blue on Saturday to mark World Autism Awareness Day. The observance has been established by the United Nations and is currently at its 15th edition. Autism is mainly characterized by its unique social interactions, non-standard ways of learning, keen interests in specific subjects, inclination…

Apr 2, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future: The Bucharest March for Life 2022

“The future belongs to those who let the light of love shine upon them and whose heart beats for other hearts confronted with difficult situations. The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future,” said Alexandra Nadane on Saturday at the Bucharest March for Life 2022. The event was organized…

Mar 31, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 21 – 27, 2022

Please find below the third week of Orthodox Lent as seen through the photographer’s lens. 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 one of your photos depicting…

Mar 29, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Theophilos: Venerating the Holy Cross we partake in Immortality, which is Christ Himself

Christ is Immortality and honouring His Cross makes us partake in the energy of the uncreated light He dwells in, said the Patriarch of Jerusalem on Sunday. His Beatitude officiated the Divine Liturgy and the Cross Procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre of the Lord. The Patriarch was joined in service by Metropolitans…

Mar 29, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Metropolitan Nicolae signs Orthodox hierarchs’ Statement on Sanctity of Life: We are fully human from conception

Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas has recently signed a joint statement of US Orthodox hierarchs which clarifies their position on abortion and affirms the equality of preborn children with all the people who have already been born. “The Orthodox Church has consistently and unequivocally recognized the full humanity of every person beginning at…

Mar 26, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Toronto: Romanian Diocese of Canada participated in Pan-Orthodox Vespers on Sunday of Orthodoxy

Representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada participated last Sunday in the Pan-Orthodox Vespers organized at the „St. Pantelimon” Greek Parish in Markham, Toronto, for the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Romanian diocese was represented by the following clerics: Dean Viorel Țencaliuc, Father Vasile Aileni, Father Emanuel Ionuț Țencaliuc and Hieromnk Policarp. Archbishop Sotirios of…

Mar 20, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Our neighbour’s image as icon of Christ: 4 million € in refugee support from the Romanian Orthodox Church

On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Vasile Bănescu, the Romanian Patriarchate’s spokesperson, was invited to the Spiritual Reality show, broadcast by the Romanian Realitatea TV channel. The topic of the day was help offered by the Church in the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Until last Sunday, this support amounted to almost 4 million Euros. The explanation: our…

Mar 16, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Veneration of holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Mother of God and the Saints: Patriarch Theophilos

“Veneration of the holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Theotokos and the Saints,” explained Patriarch Theophilos on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Patriarch of Jerusalem officiated the Great Vespers and celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. He was joined in the divine services by…

Mar 14, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian to hold patronal celebrations

Preparations are underway for the patronal celebrations of Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian. Father Ioan Bârgăoanu, Dean of Onești and parish priest of the “St Symeon the New Theologian” Church, has announced the program. The Compline and Vigil services shall be officiated on Friday evening, with liturgical responses offered by…

Mar 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 28 – March 6, 2022

At the beginning of Spring, Romania’s Orthodox Christians acted swiftly and offered support to the people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Please watch our Week in Pictures feature for the week between February 28 and March 6, 2022. Students from the Orthodox Seminary in the city of Baia Mare volunteered at the Diocesan Cathedral in…

Mar 8, 2022Ștefana Totorcea